CVE490 INTRODUCTION TO EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT DESIGN
| Course Code: |
3640490 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
7.0 |
| Department: |
Civil Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
Assist.Prof.Dr ZEHRA ÇAÐNAN |
| Offered Semester: |
Fall and Spring Semesters. |
| Prerequisite: |
Set 1: 3640222
|
| The course set above should be completed before taking
CVE490 INTRODUCTION TO EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT DESIGN . |
Course Content
Causes of earthquakes, characteristics of earthquake ground motions, earthquake magnitude and intensity measurements. Seismic response analysis of simple structures. Derivation of elastic response spectra and earthquake design spectra. Earthquake design criteria. Free and forced vibration analysis of frame structures. Modal spectral analysis and equivalent static lateral force method. Design codes, design applications.
