CE490 INTRODUCTION TO STRUCTURAL EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING
| Course Code: |
5620490 |
| 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: |
Prof.Dr. AHMET YAKUT |
| Offered Semester: |
Fall or Spring Semesters. |
| Prerequisite: |
Set 1: 5620305
, 5620383 |
| The course set above should be completed before taking
CE490 INTRODUCTION TO STRUCTURAL EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING . |
Course Content
Nature and causes of earthquakes, earthquake magnitude and intensity, earthquake ground motions. Seismic response analysis of simple structures. Elastic response spectra, design spectrum. Equivalent lateral load procedure, response spectrum analysis procedure. Earthquake design criteria. Seismic codes. Application of capacity design principles to frame structures. Prerequisites: CE 383 and CE 305
