CEGE8422

CEGE 8422 - Earthquake Engineering (3 Cr.)

CSENG Civil, Envrn & Geo-Eng (CEGE) (11101) TIOT - College of Science and Engineering

CEGE 8422 - Earthquake Engineering (3 Cr.)

Course description

Introduction to earthquake engineering; response spectra; energy absorption capacity of structures; estimation of damping; earthquake resistant design; seismic design codes; base isolation; soil-structure interaction. Blast resistant design. Wind effects on structures.

prereq: 8421 or instr consent

Minimum credits

3

Maximum credits

3

Is this course repeatable?

No

Grading basis

AFV - A-F or Audit

Lecture

Fulfills the writing intensive requirement?

No

Typically offered term(s)

Periodic Spring