Seismic Design of Structures

Table of Contents

• 📁 Understanding Earthquakes and Your Building: A Civil Engineer's View
• 📁 The Ground Shakes: Understanding Structural Dynamics
  • Basic Concepts of Structural Dynamics
  • Single Degree of Freedom (SDOF) Systems
  • Multi-Degree of Freedom (MDOF) Systems
  • Equations of Motion
• 📁 Earthquake Shaking: What Matters to a Building
  • The Response Spectrum
• 📁 The Goal: Earthquake-Resistant Design Philosophy
• 📁 Key Principles of Earthquake-Resistant Design
  • 1. Capacity Design
  • 2. Ductility
  • 3. Stiffness and Strength
  • 4. Energy Dissipation
  • 5. Redundancy
• 📁 How We Analyze and Design: Advanced Methods
  • Response Spectrum Analysis (RSA)
  • Time History Analysis (THA)
  • Non-Linear Static Procedures (Pushover Analysis)
• 📁 Modern Approaches: Performance-Based Seismic Design (PBSD)
• 📁 Enhancing Performance: Advanced Seismic Technologies
  • Seismic Isolation (Base Isolation)
  • Supplemental Energy Dissipation Devices (Dampers)
• 📁 The Nitty-Gritty: Detailing for Ductility
• 📁 In Summary