Earthquake Resistant Design of structures
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Earthquake Resistant Design of structures Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Earthquake Resistant Design of structures (subject code 3732007) as prescribed for C(E · Semester 3 divides the course into 3 units, covering 27 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (3732007)Unit 1 Earthquake Ground Motion
- Engineering seismology - Causes of earthquakes
- seismic waves
- intensity and energy release
- Seismic zoning map of India - Strong motion studies in India - Strong motion characteristics - Evaluation of seismic design parameters
Unit 2 Concepts of earthquake resistant design & Effects of Irregularities in RC Structures
- Earthquake Resistant Design Philosophy
- Earthquake Proof v/s Earthquake Resistant Design
- four virtues of good earthquake resistant structures (strength
- ductility and configuration)
- Earthquake resistant building architecture
- Effect of various structural irregularities like improper Load Transfer Path
- Floating Columns
- Short Column
- Soft Storey
- Improper gap between adjacent structures (Pounding)
- Eccentric loading
- Unsymmetrical plan/elevation
- Setbacks and Improper Detailing of reinforcement on performance of RCC buildings during earthquakes
- Effect of Masonry Infill Walls
- Performance of buildings in past earthquakes
- Identification of seismic damages & Lessons learnt from past earthquakes
Unit 3 Lateral Load Distribution, Seismic analysis and modeling of RCC structures
- Rigid diaphragm effect
- centers of mass and stiffness
- lateral load distribution in torsionally coupled and uncoupled system
- Lateral load resisting systems- moment resisting frame
- Building with shear wall system
- building with dual system
- Code based procedure for determination of design lateral loads - Seismic analysis procedure as per IS 1893 code - Equivalent static force method - Response spectrum method - Time history analysis - Advantages and Subject Code: 3732007 w.e.f
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