CE530. Earthquake Engineering (ects: 7)

The course is a basic introductory course in the seismic design of structures.
This course aims to acquaint the students in theoretical and practical developments in seismic construction and technology, new analysis capabilities and earthquake resistant design and developments in regulations and standards issues.

After the course the student will be able to:
- Shape the bearing structure of the building according to the principles of seismic design.
- Propose the structural systems that will carry the horizontal loads due to earthquake.
- Implement the provisions of the European Earthquake Regulations, EC8, and to design earthquake-resistant structures.
- Recognize the various failures in construction and finding the causes of such breaches.
- Proposes ways of strengthening and retrofitting for seismic upgrading of existing structures.

The course content is summarized below:
1. The effect of the earthquake, the main characteristics of the model displacement of lithospheric plates.
2. Evaluation of earthquakes, small earthquakes deep, near and far field, earthquake magnitude, motions at the free surface of the ground, apparently directivity.
3. Seismic action on the structures, seismic behavior of structures. Creation of structural system based on seismic design principles. 
4. Response spectra, design spectra
5. Seismic response of structures, Lateral force method, Response spectrum method, Time history analysis. European Seismic Code (EC8).