Schedule
Weeks 1–3
- Introduction to reinforced concrete seismic force resisting systems including concrete materials, concrete confining, and steel reinforcement.
- Special moment resisting frames (design, detailing, and capacity-based design)
- Intermediate and ordinary moment resisting frames (design, detailing, and capacity-based requirements)
Weeks 4–6
- Special RC shear walls and coupled shear walls
- Ordinary RC shear walls and precast ordinary and intermediate shear walls
- Introduction to steel seismic force resisting systems (systems overview, materials, important definitions)
Weeks 7–9
- Special steel moment frames (design, detailing, AISC 358, and capacity design principles)
- Ordinary and intermediate moment frames (design, detailing, connections, and capacity-based principles)
- Concentrically braced frames (not detailed for seismic, ordinary, and special)
Weeks 10–12
- Buckling-restrained braced frames (system description, design, and detailing requirements)
- Steel plate shear walls and EBF overview (system description, design, and detailing)
- Diaphragm detailing, complete seismic load path, and course review
This course outline is subject to change