Course outline

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