CivE 678
Behaviour and Design of Steel Seismic Force Resisting Systems
Description
Lecture notes give the basics of seismic design for steel structures including general earthquake engineering concepts and associated requirements of the National Building Code of Canada, introduction to seismology, dynamics of structures and modal analysis, failures observed in steel structures in past earthquakes, seismic loading as per the National Building Code (NBC) of Canada, capacity design principals, analysis and design of seismic force resisting systems. Design requirements are given in accordance with the current Canadian steel design standard (CSA S16) and research studies that support the seismic design guidelines are highlighted. Each seismic force resisting system is followed by a practical example to illustrate the concepts covered and highlight the code provisions.Learning Outcomes
Apply seismic hazard analysisCompute seismic loads on building structures using static and dynamic procedures in accordance with the National Building Code of Canada
Identify and describe seismic load paths in steel seismic force resisting systems
Identify the behaviour and governing failure modes of steel seismic force resisting systems and their connections
Analyze steel seismic force resisting systems under gravity and seismic loads
Design the members and connections of steel seismic force resisting systems in accordance with the capacity design principles prescribed by the Canadian steel design standard
Analyze steel seismic force resisting systems using nonlinear static procedure
Apply the principals of performance-based design
| Lecture | Seminar | Lab | Credits | Total AU |
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| 3 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 3 | 37.8 |
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Undergraduate Program(s)
Sections & Respective Instructors
| A1 - 2024/2025 - Winter - Ali Imanpour |
| B3 - 2021/2022 - Winter - Ali Imanpour |
| B1 - 2019/2020 - Winter - Ali Imanpour |