Seismic Design of Steel Structures

CE 69700

Credit Hours:

3

Instructor:

Amit Varma

Learning Objectives:

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

  1. Describe steel systems used as seismic force resisting systems and describe fuse elements in these systems.
  2. List appropriate codes and standards to design and analyze steel seismic force resisting systems in the US.
  3. Design and detail appropriate seismic force resisting systems for typical buildings including moment resisting frames, braces frames, and composite plate shear walls.

Description:

Design of steel buildings for earthquake resistance. Topics include: (i) behavior of various steel systems subjected to earthquake ground motions, (ii) seismic design of these systems following current design criteria, (iii) analysis for design, and (iv) current research on innovative steel systems. Systems emphasized include moment resistant frames, braced frames, and composite plate shear walls. Component and connection design are presented in detail.

Topics Covered:

Nonlinear Inelastic Behavior, Seismic Design Philosophy, AISC Provisions, Seismic Design of Moment Resting Frames, Seismic Design of Concentric, Eccentric and Buckling Restrained Braced Frames; Seismic Design of Composite Shear Walls and Coupled Wall Systems; Performance-Based Design and Evaluation of Seismic Response.

Prerequisites:

CE 591 Advanced Steel Design (Prerequisite) and CE571 Earthquake Engineering (Pre- or Co-requisite)

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https://purdue.brightspace.com/

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