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(a) Title of the Course Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures
(b) Course Coordinator Professor Duresh C Rai
Department of Civil Engineering
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR

(c) Duration (1-3 weeks) One week

(d) Eligibility Criteria (basic expected Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent or higher
background)
(e) Tentative dates for the proposed event March 04-09, 2019
(f) Objectives To provide basic knowledge of seismic behaviour and design of
structures and equip participants with the tools necessary for
analysis and design of civil engineering structures such as buildings
and bridges against earthquake loads

(g) Tentative list of topics to be covered  Basics of engineering seismology: Causes of earthquakes and
seismic waves, magnitude, intensity and energy release,
Characteristics of earthquakes, Seismic hazard analysis.
 Behaviour of structures during past earthquakes
 Earthquake response of structures: Single-degree-of freedom
dynamics, Concept of response spectra and Design response
spectrum. Idealization of structures for seismic analysis, Multi-
degree-of-freedom systems, Response spectrum analysis,
Equivalent lateral force concepts, Nonlinear models, Pushover
and time-history analyses, Seismic load path and distribution
of forces, Torsional effects
 Philosophy of earthquake resistant design: Ductility,
Redundancy & Overstrength, Damping, Configurations and
Irregular Structures
 Soil effects, soil-structure interaction, and liquefaction
potential.
 Seismic behaviour and design of concrete, steel and masonry
structures, Material properties, Behaviour and analysis of
members under cyclic loads, Seismic detailing provisions.
 Special seismic design requirements for buildings and bridge
structures
 Structural control: Supplemental damping and Base isolation
 Seismic Evaluation and strengthening of structures,
Displacement and Performance based design procedures.