Introduction to Seismic Design of Structures (CEGE0032)

The aims of the course are: to provide knowledge of the concepts behind seismic design and their implementation in different building codes of practice; to impart knowledge of materials, structural element behaviour and global structural behaviour under seismic loading; to provide the knowledge necessary for students to design reinforced concrete structures to any seismic code; to introduce the use of software packages for seismic analysis and design. This course is intended to cover the following topics: Intro to Seismology and Earthquake Engineering Intro to Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis (PSHA) Earthquake Load Representation: Response Spectrum and Equivalent Static Approach Intro to Eurocode 8 Intro to GSA Response of structures to earthquakes/Conceptual Design Detailed design of RC structures (Eurocode 8) Advanced topics in Seismic Design Earthquake case studies Earthquake Engineering Field Trip

Learning Outcomes

Understand the concepts behind seismic design
 Understand the behaviour of building materials, structural members and structural systems under earthquake loading
 The ability to interpret and critique different seismic codes of practice
 Knowledge of how to design civil engineering structures for seismic resistance.
Reading List:

H. Sucuoğlu and Sinan Akkar, Basic Earthquake Engineering, Springer, 2014
 M. Fardis et al., Seismic Design of Concrete Buildings to Eurocode 8, CRC Press, 2015

This module focuses on ensuring that teachers develop a rationale or emerging philosophy to underpin the planning, teaching, assessment cycle. It is closely...

Emerging Philosophy of Teaching and Learning (CCME0022)

This module focuses on ensuring that teachers develop a rationale or emerging philosophy to underpin the planning, teaching, assessment cycle. It is closely linked to a vital element of leadership of self-knowledge in the professional context. Participants will focus in detail on the elements of effective planning such as how to backwards plan, how to create strong objectives and plan to meet them, how to identify prior learning and plan for progress within and between lessons. With this knowledge and emerging understanding of philosophy they can be more intentional about their approach to planning in the medium term.