CE 137 - Seismic Design of Building Structures

Prerequisite: CE 130 and ME 112 with a C grade or better.
This course provides a comprehensive understanding of seismic analysis and design principles for building structures, emphasizing earthquake engineering concepts and methods to prepare students for analyzing and designing seismic force-resisting systems (SFRS). Topics include earthquake hazards, lateral load paths, SFRS strength, stiffness, and ductility, single-degree-of-freedom dynamics, response history analysis, elastic response spectra, base shear calculations, and design earthquake spectra.

Weekly Lecture Hours: 2
Weekly Lab/Activity Hours: 2
Additional Activity: field trips
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Spring