Design of Earthquake-Resistant Buildings تصميم الأبنية المقاومة لأفعال الزلازل ( الكود الاردني الجديد)

DESCRIPTION

Course Topics

Part 1: Earth Geography and Earthquake Formation Mechanisms

1. Tectonic plates and their formation.
2. Exploring the Earth’s layers and their primary components.
3. Defining earthquakes and emphasizing the importance of seismic-resistant structural design.
4. Understanding types of earthquakes, their formation mechanisms, and their consequences.
5. Defining seismic waves, natural frequency, and their interrelation.
6. Types of seismic waves and their effects on structures.
7. Mechanisms of building response to seismic forces.
8. Structural systems for seismic resistance and their effectiveness.
9. Irregularities in building configurations and strategies for addressing them.

Part 2: Seismic Analysis

1. Seismic design codes and standards for earthquake-resistant structures.
2. Calculating seismic parameters and their definitions according to the updated codes.
3. Determining the seismic classification of buildings.
4. Load requirements for seismic design as per code specifications.
5. Calculating design seismic loads.
6. Computing lateral shear forces generated by earthquakes.
7. Determining moments caused by seismic forces.
8. Distributing shear forces across structural elements.

Part 3: Seismic Design

1. Designing columns and shear walls to resist seismic actions.
2. Shear wall distribution and its influence on seismic design.
3. Calculating the center of mass and center of rigidity for seismic resistance.
4. Code provisions for seismic structural design.
5. Impact of seismic forces on non-structural elements.

Part 4: Seismic Design Requirements and Recommendations

1. Key recommendations for designing earthquake-resistant buildings.
2. Explaining causes of structural failures due to earthquakes and strategies to avoid them.
3. Introduction to the evaluation and retrofitting of existing buildings.

What you will learn and Course outcomes:

• Providing the engineer with the skill of designing Earthquake resistant buildings according new Jordanian code.
• After completing the course, the trainee will be able to prepare an approved seismic report.