CEE 430: Introduction to Earthquake Engineering(Elective course for a BSCE degree)
An overview of earthquake processes and details of the characteristics
of destructive ground motion, the effect of such motion on civil
engineering structures; review of current design practice in mitigating
earthquake hazards to various civil engineering structures such as
buildings, bridges, dams, lifelines, ports and harbors, etc. Lecture 3
hours; 3 credits.
Prerequisite
Senior standing
Textbook(s) and/or Other Required Material
Earthquakes (4th edition), by Bruce A. Bolt, Freeman, 1999.
Course Objectives
Students completing this course successfully will be able to:
from lectures:
understand earthquake mechanism and characteristics and its engineering
significance.
understand the vibration mechanism of structures.
understand the importance of ground conditions during earthquakes.
understand the earthquake damages to various types of structures.
understand the earthquake provision of design code.
design safe structures against earthquakes.
from the term paper project (in-depth study on earthquake related technical
paper):
learn how to search for research materials.
learn how to write a technical paper, and to present it to audience effectively.
Topics Covered
Earthquakes (12 hrs)
Earthquake vibrations (10 hrs)
Earthquake damages to various civil engineering structures (12 hrs)
Earthquake design procedures and codes (6 hrs)
Case histories (2 hrs)
Class/Laboratory Schedule
Two 75-minute lecture sessions per week.
Computer Applications
Moderate use of spreadsheet and other programs through homework.
Laboratory projects
None
Contribution of Course to Meeting the Professional Component
College-level mathematics and basic sciences: 0 credits
Engineering topics: 3 credits
General education: 0 credits
Relationship of Course to Program Outcomes
This course will enhance the student's
ability to apply knowledge in mathematics, physics, probability, and engineering
science areas to civil engineering problems,
ability to develop design criteria to meet desired needs and to design a civil
engineering system, component, or a process satisfying these criteria,
ability to identify and formulate an engineering problem, to collect and analyze
relevant data, and to develop a solution,
ability to present ideas and technical material to diverse audiences in writing,
visually, and verbally,
ability to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a societal and global
context,
knowledge of current issues and awareness of emerging technologies,
ability to use modern engineering techniques, skills, and tools including
computer-based tools for civil engineering analysis and design,
