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This course covers:

• Introductory engineering seismology
• Basic principles of structural dynamics
• Application of earthquake design provisions of model building codes to design of buildings

AE 403, AE 430, and AE 431.

The objective of this course is to provide students with an understanding of damaging aspects of earthquake phenomenon an dhow to analyze and design buildings to satisfy model building code provisions.

1. Introduction to engineering seismology
2. Analysis of single degree of freedom systems
3. Analysis of multi-degree of freedom systems
4. Principles of earthquake resistant design
5. Seismic design of steel buildings
6. Seismic design of concrete buildings