Course Content
- Review of structural dynamics and seismic design
- Response history analysis, choice and scaling of ground motion and interpretation of analysis results for design
- Nonlinear modeling and analysis using lumped plasticity
- Pushover Analysis as Nonlinear Static Analysis, Basic concepts of capacity curve and target displacements and acceptability criteria
- Capacity spectrum and Displacement/Coefficient method
- Illustration with 2D and 3D models of real life structures