Seismic Loads on Building Structures – احمال الزلازل على المبانى

Session 1 – Introduction to Earthquake Engineering and Dynamic Analysis

Earth structure – Tectonic Plates and Earthquakes – Tectonic Plates Movement – Tectonic Plates Movement Maps – Seismic Waves – Epicentral Distance – Earthquake Location Determination – Earthquake Time History – Earthquake Measuring – Earthquake Intensity – Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) – Earthquake Magnitude – Local / Richter Magnitude – Body Wave Magnitude – Surface Wave Magnitude – Moment Magnitude – Earthquake Magnitude Saturation – Seismic Hazard Assessment – Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis – Dynamic Response – Damping – Deformation Response Spectrum – Acceleration Response Spectrum – Design Response Spectrum

Session 2 – Seismic Loads on Building Structures – Code Requirements

Mapped Acceleration Parameters – Site Classes – Site Coefficients – Maximum Spectral Acceleration Parameters – Design Spectral Acceleration Parameters – Seismic Design Category – Types of Lateral Load Resisting Systems – Structural System Selection and Height Limits – Diaphragm Flexibility – Horizontal Structural Irregularities – Torsional and Extreme Torsion Irregularities – Reentrant Corner Irregularity – Diaphragm Discontinuity Irregularity – Out-of-Plane Offset Irregularity – Nonparallel System Irregularity – Vertical Structural Irregularities – Stiffness-Soft Story and Weak Story Irregularity – Weight (Mass) Irregularity – Vertical Geometric Irregularity – In-Plane Discontinuity in the LFRS Elements – Code Requirements for Each Type of Irregularity – horizontal and Vertical Components of seismic forces – Direction of Loading Criteria – Permitted Analytical Procedures – Effective Seismic Weight, Effective Seismic Weight – Equivalent Lateral Force Procedures – Inherent and Accidental Torsion – Vertical and Horizontal Distribution of Seismic Forces – Redundancy Factor – Story Drift Determination – Drift Displacement (δe1 & δe2) Location – Allowable Story Drift – P-Delta Effects – Response Spectrum Analysis – Egyptian Code Parameters and Requirements related to Seismic Loads