Pre-requisite(s)

None

Recommended Book(s)

Earthquake Resistant Design And Risk Reduction, David Dowrick, Latest Edition

Building Code Of Pakistan (2007)

Reference Book(s)

ACI Manual (2008)

Dynamics Of Structures: Theory And Applications To Earthquake Engineering, Anil K Chopra,  Latest Edition

COURSE OBJECTIVES

1. To understand basic concepts of earthquake-resistant design and software usage.

2. To develop skills for computer aided design of earthquake-resistant design of concrete structures.

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLO)

CLO:1            Understand the basic concepts of earthquake-resistant design and software usage.

CLO:2            Have skills for computer aided (EATBS, SAFE and AutoCad) design of earthquake-resistant design of concrete structures.

COURSE CONTENTS

  • Introduction To ETABS And Revision Of AutoCad.
  • Verify The Manual Calculations Of Base Shear Using ETABS.
  • Structural Framing And Layout Of Geometry In ETABS.
  • Applying Loads (Basic Loads, Service And Factored Load Combinations) Using ETABS.
  • Evaluation Of Analysis And Performing Concrete Design Using ETABS.
  • Extracting Concrete Design From ETABS For AutoCad Drawing.
  • Introduction To SAFE.
  • Evaluation Of Analysis And Performing Concrete Design Using SAFE.
  • Extracting Foundation Design From SAFE For AutoCad Drawing.

MAPPING OF CLOs TO PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES

Mapping of CLOs to Lab Practicals of Earthquake-resistant Design of Concrete Structures

CLOs

Lab Practicals

CLO-1

(Basic Concepts)

CLO-2

(Software Application)

Introduction to ETABS and revision of AutoCad

Verify the manual calculations of base shear using ETABS

Structural framing and layout of geometry in ETABS

Applying loads (basic loads, service and factored load combinations)   using ETABS

Evaluation of analysis and performing concrete design  using ETABS

Extracting concrete design from ETABS for AutoCad  drawing

Introduction to SAFE

Evaluation of analysis and performing concrete design using SAFE

Extracting foundation design from SAFE for AutoCad drawing

MAPPING OF CLOs TO ASSESSMENT MODULES

CLOs

CLO-1

(Basic Concepts)

CLO-2

(Software Application)

Assessment Modules

Practice (40%)

Midterm Exam (20%)

Final Exam (40%)