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Earthquake Engineering

Module Code : EQE 401

Semester : VIII
Credit Value : 12
Module Tutor : Dr. Raju Sarkar

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General objectives:
The goal of this course is to introduce students to
earthquake engineering studies as per the module
descriptor and familiarize them to IS codes
related to it. Teach them seismic analysis and
design for engineering structures like buildings
and shear walls.

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Learning outcomes:

Upon the successful completion of this course, the students will be

able to:
1) Explain what is earthquake, what causes it, how it’s measured
and what are the instruments used to measure it.
2) Derive the seismic equations for different degrees of freedom
and solve various problems related to single, second and multi
degrees of freedom system.
3) Do seismic analysis and design using IS: Codes manually and
with the help of STAAD pro.
4) Explain techniques which helps to make structure seismic
resistant.

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Learning and teaching approach used:
Lectures : 3 hours/week
Tutorial : 1 hour/week

Assessment:
Continuous assessment - 30 marks (30%)
1. Assignment - 10 marks.
2. Mid Term Exam -10 marks.
3. Class Test - 10 marks
Semester End Examination - 70 marks (70%)

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Subject matter:

1) Elements of Seismology: Introduction to seismology, theory of plate

tectonics and General features of tectonic of seismic regions, seismic
waves, Definitions of Magnitude, Intensity, Epicenter etc,
Seismographs and seismograms.
2) Theory of Vibration: Free Vibration of single degree, two degree and
multiple degree freedom systems. Computation of dynamic response
to time dependent forces. Vibration absorbers.
3) Principles of Earthquake Resistant Design: Response spectrums
theory. Brief introduction to accelographs, Nature of dynamic loading
resulting from earthquakes. Application of Response spectrum theory
to a seismic design of structures. Resistance of structural elements and
structures for dynamic loads, design criteria-strength and deflection.
Ductility and absorption of energy.
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4) Earthquake resistance design of structures: building design
and shear walls.
5) Introduction to Indian Standard Codes: IS:1893-1984 and
IS: 4326-1993.
6) Retrofitting: Introduction to retrofitting, Consideration in
retrofitting of structures.
7) Base-Isolation: Introduction to base-isolation, Consideration
for base-isolating structures, Types of base-isolation, base-
isolating strategies for buildings, Need for base-isolating
buildings, case studies from net.

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Reading List:
Reading List
1) Pankaj Agarwal and Manish Shrikhande (2007). Earthquake
Resistant Design of Structures (1st
edition). New Delhi: Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd.
2) Chopra, A.K. (1995). Dynamics of Structures- Theory and
Application to Earthquake Engineering. New Delhi: Prentice Hall,
NJ.
3) Paz Mario (2004). Structural Dynamics (Theory and
Computation). New Delhi. CBS publishers.

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