Course Catalogue.

After participating in this course, you will be able to:

• Important characteristics of earthquakes and seismicity in Western and Eastern Canada.
• Seismic hazard analysis and its design implications.
• Analysis of SDOF and MDOF systems under dynamic loads. 
• How to perform seismic analysis of simple structures both manually and using computer tools.
• An overview of the seismic design provisions of the National Building Code of Canada.
• The concept behind seismic design provisions of CSA codes.

Description
To effectively apply the seismic provisions of the National Building Code of Canada (NBCC 2020), engineers need a thorough understanding of the fundamentals of earthquake engineering, including ground motion seismology, structural dynamics, and the concept of capacity design.

This course provides an opportunity to learn the principles of earthquake engineering and seismic analysis and to gain a basic knowledge of the design of earthquake-resistant structures. The course covers the static and dynamic seismic analysis of simple structures using hand-calculation methods and computer software.

This course provides the basic knowledge required for taking the advanced course “Seismic Analysis and Design of Steel and Reinforced Concrete Buildings, according to NBCC.” This advanced course covers seismic provisions of the National Building Code in detail and reviews the seismic design and detailing requirements of CSA A23.3 and CSA S16.

Who Should Attend
Those who have no prior knowledge of earthquake engineering and would like to learn the basic principles of seismic analysis and design. Structural Engineers, Forensic Engineers, Designers, Consulting Engineers, and Project Engineers who would like to get involved with seismic design and assessment of structures or would like to refresh their knowledge of structural dynamics can all benefit from this course.

Course Syllabus

Day I

Welcome, Introduction, Course Preview, Learning Outcomes and the Assessment Method

Earthquake Ground Motions Characteristics

• Historical overview of earthquake engineering
• Causes and effects of earthquakes
• Seismic waves
• Characteristics of earthquakes
• Overview of seismic hazard analysis
• Seismicity in Western and Eastern Canada

Response of a Single-Degree-of-Freedom System

• Elements of structural dynamics
• Free vibration response
• Response to harmonic loads
• Elastic response spectrum
• Introduction to design response spectrum

Day II

Seismic Analysis of Multi-Degree-of-Freedom Structures

• Free vibration of undamped systems
• Forced vibration of damped systems
• Time history analysis method
• Response spectrum analysis method

Overview of Seismic Provisions of the National Building Code of Canada

• Overview of various design requirements
• Design response spectrum
• Types of seismic force-resisting systems
• Overview of equivalent static force procedure
• Principles of seismic design

Questions and Answers and Feedback to Participants on Achievement of Learning Outcomes