Seismic Design of Buildings

Speaker: Jon Sfura Recorded: February 24, 2022 CE Credit: 7.5 hours This seminar covers seismic design approaches, current building code theory, seismic design principles and behavior, and more. The seminar will be based on provisions in IBC 2018 and ASCE 7-16, with a discussion of upcoming updates in ASCE 7-22. Seismology and Earthquake Actions -Earthquake characteristics -Effects of soil conditions -Western, central, and eastern U.S. seismicity Structural Dynamics & Response -Ground motions and structural response -Response spectra -Damping -Modal superposition analysis Seismic Design Philosophy​ -Seismic design objectives -Inelastic response and ductility -Proportioning U.S. Seismic Codes -History -Performance Objectives -Hazard Levels ASCE 7 Seismic Design -Mapped spectral response -Design response spectrum -Seismic design category and design factors -Seismic force resisting systems -Estimating period -Structural irregularities -Equivalent lateral force procedure -Load combinations, overstrength, redundancy -Diaphragms and shear walls -Deflection limitations Material-Specific Seismic Force Resisting Systems International Building Code (IBC) provisions -American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC 341) provisions -American Concrete Institute for Structural Concrete (ACI 318) provisions -American Concrete Institute for Masonry Structures (ACI 530) provisions