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University of Alberta Calendar 2023-2024 [ARCHIVED CALENDAR]

CIV E 678 - Behaviour and Design of Steel Seismic Force Resisting Systems

Course Career Graduate
Units 3
Approved Hours 3-0-0
Fee index 6
Faculty Engineering
Department Civil & Environmental Eng
Typically Offered either term

Description
General earthquake engineering concepts and associated requirements of the National Building Code of Canada. Pushover analysis of steel frames. Capacity design philosophy. Seismic behaviour and design of moment-resisting frames, concentrically and eccentrically braced frames, and steel plate shear walls.