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

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Verify the manual calculations of base shear using ETABS

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Structural framing and layout of geometry in ETABS

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

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Evaluation of analysis and performing concrete design  using ETABS

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Extracting concrete design from ETABS for AutoCad  drawing

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Introduction to SAFE

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Evaluation of analysis and performing concrete design using SAFE

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Extracting foundation design from SAFE for AutoCad drawing

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MAPPING OF CLOs TO ASSESSMENT MODULES

CLOs

CLO-1

(Basic Concepts)

CLO-2

(Software Application)

Assessment Modules

Practice (40%)

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Midterm Exam (20%)

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Final Exam (40%)

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