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

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

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.