Introduction to fundamentals of earthquake engineering: 1) Elements of seismology, response spectra and ductility. 2) Conceptual seismic design. 3) Seismic analysis of buildings by means of established linear code procedures; i.e. equivalent lateral force and response spectrum methods. 4) Design and detailing of buildings with emphasis on the capacity design of reinforced concrete structures.

The following topics are covered: 1) origin and quantification of earthquake hazard; 2) seismic response of elastic and inelastic structures; 3) response history and response spectrum seismic evaluation methods; 4) basis for seismic design codes; and 5) fundamentals of seismic design of structures. These topics are discussed in framework of performance-based seismic design.

In this course the students will learn how to do performance-based seismic design of building structures. This is a project-based course. The students will, in parallel, acquire the basis knowledge about the seismic behavior and non-linear response modeling of structures, and apply this knowledge in a project focused on design of a new building.