Understanding of the Theories and Practices of Earthquake-Resistant Design of Structures
This online engineering PDH course provides a comprehensive understanding of the theories and practices essential for earthquake-resistant design of structures.
This course delves into critical concepts that enhance safety and resilience in building design, ensuring structural integrity during seismic events. It covers the fundamental principles of earthquake-resistant design, including key theories, methodologies, and practical applications. This course aims to fill the gap in available resources, providing valuable insights for professionals in the field.
This 3 PDH online course is applicable to structural engineers, building designers as well as other technical professionals involved in the design and assessment of structures in seismically active regions.
This PE continuing education course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Understanding the earthquake phenomena and their characteristics
- Learning about the structural response to ground shaking, including response spectra, inelastic response, and various building materials
- Familiarizing with the lateral-load-resisting systems of structures
- Understanding the supplementary elements added to improve seismic performance
- Learning the various procedures for determining seismic force
- Familiarizing with the nonstructural elements of buildings
- Understanding resilience-based design principles
- Learning about functional recovery design, including hazard levels, expected functional recovery times, and desired or acceptable recovery times
- Familiarizing with code-based functional recovery design approaches
- Understanding voluntary design strategies for functional recovery
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