CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK
FALL 2003
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
CE I5600 : EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING
INSTRUCTOR: Prof. George Mylonakis
102 Steinman Hall, tel 650-8011
e-mail: mylonakis@ccny.cuny.edu
Internet: http://www-ce.engr.ccny.cuny.edu/course/ce5756/ce5756.html
COURSE OUTLINE
LECTURES: Mondays
6:30 - 9:00 pm, B-6
TEXTBOOKS :
1. Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, by Steven Kramer,
Prentice Hall, 1996
2. Dynamics of Structures with Applications to Earthquake
Engineering, by Anil Chopra, Prentice Hall, 1995
SUGGESTED READING TEXTBOOKS
1. Introduction to Structural Dynamics, by J.M. Biggs, Mc Graw Hill, 1964
2. Vibrations of Soils and Foundations, by F.E. Richart, J.R. Hall, and R.D. Woods, Prentice
Hall, 1970
3. Dynamics of Structures, by R.W. Clough and J. Penzien, 2nd ed., McGraw Hill 1993
4. Introduction to Earthquake Engineering, by Shunzo Okamoto, 2nd ed., University of Tokyo
Press, 1984
5. The Seismic Design Handbook, F. Naeim, ed, Chapman & Hall, 1989
6. Earthquake Spectra and Design, by N.M. Newmark nad J.R. Hall, EERI Monograph, 1982
7. Fundamentals of Earthquake Engineering, by N. Newmark and E. Rosenblueth, Prentice Hall,
1971
8. Elements of Structural Dynamics, by Glen V. Berg, Prentice Hall, 1989
TENTATIVE LIST OF TOPICS TO BE COVERED:
1. Introduction; Background material; Dimensional analysis; Equations of motion of the SingleDegree-of-Freedom (SDOF) oscillator
2. Free oscillations; Forced oscillations; Effects of damping; Response to harmonic ground
motion
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3. Response to transient ground motion; Convolution integrals; Response spectra; Properties of
response spectra; Pseudo spectra; Tripartite Spectra; Design spectra
4. Seismological Background; Origins of earthquakes; Elastic rebound theory; Earthquake
magnitude & intensity; Basic waves types and corresponding velocities; Attenuation relations
5. Characteristics of earthquake motions; Ground acceleration, velocity and displacement;
Duration of ground motion; Corner frequencies; Intensity measures; Seismometers and Strong
motion accelerometers; Processing of strong motion data
6. Inelastic response of SDOF structures; Equations of motion; Limit solutions; Force reduction
factor; Ductility demand coefficient; Equal displacement and Equal energy approximations;
Composite Spectra, Linearization, and Energy techniques
7. Dynamics of Multi-Degree-of-Freedom (MDOF) oscillators; Dynamic response by modal
superposition; Eigenfrequencies; Normal modes; Participation coefficients; Spectral response;
Modal Combination Rules
8. Wave Propagation; Equation of Motion; Introduction to complex frequency response;
Solutions in one dimension; Effects of damping, Solutions in two and three dimensions; Surface
waves; Cutoff frequencies; Wave reflection and refraction; Fermat and Snell's laws; Geophysical
Exploration
9. Effects of Local Soil Conditions on Seismic Motions; Dynamic soil properties; Single-Layer
Solutions; Transfer functions; Multi-layer solutions; Incorporation of non-linear effects;
Historical Examples
10. Soil Liquefaction; Development of pore water pressure in soils; steady-state concepts;
amplitude and duration effects; the method of Seed and Idriss; Historical examples
11. Seismic Risk Analysis; Seismic Regulations
GRADING POLICY
Homework Assignments
Quiz
Midterm Exam
Project (including presentation)
Final Exam
> 80%
> 70%
> 60%
less than 60%
15%
10%
25%
25%
25%
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