Earthquake Engineering

  1. Design of Structural Systems for Seismic Resistance
    1. Moment-Resisting Frames
      1. Steel Moment Frames
        1. Ordinary Moment Frames
          1. Intermediate Moment Frames
            1. Special Moment Frames
              1. Connection Design and Detailing
              2. Reinforced Concrete Moment Frames
                1. Ordinary Moment Frames
                  1. Intermediate Moment Frames
                    1. Special Moment Frames
                      1. Beam-Column Joint Design
                        1. Confinement Requirements
                      2. Braced Frames
                        1. Concentrically Braced Frames
                          1. Ordinary Concentrically Braced Frames
                            1. Special Concentrically Braced Frames
                              1. Brace Types and Configurations
                                1. Buckling Considerations
                                2. Eccentrically Braced Frames
                                  1. Energy Dissipation Mechanisms
                                3. Structural Walls
                                  1. Reinforced Concrete Shear Walls
                                    1. Ordinary Shear Walls
                                      1. Special Reinforced Concrete Shear Walls
                                        1. Wall Aspect Ratio Effects
                                          1. Boundary Element Design
                                          2. Steel Plate Shear Walls
                                            1. Unstiffened Steel Plate Shear Walls
                                              1. Stiffened Steel Plate Shear Walls
                                                1. Plate Buckling Behavior
                                              2. Dual Systems
                                                1. Frame-Wall Interaction
                                                  1. Force Distribution
                                                    1. Proportioning Requirements
                                                    2. Diaphragms and Collectors
                                                      1. Diaphragm Types
                                                        1. Rigid Diaphragms
                                                          1. Semi-Rigid Diaphragms
                                                            1. Flexible Diaphragms
                                                            2. Diaphragm Design Forces
                                                              1. Collector Element Design
                                                                1. Chord Force Calculations
                                                                2. Foundation Design
                                                                  1. Shallow Foundations
                                                                    1. Spread Footings
                                                                      1. Combined Footings
                                                                        1. Mat Foundations
                                                                          1. Overturning and Sliding Checks
                                                                          2. Deep Foundations
                                                                            1. Pile Types and Selection
                                                                              1. Pile Group Effects
                                                                                1. Lateral Load Resistance
                                                                                  1. Pile Cap Design

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