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2018-2019 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

GEN 6010G - Earthquake Engineering

Credits: 4
This course is an introduction to earthquake engineering. Topics in this course include: plate tectonics and seismology; rupture mechanism; measures of magnitude and intensity; probabilistic seismic hazard analysis; strong earthquake ground motion; site effects on ground motion; soil-structure interaction; dynamic analysis of structures; response spectra; modal analysis; nonlinear time-history analysis; earthquake resistant design; and seismic detailing.