COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN PRINCIPLES OF EARTHQUAKE RESIDENT BUILDING

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MIM 3634 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN PRINCIPLES OF EARTHQUAKE RESIDENT BUILDING ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Architecture

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR TANER UÇAR

Offered to

Architecture

Course Objective

Students will learn about the fundamentals of elementary engineering seismology, vibration of structures subjected to earthquake ground motion, behavior of reinforced concrete structures under earthquake loading, configuration and seismic design of structures, irregular buildings under earthquake effects.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understanding earthquake process and geological faults
2   Learning effects of earthquakes on built environment
3   Studying the behavior of reinforced concrete members and structures subjected to earthquake ground motion
4   Understanding the basic concepts relating to configuration and seismic design of structures
5   Understanding the structural irregularities and applying to design

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Earth internal structure, continental drift, theory of global plate tectonics, earthquake process and geological faults, elastic rebound theory, significant earthquakes.
2 Seismic waves, kinematic earthquake parameters, recording and classification of earthquakes, effects of earthquakes on built environment.
3 Dynamic behavior of simple structures, equation of motion of single degree of freedom (SDOF) systems, earthquake behavior of linearly elastic systems, concept of response spectrum.
4 Multi degree of freedom (MDOF) systems and equation of motion, idealization of seismic masses, one-story unsymmetric-plan buildings, two-way unsymmetric system, one-way unsymmetric system, symmetric system.
5 Behavior of concrete and reinforcement steel under earthquake loading, earthquake behavior of reinforced concrete (RC) slabs, beams, columns and joints.
6 Mechanism of RC frames, plastic hinge concept, strong column-weak beam principle, damage of RC members, damage of RC columns, beams and joints.
7 Mid-term exam.
8 Earthquake safety, fundamentals of structural configuration, geometry, continuity, strength and stiffness, ductility, structural configuration principals of Türkiye Building Earthquake Code-2018 (TBEC-2018).
9 Earthquake-resistant building design.
10 Earthquake-resistant building design.
11 Earthquake-resistant building design.
12 Earthquake-resistant building design.
13 Earthquake-resistant building design.
14 Irregular buildings under seismic loads: TCEB-2018.

Recomended or Required Reading

o Lecture notes.
o Asensio, P., (2001), Deprem Mimarlığı - Depremden Korunmak Için Yeni Inşa Teknikleri - Mimari Çözümler ve Uygulamalar, Tasarım Yayın Grubu, Istanbul.
o Celep, Z., Kumbasar, N. (2004), Deprem Mühendisliğine Giriş ve Depreme Dayanıklı Yapı Tasarımı, Beta Dağıtım, Istanbul.
o Celep, Z., Kumbasar, N. (2005), Betonarme Yapılar, Beta Dağıtım, Istanbul.
o Charleson, A.W. (2007), Architectural Design for Earthquake, New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, New Zealand.
o Chopra, A.K. (2012), Dynamics of Structures, Theory and Applications to Earthquake Engineering (4th ed.), Prentice Hall, One Lake Street, Upper Saddle River, NJ.
o Doğangün, A. (2007), Betonarme Yapıların Hesap ve Tasarımı, Birsen Yayınevi, Istanbul.
o Englekirk, R.E. (2003), Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete and Precast Concrete Buildinngs, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., NJ.
o Kramer, S.L. (1996), Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, Prentice Hall, New Jersey.
o MacGregor, J.G. (1997), Reinforced Concrete: Mechanics and Design, Prentice Hall, New Jersey.
o Sucuoğlu, H., Akkar, S. (2014), Basic Earthquake Engineering From Seismology to Analysis and Design, Springer International Publishing, Switzerland.
o TBDY (2018), Türkiye Bina Deprem Yönetmeliği Deprem Etkisi Altında Binaların Tasarımı Için Esaslar, Afet ve Acil Durum Yönetimi Başkanlığı (AFAD), Ankara, Türkiye.
o The Japan Institute of Architects and Japan Aseismic Safety Organization (2012), Earthquake-resistant Building Design for Architects: Revised Edition, Shinkosha Printing Co., Japan.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course will be taught in a lecture interactively. Additionally, presentations will be performed and videos will be shown.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FINS FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + FINS * 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Midterm Exam 50% (LO1, LO2, LO3)
Final Exam 50% (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to the 70% of the lectures is compulsory in order to be accepted to the final examination.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

taner.ucar@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Any suitable time.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Tutorials 0 0 0
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 1 12
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 77

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.12323
LO.22323
LO.32323
LO.42323
LO.52323