This Seismic Analysis and Design in S-FRAME presents an in-depth explanation of how to conduct seismic investigations of structures using S-FRAME Analysis. Topics include Earthquake Engineering, Response Spectrum Analysis, Equivalent Static Force Procedures (ESFP and ELFP), rigid and semi-rigid Diaphragms, Operational and Functional Components, Time History Analysis, Material plasticity and damping, Performance-based Design, Pushover and Quasi-static Analysis.
Class Dates : March 5 - 9, 2018
Class Times : 10:00 AM - 12:00 Noon Pacific Standard Time
The course is delivered in a three live 2-hour lectures.
Includes graded Final exam (you will receive a score report for your records)
Certificate of mastery will be provided to attendees that achieve a final score above 75% and Educational Units will go towards an S-FRAME certification
Earn PDH (Professional Development Credits) for attendance
Civil or Structural Engineers who want to improve their seismic analysis knowledge and skill set, including how to apply it in their daily engineering work with industrial applications or buildings.
A strong foundation in seismic analysis and design
An understanding for the theory behind seismic analysis, and how those principles can be applied to your S-FRAME analysis
The skills to effectively employ advanced structural concepts to study a structure’s performance under earthquake loading
Certificate of mastery provided to attendees that achieve a final score above 75% and Educational Units applied towards the completion of S-FRAME certification
Professional Development Hours
It is recommended that students have a working knowledge of basic S-FRAME usage, as foundational topics will not be covered due to time constraints. Due to the comprehensive nature of this course, an increased focus is placed on assignments and the exam.
A strong background and experience in Structural Analysis using S-FRAME. Dynamics for Structural Engineers (A301) course completion is highly recommended.
Introduction to Earthquake Hazards and Earthquake Engineering
Response Spectrum Analysis
Equivalent Static/Lateral Force Procedure
Diaphragms
Time History Analysis
Damping in Time History Analysis
Operational and Functional Components
Material Plasticity
Nonlinear Quasi-Static Analysis
Numerous solved example problems will be provided and discussed
PC-based : Windows® 10, 8, 7 or Vista
Min 2 GB RAM, Recommended 4 GB or more
Graphics: DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics card - Must support hardware vertex processing
S-FRAME Analysis 2017 Enterprise edition (temporary academic licenses available, if needed)