CEE 572
CEE 572 - Earthquake Engineering
Spring 2025
| Title | Rubric | Section | CRN | Type | Hours | Times | Days | Location | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake Engineering | CEE572 | NP | 46693 | LCD | 4 | 1230 - 1350 | M W | 2311 Newmark Civil Engineering Bldg | Ahmed Elbanna |
| Earthquake Engineering | CEE572 | ONL | 57670 | ONL | 4 | - | Ahmed Elbanna |
Official Description
Source mechanisms, stress waves, and site response of earthquake shaking; effect on the built environment; nature of earthquake actions on structures; fundamental structural response characteristics of stiffness, strength, and ductility; representation of the earthquake input in static and dynamic structural analysis; modeling of steel and concrete structures under earthquake effects; outputs for safety assessment; comprehensive source-to-design actions project. Course Information: Prerequisite: CEE 472.
Subject Area
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
Course Description
This course examines source mechanisms, stress waves, and site response of earthquake shaking; effect on the built environment; nature of earthquake actions on structures; fundamental structural response characteristics of stiffness, strength, and ductility; representation of the earthquake input in static and dynamic structural analysis; modeling of steel and concrete structures under earthquake effects; outputs for safety assessment; and comprehensive source-to-design actions project.
Credit Hours
4 hours
Prerequisites
Undergraduate degree in engineering or science and a course in Structural Dynamics (such as CEE 472).
Last updated
11/5/2015