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Fundamentals of earthquakes a) Earth's structure, seismic waves, plate tectonics theory, origin of continents, seismic zones in India.
b) Predictability, intensity and measurement of earthquake c) Basic terms- fault line, focus, epicenter, focal depth etc.
Site planning, performance of ground and buildings a) Historical experience, site selection and development b) Earthquake effects on ground, soil rupture, liquefaction, landslides.
c) Behaviour of various types of building structures, equipments, lifelines, collapse patterns d) Behaviour of non-structural elements like services, fixtures in earthquake-prone zones Seismic design codes and building configuration a) Seismic design code provisions – Introduction to Indian codes b) Building configuration- scale of building, size and horizontal and vertical plane, building proportions, symmetry of building- torsion, re-entrant corners, irregularities in buildings- like short stories, short columns etc.
Various types of construction details a) Seismic design and detailing of non-engineered construction- masonry structures, wood structures, earthen structures.
b) Seismic design and detailing of RC and steel buildings c) Design of non-structural elements- Architectural elements, water supply, drainage, electrical and mechanical components Suggested Books/Readings:
1. Guidelines for earthquake resistant non-engineered construction, National Information centre of earthquake engineering (NICEE, IIT Kanpur, India), 2004.
2. C.V.R Murthy, Andrew Charlson. “Earthquake design concepts”, NICEE, IIT Kanpur, 2006.
3. Agarwal.P, Earthquake Resistant Design, Prentice Hall of India, 2006.
4. Ian Davis, “Safe shelter within unsafe cities: Disaster vulnerability and rapid urbanization”, Open House International, UK, 1987
5. Socio-economic developmental record- Vol.12, No.1, 2005
6. Mary C. Comerio, Luigia Binda, “Learning from Practice- A review of Architectural designand construction experience after recent earthquakes” - Joint USA-Italy workshop, Oct.18-23, 1992, Orvieto, Italy
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