Textbooks, References and Reading Material

Textbooks: Lecture notes provided by instructor

Reference Books

1) W. F. Chen and C. Scawthorn (2003), Earthquake Engineering Handbook

2) P. M. Shearer (1999), Introduction to Seismology

3) S. L. Kramer (1996), Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering

4) A. Coburn and R. Spence, (2002), Earthquake protection

5) B. Bolt, Earthquakes

6) C. H. Scholz, The Mechanics of Earthquakes and Faultings

7) H. Tiedemann, Earthquake and Volcanic Eruptions: A Handbook on Risk Assessment

8) W. Hays, B. Mohammandioun and J. Mohammadioun, Seismic Zonation

9) T. Pauley and M. J. N. Priestley, Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete and Masonry Buildings

10) R. W. Clough, and J. Penzien, (1993): Dynamics of Structures, McGraw-Hill, New York, 2nd Edition.

11) A. K. Chopra, (1995): Dynamics of Structures-Theory and Applications to Earthquake Engineering, Prentice Hall, New Jersey.

12) J. W. Smith, (1988): Vibration of Structures: Applications in Civil Engineering Design, Chapman and Hall, London.

13) T. R. Tauchert, (1974): Energy Principles in Structural Mechanics, McGraw-Hill, ISE.

14) H. Bachmann, and W. Ammann, (1987): Vibrations in Structures-Induced by Man and Machines, Series: Structural Engineering Documents. Vol. 3e. International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE), Zurich, Switzerland.

15) D. E. Newland, (1993): An Introduction to Random Vibrations, Spectral and Wavelet Analysis, Longman, 3rd Edition, London.

16) S. H. Crandall, and W. D. Mark, (1963): Random Vibration in Mechanical Systems, Academic Press, New York.

International Standards/Guidelines

1) TBI (2010): Guidelines for Performance-Based Seismic Design of Tall Buildings – PEER

2) FEMA 356 (2000): Pre-standard and Commentary for the Seismic Rehabilitation of Buildings

3) ATC-40 (1996) Seismic Evaluation and Retrofit of Concrete Buildings, USA

4) ASCE/SEI 41-13 (2014): Seismic Rehabilitation of Existing Buildings (ASCE/SEI 41-13)

5) Council on Tall Buildings and Urban-Habitat (2008): Recommendations for the Seismic Design of High-Rise Buildings.

6) PEER/ATC-72-1 (2011): Modeling and Acceptance Criteria for Tall Buildings, USA

7) ASCE 7-16 (2017): Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Buildings and Other Structures (ASCE/SEI 7-16)

Research Journals:

1) Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics, Wiley

2) Engineering Structures, Elsevier

3) The Structural Design of Tall and Special Buildings

4) Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Elsevier

5) Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE

6) ACI Structural Journal, ACI

7) Structural Engineering International Journal, IABSE

8) Magazine of Concrete Research, ICE

Internet Resources

Useful Websites

1) http://peer.berkeley.edu/

2) https://www.fema.gov/

3) www.ctbuh.org

4) www.structuralengineering.info

5) https://earthquake.usgs.gov/

6) http://www.iris.edu/hq/

7) http://ds.iris.edu/ieb/

Major Ground Motion Databases

1) USGS Earthquake Catalog: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/

2) PEER Ground Motion Database: https://ngawest2.berkeley.edu/site

3) British Geological Survey Database: http://quakes.bgs.ac.uk/

4) COSMOS Ground Motion Data Center: http://www.cosmos-eq.org/

5) K-NET and KiK-net, the NIED Strong-motion Seismograph Network Database: http://www.kyoshin.bosai.go.jp/

Magazines/Articles

http://www.structuremag.org/

https://www.istructe.org

http://ctbuh-korea.org/ijhrb/index.php

https://www.express.pk/story/968021/

http://www.technologyreview.pk/the-science-of-earthquakes/

http://www.technologyreview.pk/12-years-october-earthquake-pakistan-prepared-handle-another-big-one/

Some Useful Video Playlists

1) Nonlinear Modeling and PERFORM 3D Seminar by Graham H. Powell

Description: Four valuable sessions on nonlinear modeling of structural components + Hands-on training sessions PERFORM 3D.

Link: Click Here

2) Title: “PBD Seminar and Workshop” – AIT Solutions (Youtube Channel)

Description: International Seminar and Workshop on Performance Based Design of Reinforced Concrete Buildings – 27-28 August 2013 – Hosted by the Asian Center for Engineering Computations and Software (ACECOMS) in collaboration with AIT Consulting.

Link: Click Here

3) Computers and Structures, Inc. (Youtube Channel)

Description: CSI Watch and Learn Video Tutorials

Link: Click Here

ETABS: Click Here

PERFORM 3D: Click Here

4) International Seminar on Design of Tall Buildings – November 2016 (Bangkok)

Description: Hands-on training sessions of different finite element modeling and analysis software (SAP, ETABS, SAFE and PERFORM 3D)

Day 1 (Training on Other CSI Software):

Link: Click Here

Day 2 (Training on PERFORM 3D):

Link: Click Here

5) Lecture Series on Performance Based Design: State of Practice for Tall Buildings

Description: A full playlist (presentations) from the 2014 Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) Technical Seminar Series – “Performance Based Design: State of Practice for Tall Buildings”.

Link: Click Here

6) Talk and Group Panel Discussion on Performance-based Design

Description: Special Talk on PBD by Mr. Ron Klemencic at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand, November 2017.

Link: Click Here

7) Ashraf Habibullah Talks

Description: CSI founder and CEO Ashraf Habibullah talks during a one-day seminar titled “The theory and practice of Performance-Based Design: The Future of Earthquake Engineering.”

Links:

i. The 4 performance levels in PBD

ii. Nonlinear analysis and energy dissipation

iii. Animations in structural engineering

iv. Strength and deformation of tall structures

v. The Advantage of a Ritz Analysis over an Eigen Analysis in Dynamics

vi. The Power of Virtual Work in Deflection Control of Structures

vii. Optimization in Design of Large Steel Structures

8) IRIS Earthquake Science (Youtube Channel)

Description: Official YouTube channel of Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology

Link: https://www.youtube.com/user/IRISEnO