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and Engineering Technology
Quality Assurance Unit
Course Specification
Course Name: Earthquakes Engineering
Course Code: CIVL 564
I. Basic Course Information
Program(s) on which the course is given: Civil
Core or elective element of programCore:
Department offering the course: Civil Engineering Department
Academic level:5th
Semester in which course is offered: Spring
Course pre-requisite(s): CIVL 444 & CIVL 362
Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours Through:
Lecture
3.0
Tutorial*
2.0
Lab
0.0
Total
5.0
Approval date of course specification: September 2013
II. Overall Aims of Course
This course aims to understand the causes and effects of earthquakes,
Quantification and magnitude of earthquakes, Factors affecting structural
seismic response, Earthquake design philosophy and limit states, Determination
of earthquake forces by code provisions, Free vibration analysis of multidegrees of freedom systems, Response spectrum analysis of multi-degrees of
freedom systems, Design response spectrum curves, Applications.
III. Program ILOs covered by course
Program Intended Learning Outcomes (By Code)
Knowledge &
Intellectual Skills
Professional Skills
Understanding
K1,K3,
K4,K6,K13
I1, I3, I4,I5,I6,I15
P1,P10,P11
General
Skills
G1,G8
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The Higher Canadian Institute for Business
and Engineering Technology
Quality Assurance Unit
Course Specification
IV. Intended Learning Outcomes of Course (ILOs)
a. Knowledge and Understanding
On completing the course, students should be able to:
K.1.1
Classify the causes and effects of earthquakes.
K.1.2
State the factors affecting structural seismic response.
K.1.3
Understand the choice of method and inaccuracies of approximate methods.
K.1.4
Recognize the quantification and magnitude of earthquakes.
K.1.5
Understand the earthquake design philosophy and limit states.
b. Intellectual/Cognitive Skills
On completing the course, students should be able to:
I1.1. Select appropriate methods to analyze the structures under earthquake loads.
I2.1.
Analyze the structures under earthquake forces by code provisions,
I2.2.
Analyze using Free vibration analysis of multi-degrees of freedom systems
I2.3.
Analyze Response spectrum analysis of multi-degrees of freedom systems.
I3.1.
Select appropriate solutions for structural engineering problems based on
analytical thinking.
I4.1.
Think in a creative and innovative way in structural analysis problem solving
and design.
c. Practical/Professional Skills
On completing the course, students should be able to:
P.1 Solve the structures under earthquake lateral loads.
P.2 Apply quality assurance procedures and follow codes and standards.
P.3 Schedule knowledge and skills with engineering community and industry.
d. General and Transferable Skills
On completing the course, students should be able to:
G.1
Search for information and adopt life-long self learning.
G.2- Search for information and adopt life-long self learning.
V. Course Matrix Contents
Main Topics / Chapters
The causes and effects of
earthquakes, Quantification
1and magnitude of
earthquakes.
Duration
(Weeks)
3
Course ILOs Covered by Topic
(By ILO Code)
K&U
I.S.
P.S.
G.S.
All
All
P1
K1
2
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and Engineering Technology
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Course Specification
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34-
56-
Factors affecting structural
seismic response,
Earthquake design
philosophy and limit states
Determination of
earthquake forces by code
Free vibration analysis of
multi-degrees of freedom
systems
Response spectrum
analysis of multi-degrees of
freedom systems,
Design response spectrum
curves, Applications
Net Teaching Weeks
3
All
All
P2
K1
2
All
All
P3
K1
1
All
All
P1
K1
2
All
All
P1
K1
2
13
VI. Course Weekly Detailed Topics / hours / ILOs
Week
No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
Introduction
Causes and effects of earthquakes
Quantification and magnitude of
earthquakes
Factors affecting structural seismic
response
Factors affecting structural seismic
response
Earthquake design philosophy and
limit states
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Total
Hours
Sub-Topics
3
5
Contact Hours
Theoretical
Practical
Hours
Hours*
3
3
2
5
3
2
5
3
2
5
3
2
5
3
2
5
3
2
5
3
2
5
3
2
5
3
2
5
5
5
3
3
3
2
2
2
Midterm Exam
Determination of earthquake forces by
code provisions
Determination of earthquake forces by
code provisions
Free vibration analysis of multidegrees of freedom systems
Response spectrum analysis of multidegrees of freedom systems
Design response spectrum curves,
Applications.
Revision
Final Exam
3
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Total Teaching Hours
63
39
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VII. Teaching and Learning Methods
Teaching/Learning
Method
Lectures & Seminars
Tutorials
Computer lab Sessions
Practical lab Work
Reading Materials
Web-site Searches
Research & Reporting
Problem Solving /
Problem-based Learning
Projects
Independent Work
Group Work
Case Studies
Presentations
Simulation Analysis
Course ILOs Covered by Method (By ILO Code)
Professional
Skills
P1
P2
General
Skills
all
all
Intellectual
Skills
All
all
all
all
P1,P2,P3
G1,G2
all
all
P1
G1,G2
K&U
Others (Specify):
VIII. Assessment Methods, Schedule and Grade Distribution
Course ILOs Covered by Method
(By ILO Code)
Assessment
Method
K&U
I.S.
P.S.
G.S.
Midterm Exam
Final Exam
Quizzes
Course Work
K1
K1
All
All
All
All
All
All
All
All
All
All
Assessment
Weight /
Percentage
Week
No.
20
50
20
All
10
Report Writing
Case Study
Analysis
Oral
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Presentations
Practical
Group Project
Individual Project
Others (Specify):
IX. List of References
Essential Text Books

Course notes

Recommended books 
Periodicals, Web sites, 
etc …
Earthquake Engineering for Structural Design, by W.F. Chen
and E.M. Lui, published by CRC Press. , 2006
Handouts prepared by the instructor
X. Facilities required for teaching and learning
Datashow , Computer
Course coordinator: Prof. DR / Ahmed Hassan Amer
Head of Department: DR/ Yasser El Deberky
Date: September 2013
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