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Syllabus ( EQE 660 )

   Basic information
Course title: Structural Design of Tall Buildings
Course code: EQE 660
Lecturer: Assist. Prof. Ahmet Anıl DİNDAR
ECTS credits: 7.5
GTU credits: 3 (3+0+0)
Year, Semester: 2, Spring
Level of course: Third Cycle (Doctoral)
Type of course: Area Elective
Language of instruction: English
Mode of delivery: Face to face , Group study , Lab work
Pre- and co-requisites: EQE612 or DYB655
Professional practice: No
Purpose of the course: Ability of having knowledge in tall buildings, determine the statik and dynamic loads for the analysis, apply displacement-based design.
   Learning outcomes Up

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. An ability of have knowledge in the structural systems of tall buildings

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. İleri düzey Deprem ve Yapı Mühendisliği kavramlarını tanımlamak ve uygulamak
    2. Araştırma projesi doğrultusunda literatürü dikkatlice gözden geçirip, kendi sonuçları ile önceki literatür arasında bağlantı kurmak
    3. Bağımsız olarak araştırma projeleri tasarlamak ve yürütmek
    4. Öğrenme Yetkinliği
    5. Mevcut bilgiyi geliştirme yöntemleri bulmak
    6. İlerleme raporlarını yayınlanmış doküman, tez, makalelere dayandırarak yazmak

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
    2. Homework assignment
    3. Laboratory exercise/exam
    4. Seminar/presentation
    5. Term paper
  2. An ability of determine the loading cases for the analysis,

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Araştırma projesi doğrultusunda literatürü dikkatlice gözden geçirip, kendi sonuçları ile önceki literatür arasında bağlantı kurmak
    2. YETKİNLİK
    3. Bağımsız olarak araştırma projeleri tasarlamak ve yürütmek
    4. Öğrenme Yetkinliği
    5. Mevcut bilgiyi geliştirme yöntemleri bulmak
    6. İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
    2. Homework assignment
    3. Seminar/presentation
    4. Term paper
  3. An ability of do displacement based design.

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Bağımsız olarak araştırma projeleri tasarlamak ve yürütmek
    2. Öğrenme Yetkinliği
    3. Mevcut bilgiyi geliştirme yöntemleri bulmak
    4. İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik
    5. İlerleme raporlarını yayınlanmış doküman, tez, makalelere dayandırarak yazmak

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
    2. Homework assignment
    3. Seminar/presentation
    4. Term paper
   Contents Up
Week 1: Orientation (Syllabus, approach and tools to be used in the course)
Introduction to Tall Building
Week 2: Gravity resisting system (Reinforced Concrete Systems)
Week 3: Gravity resisting system (Steel and Composite Systems)
Week 4: Lateral load resisting system (Reinforced Concrete Systems)
Week 5: Lateral load resisting system (Steel Systems)
Week 6: Response of the tall buildings
Week 7: Wind loads
Week 8: Seismic loads
Week 9: Midterm / Term project
Week 10: Seismic Design Principles (Reinforced Concrete Systems 1)
Week 11: Seismic Design Principles (Reinforced Concrete Systems 2)
Week 12: Seismic Design Principles (Steel Systems 1)
Week 13: Seismic Design Principles (Steel Systems 2)
Week 14: Case study 1
Week 15*: Case study 2
Week 16*: Final Exam
Textbooks and materials: There are class notes, presentations, videos and interactive materials to be shared in CATS Learning Management system. The classes are recorded and shared in CATS.
Recommended readings: 1. Taranath, B. S. (2009). Reinforced concrete design of tall buildings. BOOK, CRC press.
2. ASCE (7-10). (2013). Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures. Standards. BOOK, 3. American Society of Civil Engineers. https://doi.org/doi:10.1061/9780784412916
3. Tall Buildings Initiative. "Guidelines for performance-based seismic design of tall buildings." Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center (2010).
4. Moehle, J., et al. "Case studies of the seismic performance of tall buildings designed by alternative means." PEER Report 5 (2011).
5. Taranath, B. S. (2016). Structural analysis and design of tall buildings: steel and composite construction. BOOK, CRC press.
  * Between 15th and 16th weeks is there a free week for students to prepare for final exam.
Assessment Up
Method of assessment Week number Weight (%)
Mid-terms: 9 20
Other in-term studies: 0
Project: 9 40
Homework: 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,10,11,12,13 30
Quiz: 0
Final exam: 16 10
  Total weight:
(%)
   Workload Up
Activity Duration (Hours per week) Total number of weeks Total hours in term
Courses (Face-to-face teaching): 3 15
Own studies outside class: 3 15
Practice, Recitation: 0 0
Homework: 5 10
Term project: 5 5
Term project presentation: 1 1
Quiz: 0 0
Own study for mid-term exam: 10 1
Mid-term: 4 1
Personal studies for final exam: 5 1
Final exam: 2 1
    Total workload:
    Total ECTS credits:
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  * ECTS credit is calculated by dividing total workload by 25.
(1 ECTS = 25 work hours)
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