Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar

Short Course on

Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete Buildings

To be conducted at Ahmedabad during 26 November 30 November, 2012
Course Objectives
The aim of the course is to provide the participants an overview on seismic design procedures for multistoried reinforced concrete buildings. At the end of the course, the participants are expected to: Have an overall understanding of the seismic design concepts, procedures and current practices to enable them to plan and direct the construction activity appropriately. Understand the methodology of seismic design to be able to execute a proper design. Have a better appreciation of various construction details with respect to seismic response.

Course Faculty
The course will be conducted by Dr. Sudhir K Jain, IIT Gandhinagar Dr. Durgesh C Rai, IIT Kanpur Dr. Greg MacRae, IIT Gandhinagar Dr. Dhiman Basu, IIT Gandhinagar

Certificate
Participants who successfully complete the course will be awarded a certificate of participation.

Venue
The course will be conducted at IIT Gandhinagar premises in Ahmedabad.

Participants
The course is designed for Civil Engineers engaged in design or construction Senior professionals responsible for these activities directing

Registration
The course fee is Rs.18000/- (Rupees Eighteen Thousand Only) per participant. It includes course material, lunch, and tea breaks. The fee is payable in advance by a crossed draft in favor of Course on Seismic Design, IIT Gandhinagar. The postgraduate students and faculty of structural engineering may request a discount in course fee. Interested persons should Registration Form to: send the enclosed

Course Contents
Elements of Engineering Seismology Theory of Vibrations; Response Spectrum Indian Seismicity; Earthquake History Behavior of Structures in Past Earthquakes Seismic Design Concepts; Design Spectrum; Principle of Capacity Design Provisions of Seismic Codes Building Systems (Frames, Shear Walls, Braced Frames, Combinations; Floor Diaphragms) Lateral Load Distribution; Torsion; Solved Examples Design and Detailing of Frames and Shear Walls; Examples Structural Configuration and Seismic Performance Seismic Design of Irregular Buildings Seismic Design of Masonry Buildings

Ms. Kiran Rangwani Organizer for Course on Seismic Design Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar VGEC Complex, Chandkheda, Ahmedabad 382424 Phone: 91-79-32455003 Email: kiran@iitgn.ac.in Phone no: +91-79-3245-5003 Fax: +91-79-2397-2586

The course website and Online registration form is available at the following link. http://www.iitgn.ac.in/seismic-design/