| Weeks | Topics |
| 1 |
Performance-Based Structural Analysis, philosophy, performance expectations
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| 2 |
Design approaches: force-based design vs. displacement-based design.
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| 3 |
The fundamentals of performance based engineering
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| 4 |
Performance objectives, performance levels, and earthquake hazard definitions in current provisions (such as Vision 2000, FEMA 356, and Blue Book).
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| 5 |
Fundamentals of earthquake resistant structural design
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| 6 |
Methods of analysis: linear and nonlinear static, linear and nonlinear dynamic.
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| 7 |
Response of SDOF systems.
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| 8 |
Equivalent SDOF systems
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| 9 |
Displacement estimates
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| 10 |
R-mu-T relations and overview of current publications
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| 11 |
Performance Ecvaluation of Existing Structures
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| 12 |
Performance Ecvaluation of Existing Structures- Examples using current provisions and codes
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| 13 |
Performance Ecvaluation of Existing Structures- Examples using current provisions and codes
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| 14 |
General Overview
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