3 Credit Hours

This course covers the seismic analysis and design of bridge structures. The progression through the course follows six thematic areas, namely: Conceptual design; Analysis approaches; Capacity Design; Response Verification; Assessment and Retrofit of Bridges; and New [or underutilized] frontiers in bridge engineering. The emphasis during the course will be on the relationships between engineer’s choices, analysis, and design.

Prerequisites

Earthquake Structural Engineering (NC State CE 725 or equivalent).

Course Objectives

This course covers the seismic analysis and design of bridge structures. The progression through the course follows six theme areas, namely: Conceptual design; Analysis approaches; Capacity Design; Response Verification; Assessment and Retrofit of Bridges; and New (or underutilized) frontiers in bridge engineering. The emphasis during the course will be on the relationships between engineer’s choices, analysis and design.

Course Requirements

Task	Percentage
Homework (5 to 6 assignments)	60%
Final Exam	40%

Suggested Textbooks

Direct Displacement-Based Seismic Design of Structures. Nigel Priestley, Michele Calvi, and Mervyn Kowalsky, IUSS PRESS, 2007.

Seismic Design and Retrofit of Bridges. Nigel Priestley, Frieder Seible, and Michele Calvi. John Wiley, 1996. (Electronic copy available from Library – free to download for NC State students).

Software Requirements

Students will need access to MATLAB for Cumbia, Espectro, Artifquakelet; Seismosoft applications Seismostruct; Seismosignal, and Seismomatch) Students may also utilize other analysis tools of their choosing (Ruaumoko, Sap).

Updated: 11/08/2022.