Seismic Design of Buildings

This seminar covers seismic design approaches, current building code theory, seismic design principles and behavior, and more. The seminar will be based on provisions in IBC 2018 and ASCE 7-16, with a discussion of upcoming updates in ASCE 7-22. Attendees will earn 7.5 hours of continuing education credit. CE certificates will be emailed to all participants the week after the event. Course handouts will also be emailed to participants in PDF format.

Seismology and Earthquake Actions

• Earthquake characteristics
• Effects of soil conditions
• Western, central, and eastern U.S. seismicity

Structural Dynamics & Response

• Ground motions and structural response
• Response spectra
• Damping
• Modal superposition analysis

Seismic Design Philosophy​

• Seismic design objectives
• Inelastic response and ductility
• Proportioning

U.S. Seismic Codes

• History
• Performance Objectives
• Hazard Levels

ASCE 7 Seismic Design

• Mapped spectral response
• Design response spectrum
• Seismic design category and design factors
• Seismic force resisting systems
• Estimating period
• Structural irregularities
• Equivalent lateral force procedure
• Load combinations, overstrength, redundancy
• Diaphragms and shear walls
• Deflection limitations

Material-Specific Seismic Force Resisting Systems

• International Building Code (IBC) provisions
• American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC 341) provisions
• American Concrete Institute for Structural Concrete (ACI 318) provisions
• American Concrete Institute for Masonry Structures (ACI 530) provisions
  

Location

F.H. Paschen Headquarters

5515 N. East River Road

Chicago, IL 60656

Registration

• $415 Members
• $515 Non-members

About the Speaker

Jon F. Sfura, Ph.D., P.E., S.E. is an Associate Principal at Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. in Northbrook, Illinois. Dr. Sfura’s experience includes the assessment of structural distress and serviceability problems, the investigation of structural failures, peer review, and the rehabilitation of structures. He has published and lectured on seismic design and performance, and the assessment and rehabilitation of structures.

Dr. Sfura received his B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from Purdue University, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois.  He studied the nonlinear seismic response of asymmetric steel structures to earthquake ground motions as a doctoral candidate. He is a licensed Structural Engineer in Illinois, Civil Engineer in California, and Professional Engineer in Florida and Michigan. He is a member of the Building Seismic Safety Council (BSSC), Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI), and the Structural Engineers Association of Illinois (SEAOI). He participates on the BSSC NEHRP Recommended Seismic Provisions Committee and ASCE 7 Wind Load Subcommittee.

Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. is an employee-owned interdisciplinary firm with nineteen offices across the United States. Its team of structural engineers, architects, and material scientists use problem-solving and a hands-on technical approach to construction challenges, with virtually every construction material, structural system, and architectural component.