CES-4600 and EGN-5439 Course Syllabi
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Lecture 01: Why Tall Buildings? The
Design Process.
Lecture 02: Structural Types of Tall
Buildings.
Lecture 03: Unusual Structures.
Lecture 04: Design Criteria.
Lecture 05: Loads.
Lecture 06: Comparing Codes.
Lecture 07: Wind Forces
Lecture 08: Wind Load Problem #1
– ASCE 7-02 Analytical.
Lecture 09: Wind Load Problem #2
– ASCE 7-02 The Simplified Procedure.
Lecture 10: Wind Load Problem #3
– ASCE 7-02 Tall Buildings.
Lecture 11: Earthquakes.
Lecture 12: Seismic Forces on
Buildings.
Lecture 13: Floor Systems for Tall Buildings.
Lecture 14: The Direct Method for Reinforced
Concrete Slabs.
Lecture 15: The Direct Method for
One-Way Slabs.
Lecture 16: The Direct Method for
Two-Way Slabs.
Lecture 17: The Advantages of Reinforced Concrete.
Lecture 18: Post-tensioning Concrete
Slabs.
Lecture 19: Example of a Post-tensioned
Slab.
Lecture 20: Example of a Post-tensioned
Two-Way Slab.
Lecture 21: Models for the Analysis of
Tall Buildings.
Lecture 22: Braced Frame Tall
Buildings.
Lecture 23: Rigid Framed Tall Buildings.
Lecture 24: What is a shear wall?
Lecture 25: Shear Walls in Tall Buildings.
Lecture 26: Analysis of a Shear Wall.
Lecture
27: Coupled Shear Walls.
Lecture
28: Wall-Framed Structures.
Lecture
29: Practical Layout of Reinforcing Steel.
Lecture
30: Framed Tube Tall Buildings.
Lecture
31: Foundations for Tall Buildings.
Lecture 40: ETABS – Getting Started.
Lecture 41: ETABS –
Load Combinations.
Lecture 42: ETABS –Tutorial #3.
Lecture 43: ETABS –Tutorial #4.
Lecture 44: ETABS –Tutorial #5.
Lecture 45: ETABS –Tutorial #6.
