CERTIFICATE IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING PROGRAM

September 2016 Course Outline

E23 Performance-based Seismic Design of Tall Buildings
Offered via classroom and webcast
Purpose: This course covers detailed information from the conception to the final design of a Reinforced Concrete
Shear Wall building using a performance-based seismic design (PBSD) approach. One example building case will be
used throughout the entire course to illustrate the value and complexities of using PBSD. In addition, this course will
include experiences in the application of PBSD on several buildings projects in the West Coast of US and Canada.
Students will be granted a limited duration license for the use of Etabs software for the course.

Selected Topics: The course will begin with explaining the concept of PBSD, its development and key aspects of the
basis for the approach. We continue with an overview of the latest PBSD guidelines currently used. Then we will cover a
brief review of current code requirements and how they differ from the PBSD approach. The design of a building will
commence with the proper selection of earthquake records and how they can be adapted for a PBSD project. A Servicelevel performance check will be performed at an early stage along with requirements and analysis for wind loads. Main
part of this course will be then devoted to the structural performance of the building under a Maximum Credible
Earthquake, MCEr (as per ASCE 7-10 requirements). Main topics to be covered here will be: modeling of both linear and
nonlinear components, processing of input and output information, design aspects that could potentially be improved
during the analysis, and detailing aspects that differ from a code-based seismic design.

Course Coordinator: Freddy Pina, Ph.D, P.Eng., PBRV Consulting Ltd.

Instructors: Freddy Pina, Ph.D, P.Eng., PBRV Consulting Ltd, fpina@pbrvconsulting.com
Ehsan Dezhdar, Ph.D, P.Eng. Glotman-Simpson Engineers, edezhdar@glotmansimpson.com
Jose Centeno, Ph.D, Glotman-Simpson Engineers, jcenteno@glotmansimpson.com
Armin Bebamzadeh, Ph.D., Department of Civil Engineering, University of British Columbia,
armin@civil.ubc.ca , Tony Yang, Ph.D.,Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, UBC, yang@civil.ubc.ca

Contact:

Freddy Pina, e-mail: fpina@pbrvconsulting.com

Communications: Notices to students and questions outside of class will be handled only through e-mail.
Submission of Assignments: Any assignments submitted electronically must be in the format prescribed by the instructor.
All other students are required to submit their assignments at the beginning of the next class in hardcopy.

Student Code of Conduct: Registration in this course confirms that the student has read, and will abide by, the
Student Code of Conduct: http://seabc.ca/documents/course_outlines/StudentCodeOfConduct.pdf

Schedule:

12 Tuesdays 6:30 - 8:30 P.M., September 6 to November 29, 2016 (Mid-term Break: Oct 25, 2016)

Venue:

Alma Van Dusen Room, Vancouver Public Library, 350 West Georgia Street, Vancouver (Underground
parking off of Hamilton)

Web cast:

This course is being offered via the internet as well as in the classroom. As it is a live transmission, the
dates and times of the classes are the same as in the classroom. Should you wish to take this course via the internet,
please complete the application form provided for internet courses.
System requirements for LIVE e-learning Training:
Any DSL or Cable Connection at minimum of 1Mb.
Speakers and/or headset plugged into your PC.
PC with at least Windows 7 or XP running a processor greater than 1 GHz. with Ram of 1 Gb or greater .