Characteristics of earthquakes; Earthquake    response of structures; Concept of earthquake resistant design; Response of    SDOF and MDOF systems to random excitations. Code provisions of design of    buildings; Design for Liquefaction; Non-engineered construction; Special    topics: bridges, dams, strengthening of existing buildings.
         
         
        Text/Reference Books:        
        
        - Duggal S. K. Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures, Oxford University    Press.
 
        - Chopra A. K. Dynamics of Structures, Pearson.
 
        - Paulay T. and Priestley M. J. N. Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete and    Masonry Buildings, Wiley.
 
        - Bolt B. A. Earthquakes, Freeman.
 
        - Kramer S. L. Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, Pearson.
 
        - Dutta S. C. and Mukhopadhyay P. S. Improving Earthquake and Cyclone    Resistance of Structures, TERI. 
 
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