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SE 180Earthquake Engineering

4 units · SE · UC San Diego

Dynamic analysis of structures due to seismic ground motions. Seismic hazard, earthquake magnitude, and intensity scales. Elements of seismology. Elastic and inelastic response spectra. Modal analysis, linear and nonlinear time-history analysis. Earthquake resistant design. Seismic codes. Elements of geotechnical earthquake engineering.

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Prerequisites

From the catalog: “grade of C– or better in all SE 9, SE 101C, and SE 110A. Enrollment restricted to SE27, SE28, SE29, SE30, SE31 majors only.”