Cooper Union

Earthquake and Wind Engineering

Concepts of earthquake engineering and seismic resistant design. Earthquake ground motion. Dynamics of SDOF and MDOF. Lateral load resisting systems. Code provisions for seismic design. Seismic performance based design. Soil structure interaction. Concepts of wind engineering. Wind velocities and wind loads. Code provisions for wind loads. Wind loading on unique structures. Wind tunnel tests and result interpretation.

Prerequisite: CE425

Credits: 3.00

Course Code: CE 473

Founded by inventor, industrialist and philanthropist Peter Cooper in 1859, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art offers education in art, architecture and engineering, as well as courses in the humanities and social sciences.
“My feelings, my desires, my hopes, embrace humanity throughout the world,” Peter Cooper proclaimed in a speech in 1853. He looked forward to a time when, “knowledge shall cover the earth as waters cover the great deep.”
From its beginnings, Cooper Union was a unique institution, dedicated to founder Peter Cooper's proposition that education is the key not only to personal prosperity but to civic virtue and harmony.
Peter Cooper wanted his graduates to acquire the technical mastery and entrepreneurial skills, enrich their intellects and spark their creativity, and develop a sense of social justice that would translate into action.