2021 Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Graduate major in Urban Design and Built Environment
Passive-control Structures and Base-isolated Structures against Earthquakes
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Urban Design and Built Environment
- Instructor(s)
- Daiki Sato / Shoichi Kishiki
- Class Format
- Lecture
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 5-6 Mon / 5-6 Thu
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- UDE.S404
- Number of credits
- 200
- Course offered
- 2021
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- English
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
Base-isolated structures and passive-controlled structures are remarkably spreading and developing in recent years. In this class, principal of base isolate technology and passive controll technology is lectured. Also, peripheral technologies such as joining technology of devices attaching to the main frame is lectured.
Course description and aims
In this classe, students acquire these knowledge.
(1)Principal of base isolate structures and passive controll technology.
(2)Peripheral technologies of such as joining technology of devices attaching to the main frame
Keywords
Building Structure, Base-Isolated Structure, Passive-Controlled Structure
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Contents of the class includes recent topics
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Principal and Hystory of the Base Isolate Technology | Understanding principal of the base isolate technology |
| Class 2 | Intorduction of the Devices for the Base-Isolated Structures | Learning various type of devices for base-isolated structures |
| Class 3 | Connection Design of the Devices for the Base-Isolated Structures | Understanding connection design of the devices for the base-isolated structures |
| Class 4 | Bi-directional Behavior of Hysteretic Dampers for the Base-Isolated Structures | Understanding effect of the bi-directional excitation |
| Class 5 | Wind Response of the Base-Isolated Buildings | Understanding effect of wind to the base-isolated buildings |
| Class 6 | Site vist of J2&J3 High-rise Base-Isolated Building | Learing from exsisting high-rise base-isolated building |
| Class 7 | Recent ResearchTopics of the Base Isolate Technology | Learning recent research topics of the base-isolate technology |
| Class 8 | Principal and Hystory of the Passive Controll Technology | Understanding principal of the passive controll technology |
| Class 9 | Hysteretic Dampers for the Passive-Controlled Structures | Learning various type of hysteretic dampers for the passive controll structures |
| Class 10 | Viscous Dampers for the Passive-Controlled Structures | Learning various type of viscous dampers for the passive-controlled structures |
| Class 11 | Visco-elastic Dampers for the Passive-Controlled Structures | Learning various type of visco-elastic dampers for the passive-controlled structures |
| Class 12 | Connection Design of the Devices for the Passive-Controlled Structures | Understanding Connection design of the Devices for the passive-controlled structures |
| Class 13 | Wind Response of the Passive-Controlled Buildings | Understanding wind response of the passive-controlled buildings |
| Class 14 | Recent ResearchTopics of the Passive Controll Technology | Learning recent research topics of the passive controll technology |
| Class 15 | Recent Examples of Base Isolate Building / Passive-Controlled Building | Learning from recent examples of base isolate building and passive-controlled buildinge |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
N/A
Reference books, course materials, etc.
N/A
Evaluation methods and criteria
Evaluate by answers to questions in the class and reports
Related courses
- UDE.S401 ： Dynamics of Structures
- UDE.S403 ： Earthquake Resistant Limit State Design for Building Structures
- UDE.S501 ： Disaster Mitigation for Building Structures
- ARC.S421 ： Applied Building Structural Design
Prerequisites
Knowledge on structural dynamics