2024 Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Department of Architecture and Building 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 / Tadashi Ishihara / Yoshihiro Yamazaki / Yinli Chen
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- 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
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 14, 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 History of the Base Isolate Technology |
Understanding principal of the base isolate technology |
| Class 2 | Site visit of J2&J3 High-rise Base-Isolated Building |
Learn about high-rise base-isolated buildings |
| Class 3 | Site visit of G3 Retrofitted Building |
Learn about retrofitting existing buildings |
| Class 4 | Introduction of the Devices for the Base-Isolated Structures |
Learning various types of devices for base-isolated structures |
| Class 5 | Connection Design of the Devices for the Base-Isolated Structures |
Understanding connection design of the devices for the base-isolated structures |
| Class 6 | Recent ResearchTopics of the Base Isolate Technology |
Learning recent research topics of the base-isolate technology |
| Class 7 | Wind Response of the Base-Isolated Buildings |
Understanding effect of wind to the base-isolated buildings |
| Class 8 | Recent ResearchTopics of the Base Isolate Technology |
Learning recent research topics of the base-isolate technology |
| Class 9 | Principal and History of the Passive Control Technology |
Understanding principal of the passive control technology |
| Class 10 | Dampers for Passive-Controlled Structures |
Learning dampers |
| Class 11 | Visco-elastic Dampers for the Passive-Controlled Structures |
Learning various types of visco-elastic dampers for the passive-controlled structures |
| Class 12 | Equivalent linear method in Japanese seismic code (Part 1) |
Learning equivalent linear method |
| Class 13 | Equivalent linear method in Japanese seismic code (Part 2) |
Learning equivalent linear method |
| Class 14 | Equivalent linear method for base isolated systems in Japanese seismic code, or energy method |
Learning equivalent linear method |
| Class 15 | Rocking systems allowed to uplift |
Learning Rocking systems allowed to uplift |
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.S501 ： Disaster Mitigation for Building Structures
- ARC.S421 ： Applied Building Structural Design
Prerequisites
Knowledge on structural dynamics