2026 (Current Year) Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Graduate major in Civil Engineering
Practical Seismic Design II
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Civil Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Undecided
- Class Format
- Lecture
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Class
- -
- Course Code
- CVE.A433
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2026
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 9, 2026
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
In this course, students learn example of seismic damage in reinforced concrete structures and practical knowledge on seismic design and retrofit method of reinforced concrete structures, especially seismic design method for sub- and superstructure of bridges.
First, students study basic knowledge on reinforcement concrete structures and seismic retrofit methods. Next, students understand detail seismic design method for substructure of bridges and learn design of seismically isolated and vibration controlled bridges. In addition, students study the design of superstructure of bridges and design for wind load.
Finally, students also learn general idea of seismic resistant system design through practical case studies.
Course description and aims
By the end of this course, each student will be able to:
1. Describe mechanism of seismic damage on reinforced concrete structures.
2. Describe seismic design and retrofit method of reinforced concrete structures.
3. Understand seismic design techniques for seismically isolated and vibration controlled structures.
4. Understand design of superstructure of bridges and explain the design for wind load.
Student learning outcomes
実務経験と講義内容との関連 (又は実践的教育内容)
The lecturer in charge of this course has plenty of experiences on design, construction and research in the construction company, so students can learn the seismic engineering from the practical point of view.
Keywords
performance based design, design ground motions, nonlinear seismic response analysis, seismic performance improvement technology
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
The lecture will explain the technical background of design standards, focusing primarily on aspects not explicitly stated in the standards, while incorporating actual damage cases and experimental examples.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Brief introduction of the contents in the course and seismic damage of reinforced concrete structures and past experimental studies |
Understand seismic damage of reinforced concrete structures and past experimental studies. |
| Class 2 | Seismic performance of reinforced concrete structures and seismic retrofit method for reinforced concrete structures |
Understand the seismic performance of reinforced concrete structures and seismic retrofitting. |
| Class 3 | Seismic design of reinforced concrete structures (bridges) |
Understand the seismic design of reinforced concrete structures. |
| Class 4 | Seismic design of steel structures |
Understand the seismic design of steel structures. |
| Class 5 | Isolated structures and vibration controlled structures |
Understand the design of seismically isolated and vibration controlled structures. |
| Class 6 | Practical example |
Understand practical design examples. |
| Class 7 | Exercise |
Presentation about seismic related phenomenon described in the lecture and its countermeasures. |
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)
Lecture notes will be handed out in each lecture.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Japan Society of Civil Engineers: Seismic design introduction to help you practice (in Japanese), ISBN978-4-8106-0731-4
Kazuhiko KAWASHIMA: Battle against earthquake – Why were the bridges vulnerable to earthquake (in Japanese), ISBN978-4-306-02464-9
Kazuhiko KAWASHIMA: Earthquake Engineering (in Japanese), ISBN978-4-306-02497-7
Evaluation methods and criteria
Exercise (60%), Report (40%).
Related courses
- CVE.A432 ： Practical Seismic Design I
Prerequisites
Recommend to complete Practical Seismic Design I, or equivalent.
Other
The site visit will be held. The details will be announced.