The weekly classes are held Saturday at 8:00 AM USA Central Time via Zoom. Please submit the registration form to receive the links. The first class is March 7, 2026. The class series will be taught in an ongoing loop. So students may join anytime.
Each class is one hour long. Matlab exercises will be included in some of the classes. The Vibrationdata Matlab GUI package is given at:
The classes are offered as a community service for humanitarian purposes.
Students who actively participate in the class and pass a final exam will receiver IACET CEUs.
Thank you,
Tom Irvine
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The materials are work-in-progress.
| Slides | Video |
| Earthquake Engineering Intro Rev D | Intro Part 1 Intro Part 2 |
| Building Natural Frequencies | |
| Olive View Hospital | |
| Equipment Isolation | |
| Seismic Response Spectra | |
| Newmark-Hall Response Spectra | |
| Response Spectra Time History Synthesis | |
| MDOF Response Spectra | |
| ASCE 7-22 Ch 11, Seismic Design Criteria | |
| ASCE 7-22 Ch 12 Requirements for Buildings | |
| ASCE 7-22 Ch 13 Requirements for Nonstructural Components | |
| ASCE 7-22 Ch 14 Material-Specific Seismic Design | |
| ASCE 7-22 Ch 15 Seismic Design Requirement for Nonbuilding Structures | |
| ASCE 7-22 Ch 16 Nonlinear Response History Analysis | |
| ASCE 7-22 Ch 17 Seismic Design for Isolated Structures | |
| ASCE 7-22 Ch 18 Seismic Design for Damping | |
| ASCE 7-22 Ch 19 Soil Structure Interaction | |
| UFC-3-310-01 Structural Load Data | |
| IEEE-344 Seismic Qualification Nuclear Power Generating Stations | |
| IEEE-693 Seismic Substation Equipment | |
| Bellcore GR-63 Core Telecommunication Equipment | |
| CEI IEC 980 Nuclear Power Plants | |
| FEMA P-807 Seismic Evaluation and Retrofit |