Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures Course

Learn seismic structural design, hazard, dynamics, response spectra, ductility, capacity design, irregularity, foundations and performance assessment.

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Training Locations

This Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures Course is available in multiple cities. Please select your preferred location from the list below

Durrës

Albania

Tirana

Albania

Andorra la Vella

Andorra

Escaldes-Engordany

Andorra

Innsbruck

Austria

Salzburg

Austria

Vienna

Austria

Gomel

Belarus

Minsk

Belarus

Antwerp

Belgium

Brussels

Belgium

Banja Luka

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sarajevo

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Plovdiv

Bulgaria

Sofia

Bulgaria

Dubrovnik

Croatia

Split

Croatia

Zagreb

Croatia

Limassol

Cyprus

Nicosia

Cyprus

Brno

Czech Republic

Prague

Czech Republic

Aarhus

Denmark

Copenhagen

Denmark

Tallinn

Estonia

Tartu

Estonia

Helsinki

Finland

Tampere

Finland

Lyon

France

Marseille

France

Nice

France

Paris

France

Berlin

Germany

Frankfurt

Germany

Hamburg

Germany

Munich

Germany

Athens

Greece

Thessaloniki

Greece

Budapest

Hungary

Debrecen

Hungary

Akureyri

Iceland

Reykjavík

Iceland

Cork

Ireland

Dublin

Ireland

Florence

Italy

Milan

Italy

Naples

Italy

Rome

Italy

Pristina

Kosovo

Prizren

Kosovo

Liepāja

Latvia

Riga

Latvia

Schaan

Liechtenstein

Vaduz

Liechtenstein

Kaunas

Lithuania

Vilnius

Lithuania

Esch-sur-Alzette

Luxembourg

Luxembourg City

Luxembourg

Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

St. Julian's

Malta

Valletta

Malta

Bălți

Moldova

Chișinău

Moldova

La Condamine

Monaco

Monte Carlo

Monaco

Budva

Montenegro

Podgorica

Montenegro

Amsterdam

Netherlands

Rotterdam

Netherlands

The Hague

Netherlands

Ohrid

North Macedonia

Skopje

North Macedonia

Bergen

Norway

Oslo

Norway

Gdańsk

Poland

Kraków

Poland

Warsaw

Poland

Faro

Portugal

Lisbon

Portugal

Porto

Portugal

Bucharest

Romania

Cluj-Napoca

Romania

City of San Marino

San Marino

Serravalle

San Marino

Belgrade

Serbia

Novi Sad

Serbia

Singapore

Bratislava

Slovakia

Košice

Slovakia

Bled

Slovenia

Ljubljana

Slovenia

Barcelona

Spain

Madrid

Spain

Valencia

Spain

Gothenburg

Sweden

Stockholm

Sweden

Bern

Switzerland

Geneva

Switzerland

Zurich

Switzerland

Istanbul

Turkey

Kyiv

Ukraine

Lviv

Ukraine

Odesa

Ukraine

Dubai

United Arab Emirates

Birmingham

United Kingdom

Edinburgh

United Kingdom

London

United Kingdom

Manchester

United Kingdom

Rome (Vatican-adjacent)

Vatican City

Training Outlines

Introduction

Earthquake-resistant design accepts that structures may enter the inelastic range during severe shaking. Safety therefore depends on controlled load paths, ductile mechanisms, deformation capacity, redundancy and detailing that prevents brittle failure—not simply on increasing member strength.

This five-day course connects seismic hazard and structural dynamics with practical system selection, analysis and detailing. Participants interpret response spectra, evaluate irregularity and drift, apply capacity-design concepts and consider soil, foundations and nonstructural components. Performance objectives and analytical limitations support defensible design decisions.

Objectives

Interpret seismic hazard and design spectra.
Select effective lateral resisting systems.
Develop appropriate mass and stiffness models.
Apply equivalent-static and modal analysis.
Evaluate drift, torsion and irregularity.
Use ductility and capacity-design principles.
Coordinate foundations and nonstructural restraints.
Assess performance beyond prescriptive checks.

Course Content

Day 1: Seismic Hazard and Structural Behaviour

Ground-motion characteristics
Hazard maps and site classification
Design spectra and importance
Inertia forces and load paths
Performance objectives
Hazard-interpretation exercise

Day 2: Structural Dynamics and Analysis

Single- and multi-degree response
Mass, stiffness and damping
Modal properties and participation
Equivalent lateral-force analysis
Response-spectrum combination
Dynamic-model workshop

Day 3: Systems, Irregularity and Drift

Frames, walls and dual systems
Diaphragms and collectors
Plan and vertical irregularities
Torsion and accidental eccentricity
Drift and P-delta effects
System-selection case

Day 4: Ductile Design and Detailing

Inelastic behaviour and ductility
Capacity design and hierarchy
Concrete confinement and joints
Steel yielding and connection behaviour
Foundations and soil interaction
Detailing review exercise

Day 5: Performance Verification and Resilience

Nonstructural component restraint
Seismic joints and pounding
Existing-building assessment concepts
Nonlinear analysis principles
Design review and quality assurance
Seismic-design capstone

Training Schedule

Below is the table of cities along with the respective dates for the upcoming training sessions of Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures Course. Please review the schedule to find the most convenient option for you. You can also use the below search bar to type the city name and filter the results.