The objective of this course is to assist a licensed design professional, practicing structural engineers, forensic structural engineers, consulting engineers, building officials, educators, students or/and a licensed general contractor to deeply know, and understand the seismic analysis, and design of RC ductile coupled shear wall system according to ACI 318-19 and ASCE/SEI 7-22 Codes. The importance of this course also lies in the fact that the new current version of ASCE/SEI 7-22 code described this system as a distinct seismic force-resisting system compared to others ones. Thus, the discussion in this course focus not on just coupled walls but ductile coupled walls consisting of ductile shear walls and ductile coupling beams. Unfortunately, there are not a sufficient number of references dealing with this topic, so the course was designed to be an important guide for the structural engineers those working in this field. Once you complete your course review, you need to take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of fifteen (25) questions to earn 3 PDH credits.
This PE continuing education course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:
1) Gaining a general overview of the ductile coupled structural (shear) wall system in ACI 318-19 Code
2) Gaining a general overview of the ductile coupled structural (shear) wall system in ASCE/SEI 7-22 Code
3) Gaining a general overview of the ductile coupled structural (shear) wall system in FEMA P695
4) Gaining a general overview of the all expected failure modes of ductile coupled structural (shear) wall system
5) Showing the detailed design example (step by step ) of a special reinforced concrete ductile coupled wall based on ASCE/SEI 7-22 and ACI 318-19 codes.
