ASCE San Francisco Section - Younger Member Forum

SEISMIC PRINCIPLES SEMINAR

Sponsored by ASCE, San Francisco Section & San Francisco Section Younger Member Forum. 

This course will provide a review of the basic principles of seismic design of structures for the California Professional Civil Engineer License Examination. The seminar registration fee includes four full days of instruction, course materials complete with example problems, and course participants experience a high (>85%) pass rate.  The review course will address the 2007 California Building Code.

Dates:

This course will be held on the following dates: March 6, 13, 20, and 27th, 2010 (4 Saturdays) 

Time: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Location: 1000 Broadway, Suite 109, Oakland, CA 94607

 

Instructor: Chris Tokas, M.S., S.E.

 

Chris Tokas, M.S., S.E., is Supervising Structural Engineer for OSHPD. Mr Tokas has 20 years of professional experience that includes seismic evaluations, analysis, and design of strengthening measures for improved seismic performance. Mr Tokas has been actively involved in structural engineering research throughout his career. He is the author and co-author on several papers related to the earthquake-resistant design of structures. He has been teaching seminars for the ASCE on "Design of Structures for Seismic Forces", seminars for ICC on "Seismic Requirements of the California Building Code", seminars for other professional organizations, and courses related to the earthquake-resistant design of structures for the University of California, Davis and the California State University, Sacramento. He is currently the Manager for the Seismic Retrofit Program for Hospital Facilities of California. 

 

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Seminar Topics:

The review course will address the latest version of the seismic code.  Effects of earthquakes on structures; Introduction to 2007 CBC Earthquake Design Requirements; Generation of seismic forces; Base shear distribution; Load paths and transmission of loads through the structure; Analysis and design of small building structures with flexible diaphragms; Wall rigidities / Rigid diaphragms; Single degree of freedom oscillators / response spectrum; Practice problems end examples; Review of selected topics; Questions and final clarifications.  A binder will be presented to each course participant with all relevant materials required for the review course.  

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 All required course materials will be distributed to registered students at the beginning of the first review session.  No additional materials are required for the course.

Registration:

EARLY registration is highly recommended. The Registration deadline is September 12, 2009. Enrollment is limited due to classroom size, so register now to secure a seat. All registrations are on a first-come, first-served basis.

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Registration Fees: 

$310 - ASCE Member Price

$360 - Non-ASCE Member Price  

The registration fees cover all course instruction and materials.  Participants in this review course have a very high pass rate (>85%).  In the rare instance a PE Seismic Review student does not pass the seismic portion of the PE Exam, future sessions of the course may be attended at no additional fee (previous course notes are required).

Refund Policy

Refunds are accepted up to 3 working days prior to the first session are subject to an automatic service charge of $40.00. No refunds will be issued after distribution of lecture materials and/or the first session. We reserve the right to cancel any course if enrollment is insufficient. For logistics questions about the course, contact Joey McCue at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it