The March 28, 2025 Myanmar earthquake (Mw 7.7) significantly affected parts of Southeast Asia, including Thailand’s capital, Bangkok, despite being more than 1,000 km from the epicenter near Mandalay. The event demonstrated how large earthquakes can impact distant urban areas through long-period seismic waves and local soil conditions.
This lecture segment looks into the limitations of traditional strength-based design methods in structural engineering. It explores the challenges of accurately predicting deflection, stress, and strain under various loads, emphasizing the need for more detailed investigations beyond code-based procedures.
From Strain to Loads Alternative Approach for Design and Investigation of RC Structures This video discusses an alternative approach to designing and investigating reinforced concrete (RC) structures by shifting from traditional force-based methods to a strain-driven capacity calculation.
This video discusses the significance of the moment-curvature curve in evaluating structural response. The curve provides critical information, including cracking, yield, and ultimate points, as well as ductility and stiffness properties.
In this video, Dr. Anwar presents an in-depth explanation of the traditional design and nonlinear static investigation of simple frames. He explains how conventional elastic analysis fails to capture material and geometric nonlinearities, making nonlinear modeling essential.
In this video, we explore how confinement influences axial flexural response of reinforced concrete (RC) section and why code based ultimate strength design methods can be insufficient. Nonlinear cross-section analysis helps account for these effects by modifying stress-strain relationships due to transverse reinforcement improving structural assessment.
