Seismic Design of the Gulf Cooperation Council Pavilion in Doha: A Eurocode Approach

This thesis presents the structural analysis and design of the GCC Pavilion in Doha, Qatar, carried out in accordance with Eurocodes and international standards. The superstructure was modelled as a composite steel–concrete system, designed to resist dead, live, wind, and seismic loads, with verification against ultimate and serviceability limit states. Seismic input was defined using regional hazard studies, with a conservative PGA of 0.08 g adopted and spectra generated according to Eurocode 8 for soil type D. Global checks were performed using CMP software, while joint verification employed IDEA StatiCa based on the CBFEM method. The foundation was designed as a 40 cm raft on Winkler springs, confirmed safe against bearing failure and serviceability settlements