Statistical Seismology
Geophysical Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
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| Statistical Seismology | JFZ418 | Elective | Bachelor's degree | 4 | Spring | 3 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Tahir Serkan IRMAK
Prof. Dr. Mithat Fırat ÖZER
Prof. Dr. Fadime SERTÇELİK
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Exploring the earthquake occurrence models.
2) Modeling of the Recurrrence time of an earthquake and the physical and Stochastic Processes and Earthquake Prediction.
3) Explaning the foreshock, mainshock and aftershock relationships.
4) Comprehending and appliying the M-F relations
5) Able to interpreting the M-Frelations on seismotectonic.
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Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Not Required
Course Contents
This course covers;the concept of seismicity, aftershocks, foreshocks, earthquake swarms, the basic principles of probability and statistic, Probability, Probability Distributions, statistical models, maximum Likelihood Method, Akaike information criterion, Akaike information criterion model selection, hypothesis tests, the distribution of earthquakes, earthquake occurrence models, Poisson process, the time-dependent Poisson process, renewal process, determine the rate of change of seismic activity, the formation of aftershock models, the modified Omori formula and kullanıımı, magnitude-frequency relation, b value, p-value, stress relaxation model, earthquake prediction.
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Semester Studies to Course Grade |
50% |
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Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
50% |
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Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required