Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
Civil Engineering
Institute of Natural and Applied Sciences
Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering | INS514 | Elective | Master's degree | 1 | Spring | 8 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Associate Prof. Dr. Utkan MUTMAN
Associate Prof. Dr. Berna UNUTMAZ
Assistant Prof. Dr. Serkan ENGİN
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) At the end of this lecture, students will know the earthquake terms and understand and comment on the papers about the subject.
2) At the end of this lecture, the students will learn about the seismic soil behavior and know the differences between cohesive and cohesionless soils.
3) At the end of this lecture, the students will learn about the damping and modulus degradation behavior of clays and sands and know how these types of soils behave at the end of cyclic loading.
4) At the end of this lecture, the students will learn about the effects of soil type on earthquake characteristics.
5) At the end of this lecture, the students will learn the theory of soil response analyses.
6) At the end of this lecture, the students will learn how to solve a 1-D soil response problem and evaluate the results.
7) At the end of this lecture, the students will learn what liquefaction is and which soils liquefy which not. They will learn the parameters in liquefaction analyses
8) At the end of this lecture, the students will learn the liquefaction analyses methods. They will learn what cyclic stress ratio is and what it means to be on the safe or unsafe side from liquefaction point of view and they will be able to decide if soil will liquefy or not.
9) At the end of this lecture, the students will be able to calculate seismically induced volumetric and deviatoric strains.
10) At the end of this lecture, the students will be able to calculate lateral and vertical displacements at the end of cyclic loadings.
11) At the end of this lecture, the students will learn the bearing capacity loss at the end of strong ground motion.
12) At the end of this lecture, the students will be able to calculate the seismic loads on retaining structures.
13) At the end of this lecture, the students will be able to design retaining structures for seismic loading.
14) At the end of this lecture, the students will be able to evaluate soil-structure interaction from soil point of view.
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Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Not exists
Course Contents
Earthquakes, main earthquake properties, earthquake engineering, evaluation of earthquakes. Behavior of different soil types under seismic loading. Effects of earthquake on soil capacity, the changes in soil properties due to earthquakes. One dimensional soil response analysis. Seismic hazard, seismic analyses and design methods. How to use exiting earthquake codes. Liquefaction analyses. Seismic slope analyses. Soil-structure interaction. Seismic earth pressure.
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required