Advanced Engineering Seismology
Geophysical 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Engineering Seismology | JFZ507 | Elective | Master's degree | 1 | Fall | 8 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Associate Prof. Dr. Ergin ULUTAŞ
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Discussing the similarities and differences of the seismic hazard and risk.
2) Defining the strong ground motion and its chatacteristics
3) Correlating the effects of strong ground motion on structures
4) Defining the design ground motions and design spectrums
5) Correlating the effect of lquefaction and landslide on building damages.
6) Defining the concepts of seismic microzonation and land use due to seismic hazard.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
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| 1 | No relation | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | No relation | No relation | Middle | No relation | Middle | No relation | Middle | Low | |
| 2 | No relation | Low | No relation | Low | No relation | Middle | No relation | Middle | No relation | No relation | Low | Middle | No relation | Low | |
| 3 | High | Low | No relation | Middle | No relation | Low | No relation | Middle | No relation | Middle | No relation | Low | No relation | Low | |
| 4 | No relation | No relation | Low | No relation | Middle | No relation | Low | No relation | Low | No relation | No relation | Middle | No relation | Middle | |
| 5 | Middle | Low | No relation | No relation | Low | No relation | Low | Middle | Middle | No relation | Low | No relation | Middle | Low | |
| 6 | Middle | Low | No relation | Middle | No relation | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | No relation | Middle | No relation | Low | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Seismology, Applied Seismology, Waves
Course Contents
This course provides candidates with profound knowledge on;
Earthquakes and Seismology,
Seismic Hazards,
Regional Seismic Hazard and Risk,
Strong ground motions and amplitude parameters,
Strong ground motions and frequency parameters,
Attenuation relationships of acceleration and distance
Seismic Hazard Analysis,
Ground Response Analysis,
Soil amplification,
Liquefaction analysis
Seismic Slope Stability,
Seismic Microzonation and Landuse Management,
Rapid Response Systems
Weekly Schedule
1) Introduction, Earthquakes and Seismology, Ground motions in the earth, Earthquake occurrences and causes of the earthquakes, Magnitude and energy of earthquakes, Epicenter and hypocenter of earthquakes, Seismic Moment, Seismic waves2) Seismic Hazards, Sources of seismic hazards, ground shaking, liquefaction, landslides, Geological evidences, Geodetic evidences (tilting and shifting)
3) Regional Seismic Hazard and Risk , Definition of the seismic sources, Calculation of the earthquake occurrences in the seismic sources, Regional Bedrock Motion
4) Strong ground motions and amplitude parameters Peak acceleration, Peak velocity, Peak displacement, Effective acceleration, Effective design acceleration, Continuous maximum acceleration
5) Strong ground motions and frequency parameters Spectral parameters, Ground motion spectra
6) Attenuation relationships of acceleration and distance, Distance, magnitude and soil condition effects on strong ground motion
7) Seismic Hazard Analysis, Deterministic Seismic Hazards, Fault geometry, Scenario earthquake
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) Seismic Hazard Analysis, Probabilistic Seismic Hazards, Fault geometry, Distibution of earthquake occurrences, Poisson model
10) Ground Response Analysis, Response Spectra, Design Response Spectra
11) Soil amplification, Empirical amplification equaions, Teorotical transfer functions, Dynamic Non-Lineer Models
12) Liquefaction analysis, Flow liquefaction, Cyclic Mobility.
13) Seismic Slope Stability, Earthquake Induced Landslide Activity, Inertial Instability and Block analysis.
14) Seismic Microzonation and Landuse Management, The integration of seismic hazards associated with the local site effects
15) Rapid Response Systems, Estimating Regional damage distributions, Estimating regional loss distribution
16) Final examination
Recommended or Required Reading
1- Geoteknik Deprem Mühendisliği
Steven L. Kramer (Çeviren: Doç.Dr. Kamil Kayabalı)
2- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
Steven L. Kramer, Prentice-Hall,
ISBN 0-13-374943-6
3- Geoteknik Mühendisliğine Giriş
Rbert D. Holtz, William D Kovacs (Çeviren Kamil Kayabalı)
ISBN 0-13-484394-0
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Drill and Practice
5) Case Study
6) Self Study
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Semester Studies to Course Grade |
40% |
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Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
60% |
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Total | 100% | |||||||||||||||||
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required