COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SPECIAL SUBJECTS IN GEOPHYSICS II (PROBLEM BASED LEARNING)

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
JEF 3609 SPECIAL SUBJECTS IN GEOPHYSICS II (PROBLEM BASED LEARNING) COMPULSORY 2 2 0 4

Offered By

Geophysical Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ORHAN DEDE POLAT

Offered to

Geophysical Engineering

Course Objective

Introducing geophysical methods used for modeling of occurred soil-structure joint action during the earthquake. Mathematical correlation of earthquake-soil-structure joint behavior will be defined in this introduction and then provide information to students about geophysical methods will be used necessary parameters of earthquake-soil-structure for solving this equation and its results. To provide necessary informations about applications of geophysical studies for topic of soil-structure joint behavior concerning human life.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To provide informations about what is earthquake-soil-structure joint behavior and how does defined it.
2   Introducing how to use geophysical methods in this issue.
3   To provide informations about used geophysical methods in this issue according to the actuality of developing computer programs.
4   Introducing common intersection points of geophysical engineering with other branches of engineering.
5   To provide training of conscious geophysical engineer about security and property of life affected by earthquake.
6   To contribute to gain experience about how the solution is brought to a problem using together all findings obtained from geophysical methods.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General information about earthquake and its effects.
2 General information about the earthquake resistant structure design.
3 General information about earthquake-soil-structure interaction.
4 Giving information about earthquake and parameters related to earthquake earthquake resistant structure.
5 Giving general information about bedrock, soil and soil dynamics parameters.
6 General information about the soil and structure.
7 Introduction of physical models of earthquake-soil-structure joint behavior.
8 Midterm exam 1
9 Defining mathematical equation of Earthquake-soil-structure joint behavior.
10 Giving examples about parameters interest to earthquake obtaning from geophysical methods.
11 Giving examples of obtaining of soil-bedrock model with defining of soil, engineering bedrock and seismic bedrock.
12 To provide to help students prepare the ground bedrock model with given parameters obtained from previously geophysical intestigations.
13 Midterm Exam 2
14 To associate and interpretate to applications of Hydrological principles, seismology, seismic and electromagnetic prospecting

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
Kramer, S.L. 1996. Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering. Prentice-Hall Int. Series, in Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Edt: Hall, New Jersey, ISBN: 0-13-374943-6, 653 p.
Nakamura, Y., 1989. A method for dynamic characteristics estimation of sub-surface using microtremor on the ground surface, QR of RTRI, 30,1, 25-33.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, application, homework, presentation, exam.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Learning outcomes 1,2,3,4,5 and 6 are evaluated with midterms, final exams, assignments, PDO and discussions

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dokuz Eylul University, Engineering Faculty, Department of Geophysical Engineering, Tınaztepe Campus, 35160 Buca, Izmir Tel : 0.232.3017261
mustafa.akgun@deu.edu.tr
mehmet.utku@deu.edu.tr
senol.ozyalin@deu.edu.tr
oya.pamukcu@deu.edu.tr
ahmet.arslan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Time which is appropriate for the weekly course schedule of lecturer

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Tutorials 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 2 5 10
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Preparing assignments 4 2 8
Preparing presentations 1 4 4
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 2 2 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.15445
LO.244
LO.3444
LO.4444
LO.55444
LO.643453

CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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