COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ENGINEERING SEISMOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GPE 5004 ENGINEERING SEISMOLOGY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 5

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR NIHAL AKYOL

Offered to

Geophysical Engineering
GEOPHYSICAL ENGINEERING

Course Objective

Proper design of earthquake-resistant structures requires estimation of the level of ground motion to which the structures will be subjected. One of the goals of earth scientists should be estimation of these parameters and provide them for engineering applications. This course includes the description of the ground motion parameters and estimation of them in the sense of Engineering Seismology.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to define the basic parameters of the earthquake that will expose to structures
2   To be able to define basic concepts of engineering seismology
3   To be able to define theoretical and statistical earthquake hazard analysis
4   To be able to implement statistical earthquake hazard analysis
5   To be able to define natural frequency and amplification of the sites
6   To be able to discuss seismic hazard, building codes and earthquake related developments/politics in Turkey

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to earthquakes: what earthquakes are, how we describe earthquakes, where earthquakes occur, how we record earthquakes, why earthquakes occur, historical earthquakes, seismicity and seismotectonics
2 Types of seismometers and seismic records (Displacement, velocity and acceleration)
3 Kinematic and dynamic parameters of the earthquakes
4 Relationship between frequency and magnitude: a recurrence period; the distribution of earthquakes sizes in a given period of time, occurrence probability of earthquakes
5 Classification of the earthquakes based on the source mechanism (Source effect). Active and potential source zones and types
6 Attenuation parameters: regional and local attenuation parameters (Propagation effect) and attenuation relationships
7 Ground Motion Parameters: amplitude, frequency content, and duration of strong ground motions
8 Natural frequency and amplification of the sites (Site effect). Influence of site effect on damage
9 Spectral Ratio and Nakamura Methods to obtain natural frequency and amplification of the sites
10 Mid-term exam
11 Earthquake spectra (PGA-peak ground acceleration and SA-spectral acceleration)
12 Deterministic and probabilistic hazard analysis
13 Seismic hazard in Turkey and classification of the sites: micro-zoning studies. The building codes of Turkey. Discussion on earthquake related developments and politics in Turkey
14 Presentations by students

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
- Kramer, S.L., Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 1996.

Supplementary Book(s):
- Lay, T. & Wallace, T.C., Modern Global Seismology, Academic Pres, California, 1995.
- Celep, Z. & Kumbasar N., Deprem Mühendisliğine Giriş, Sema Matbaacılık, Istanbul, 1993.
- Yüceman, S., Sismik Risk Analizi, ODTÜ, Yayın No: 41, Ankara, 1992.

References:
- Papers related to course syllabus

Materials:
- Building Codes

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, homework/presentation, midterm and final exams

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 * 0.25 + ASG *0.25 +FIN *0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 + ASG *0.25 +RST *0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Final grade assessment is based on education/exam instructions of the Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Dokuz Eylul University.

Assessment Criteria

Homeworks: %25 (LO1, LO2, LO4, LO5)
Mid-term exam: %25 (LO1, LO2, LO4, LO5)
Final exam: %50 (LO2, LO3, LO5, LO6)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The course is taught in a lecture, class presentation and discussion format. All class members are expected to attend and take part in lecture/presentation and discussion sessions. Homeworks prepared by students are presented to open a discussion session.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dokuz Eylul University, Engineering Faculty, Department of Geophysical Engineering, Tınaztepe Campus, 35160 Buca, Izmir
e-mail: nihal.akyol@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 13:00 ... 15:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36
Preparation for midterm exam 1 7 7
Preparation for final exam 1 9 9
Preparing assignments 5 5 25
Preparing presentations 1 8 8
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 113

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.144433
LO.244433
LO.33444433
LO.4444343
LO.54444344
LO.6443444

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

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