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FACULTY of ENGINEERING / DEPARTMENT of GEOMATICS ENGINEERING /
Katalog Ana Sayfa
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YJFZ537Earthquake Source Mechnazim3+0+0ECTS:7.5
Year / SemesterFall Semester
Level of CourseSecond Cycle
Status Elective
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of GEOPHYSICAL ENGINEERING
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
Contact Hours14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week
Lecturer--
Co-LecturerNone
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
The student should obtain detailed knowledge about earthquake source mechanics.
 
Programme OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
PO - 1 : Students will learn earthquake source mechanics.2
PO - 2 : Students will experience for estimating earthquake source parameters2,4,7
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
Dimensions and volume of source, propogation model and source mechanism, source mechanism solutions through the use of body and surface waves, dislocation theory, source models, source kinematics, rupture propagation, body wave emanating from finite moving sources, source time function, synthetic seismograms.
 
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