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| JFZL7210 | Engineering Seismology | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Third Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of GEOPHYSICAL ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Nilgün Lütfiye SAYIL | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To learn basic knowledges and concepts on the methods and applications in seismology for solving engineering problems and earthquake hazard minimization problems. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | apply the principles of seismology to identify and solve the problems in earthquake hazard minimization. | 1,2,4 | 1 | | PO - 2 : | learn the nature and basic principles of strong motion and its data collection methods. | 1,2,4,6 | 1 | | PO - 3 : | gain knowledge of strong motion data processing and its engineering interpretation using modern data processing technics. | 1,2,4 | 1 | | PO - 4 : | interpret seismic risk and seismic hazard in engineering aspects. | 1,2,3,10 | 1 | | PO - 5 : | determine the principle parameters of engineering seismology in earthquake resistant design of all the engineering structures in particular needs for society,and then establish the multi-disciplinary relationships between geophysical and civil engineering. | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 | 1 | | 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 | | |
| Introduction to Engineering Seismology. Basic parameters of earthquakes. Earthquake damages. Properties of seismic and viscoelastic waves. Vibrations of ground and structures. Importance of strong ground motion in engineering. Accelerometers and recordings of strong ground motion. Analysis and interpretations of strong ground motion recordings. Spectrums in strong ground motion and their purpose of use in engineering. Evaluation and interpretation of strong ground motion attenuation relations. Ground motion intensity indices. Modeling of strong ground motion ( Earthquake source models, time and frequency characteristics of strong ground motion). Statistical methods in strong ground motion modeling. Ground response analysis. Local site effects and design ground motions. Seismic risk and hazard analysis and its engineering interpretations. Soil liquefaction. Seismic hazard mitigation studies. Structural health monitoring using seismological methods. Seismic vulnerability studies. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction to Engineering Seismology. Basic parameters of earthquakes. | | | Week 2 | Properties of seismic and viscoelastic waves. Vibrations of ground and structures. | | | Week 3 | Importance of strong ground motion in engineering. Accelerometers and recordings of strong ground motion.Strong ground motion parameters (amplitude, frequency content , duration, and the other parameters). | | | Week 4 | Analyses and interpretations of strong motion recordings. Spectrums in strong ground motion and their usage for engineering purpose. | | | Week 5 | Evaluation and interpretation of strong ground motion attenuation parameters. | | | Week 6 | Ground motion intensity indices. | | | Week 7 | Modeling of strong ground motion (Earthquake source models, time and frequency characteristics of of strong ground motion). | | | Week 8 | Statistical methods in strong ground motion modeling. | | | Week 9 | Mid Term Exam. | | | Week 10 | Ground response analysis. | | | Week 11 | Local site effects and design ground motions. | | | Week 12 | Seismic risk and hazard analysis and its engineering interpretations. | | | Week 13 | Quiz. Soil liquefaction. | | | Week 14 | Seismic hazard mitigation studies. | | | Week 15 | Structural health monitoring using seismological methods. Seismic vulnerability studies. | | | Week 16 | Final exam | | | |
| 1 | Kanai,K., 1983, Engineering Seismology, Univ. of Tokyo Press. | | | 2 | Medvedev, S.V., 1965, Engineering Seismology,IPST, Jarusalem. | | | 3 | Kayabalı,K.,2003, Geoteknik Deprem Mühendisliği (S.L. Kramer, 1996' dan Çeviri), Gazi Kitabevi, Ankara. | | | 4 | Kramer, S.L., 1996, Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, Prentice Hall, Inc. | | | 5 | Zerva,A., 2009, Spatial Variations Seismic Ground Motions: Modeling and Engineering and Engineering Applications, CRC Press. | | | |
| 1 | Gülkan, P., and Anderson, J.G., 2005, Directions in Strong Motion Instrumentation. NATO Science Series IV: Earth and Environmental Series-Vol.58, Springer. | | | 2 | Ambraseys,N.N., 1988, Engineering Seismology, Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics,17, 1-105. | | | 3 | Husebye,E.S., 2008, Earthquake Monitoring and Seismic Hazard Mitigation in Balkan Countries, NATO Science Series IV: Earth and Environmental Sciences-Vol.81, Springer. | | | 4 | Douglas, J., 2004, Ground Motion Estimation Equations 1964-2003, Reissue of ESEE Report No.01-1: ' A Comprehensive Worldwide Summary of Strong-Motion Attenuation Relationships for Peak Ground Acceleration and Spectral Ordinates (1969 to 2000)' with Corrections and Additions, Imp.Coll. London, Dept. of Civil and Env. Eng., Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, SW7 2BU. | | | 5 | Lee, W.H.K, Kanamori, H., Jennings, P.C., and Kisslinger, K., 2002, International Handbook of Earthquake and Engineering Seismology, Part A, Academic Press. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 15/11/2012 | 2 | 30 | | Quiz | 12 | 09/11/2012 | 2 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 15 | 13/01/2013 | 2 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 7 | 14 | 98 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 13.5 | 1 | 13.5 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Klinik Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Ödev | 5 | 5 | 25 | | Proje | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Kısa sınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 16.5 | 1 | 16.5 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Diğer 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Diğer 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total work load | | | 200 |
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