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| JFZL7196 | Problems in Exploration Seismology and Solut. | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | Third Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of GEOPHYSICAL ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face, Practical | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Hakan KARSLI | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | is to teach recognizing near surface problems and developing the solution techniques.
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| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | define shallow geologic problems. | 1,3 | 1,3 | | PO - 2 : | learn to use seismic methods to solve near surface problems. | 1,3 | 1,3 | | PO - 3 : | learn to use surface waves to solve near surface problems. | 1,3 | 1,3 | | 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 | | |
| Theory of Seismic Waves, Energy Partitioning at an Interface, The Reflection and Refraction Geometries of Seismic Waces, Seismic Velocity Problems, Charactereristics of Seismic Events, Reflection and Refraction Field Methods and Application Criteria, Specialized Field Techniques, Data Processing, Near Surface Problems, Methods of Surface Waves, Analysis of Surface Waves Dispersion and Inversion (SASW and MASW), Geologic Interpretation of Reflection and Refraction Data and Applications with MatLab. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Theory of seismic waves | | | Week 2 | Energy partitioning at an interface (Zoeppritz equations) | | | Week 3 | Reflection and refraction geometries of seismic waves | | | Week 4 | Seismic velocity problems | | | Week 5 | Characters of seismic events | | | Week 6 | Reflection and refraction field methods and application procedures | | | Week 7 | Special field techniques | | | Week 8 | Data processing of reflection and refraction data | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Near surface problems and surface waves methods | | | Week 11 | Dispersion analysis of surface waves | | | Week 12 | Analysis of Surface Waves (SASW)and inversion techniques | | | Week 13 | Multichannel Analysis of Surface Waves (MASW) and inversion techniques | | | Week 14 | Geological interpretation of reflection and refraction data | | | Week 15 | Application with MatLab | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Sheriff, E.G. and Geldart, L.P. 2004;Problems in exploration seismology and their solutions,Society of Exploration Geophysicist, 509 pp. | | | |
| 1 | Gadallah, M., R., and Fisher, R. L. 2005; Applied Seismology: A comprehensive guide to seismic theory and application, PennWell, Tulsa, 463 pp. | | | 2 | Çoruh, C., Robinson E. S., 1988; Basic Exploration Geophysics, 1st edition, Jhon Wiley and sons, New York. | | | 3 | Sheriff, E.G. and Geldart, L.P. 1995; Exploration Seismolgy, (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 592 pp. | | | 4 | Gadallah, M., R., and Fisher, R. L. 2009; Exploration Seismology, Springer Verlag-Berlin. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 22/11/2012 | 2 | 30 | | In-term studies (second mid-term exam) | 12 | 22/12/2012 | 2 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 10/01/2013 | 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 | 8 | 14 | 112 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 9 | 1 | 9 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Klinik Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Ödev | 5 | 8 | 40 | | Proje | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Kısa sınav | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 18 | 1 | 18 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Diğer 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Diğer 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total work load | | | 225 |
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