Dokuz Eylül University Information Package / Courses Catalog

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
JEF 4702	INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING SEISMOLOGY	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	3

Offered By

Geophysical Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR NIHAL AKYOL

Offered to

Geophysical Engineering

Course Objective

To set up background information about the concepts of engineering seismology, spectra in seismology, earthquake hazard, site-building interaction

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	To name basic concepts of engineering seismology
2	To name and to be able to calculate the basic parameters of earthquake hazard and statistics
3	To be able to define earthquake spectra concepts
4	To be able to distinguish source, propagation and site parameters
5	To be able to define the basic concepts of site amplification and site-building interactions

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

JEF 3607 - SEISMOLOGY

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	1- Introduction. Basic parameters, related to earthquakes. Primary and secondary effects of the earthquakes
2	2- Seismological background: Acceleration, velocity and displacement characteristics. Relationships between magnitude, intensity, PGA and earthquke duration
3	3- Source Effect: Beachballs of fault-plane solutions and their interpretations
4	4- Seismotectonic source zones. Source zones around Izmir
5	5- Seismic hazard, risk and probability
6	6- Propagation Effect: Attenuation
7	7- Site Effect: Amplification, resonance frequency, Transfer function
8	8- Different methods for estimation of Site Transfer functions
9	9- Surface topography and basin geometry effects on site transfer functions
10	10- Spectrum and Response spectrum
11	11- Turkish Building code: Site classification and Design Spectrum
12	12- Earthquake-Site-Building interactions
13	13- Seismic Microzoning
14	14- Regulations on preparing site investigation reports. Students' Presantations

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.
- Stein , S. & Wysession, M., An Introduction to Seismology, Earthqaukes, and Earth Structure, Blackwell Publishing, 7 Baskı, 2007.
- Celep, Z. & Kumbasar N., Deprem Mühendisliğine Giriş, Sema Matbaacılık, Istanbul, 1993.
- Yüceman, S., Sismik Risk Analizi, ODTÜ, Yayın No: 41, Ankara, 1992.
- Ulusay, R., Uygulamalı Jeoteknik Bilgiler, TMMOB Jeoloji Müh. Odası Yayınları, No:38, 5. Baskı, 2010.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture/presentation, to prepare 'homework, report and presentation', midterm exam, final 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 * 0.20 + ASG * 0.30 + FIN * 0.50
5	RST	RESIT
6	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.30 + RST * 0.50

*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Final grade assessment is based on education/exam instructions of Engineering Faculty, Dokuz Eylul University

Assessment Criteria

Homeworks: %30 (OÇ1, OÇ2, OÇ3, OÇ4)
Midterm exam: %20 (OÇ4, OÇ5)
Final exam: %50 (OÇ1, OÇ2, OÇ3, OÇ4, OÇ5)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Nihal AKYOL
Dokuz Eylul University, Engineering Faculty, Department of Geophysical Engineering, Tınaztepe Campus, 35160 Buca, Izmir
Office Phone: 232-3017264
e-mail: nihal.akyol@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 15:00 - 17:00

Work Placement(s)