COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SEISMIC RISK

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GPE 5005 SEISMIC RISK ELECTIVE 2 0 2 5

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ORHAN DEDE POLAT

Offered to

Geophysical Engineering
GEOPHYSICAL ENGINEERING

Course Objective

Seismic risk and seismic hazard topics will be examined widely. Seismotectonic source, earthquake source parameters, different algorithms which are used to determine seismic risk, will be inferred by using computer programs and various softwares. Interpretation and computation techniques of seismic risk, mapping, contribution of seismological studies to the risk mitigation will be mentioned. Earthquake-generated Tsunami and early warning systems, vulnerability will be discussed.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to define the basic parameters related with seismic risk and hazard
2   To be able to define basic concepts related with seismic risk and hazard
3   To be able to define related with seismotectonic source and earthquake source parameters
4   To be able to use different algorithms used to determine seismic risk
5   To be able to discuss vulnerability together with tsunami and early warning systems

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to seismic risk and seismic hazard
2 Properties of seismotectonic source
3 Seismotectonic mapping studies : data preparation
4 Seismotectonic mapping studies Take Midterm Homework/Project
5 Geographical information systems (GIS) and contribution to the seismic risk studies
6 Interpretation of seismological data in frequency domain such as particle motion (acceleration, velocity, displacement)
7 Earthquake source parameters : theory
8 Brune (far-field circular) source model : computer program
9 Seismic risk assessment by using traditional methods Homogeneous, inhomogeneous earthquake catalogues, traditional statistical interpretations such as Gumbel's extreme values, Markov chains
10 Presentation of Homework/Project Discrimination of different algorithms from traditional statistical methods. Hurst, Lévy-Flight algorithms
11 Seismic risk assessment by using Hurst algorithm
12 Contribution of the seismic risk studies to the settlement plannings Take Midterm Homework/Project Report
13 Earthquakes and tsunami
14 Vulnerability

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
- Reiter, L., Earthquake Hazard Analysis, Columbia University Press, ISBN:0231065345, 254 p, 1990.

Supplementary Book(s):
- Kisslinger, C., International Handbook of Earthquake and Engineering Seismology (Part B), Academic Pres, 1945p, 2003
- Oliveira, C. and Roca, A., Earthquake Microzoning (Earthquake Hazard), Birkhauser Verlag, ISBN : 3764366524, 300 p, 2002
- Ansal, A., Recent Advances in Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering and Microzonation, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 354p, 2004.
- Rogers, A.M. et al., Assessing Earthquake Hazards and Reducing Risk, USGS Publ., 306 p, 1996

References:
- Papers related to course syllabus

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, homework, presentation, report

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 PRS PRESENTATION
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.50 + PRS * 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 the Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Dokuz Eylul University.

Assessment Criteria

Homework and Research: %50 (LO2, LO3, LO4)
Final exam: %50 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Department of Geophysical Engineering, Tınaztepe Campus, 35160 Buca, Izmir
Tel (iş) : 301 72 66
orhan.polat@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday: 13h00 - 15h00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Tutorials 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 2 10 20
Preparing presentations 2 1 2
Final 1 4 4
Midterm 1 4 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.144434444544
LO.255535454555
LO.355535453555
LO.45553545555
LO.555535452455

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