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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS EES 5029 GEOPHYSICAL FACTORS FOR THE SELECTION OF RESIDENTIAL AREAS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 7

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCES ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCES-NON THESIS

Course Objective

The course aims to explain necessary criterions on new settlement planings (micro zonning) to decrease effects of earthquakes.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to repeat the undergraduate knowledge of related subjects shortly. 2   To be able to understand the sedimentary and rock sites,buried fault system 3   To be able to understand static and dynamic parameters of ground 4   To be able to understand acceleration and amplification 5   To be able to understand settlement and liquefaction analysis 6   To be able to understand focal mechanism distributions and construction settlement 7   To be able to understand the risc studies 8   To be able to get planning abilities

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Presentation of the lecture and giving the reference list 2 Presentation and classification of the sites 3 Underground water level in alluvial basins, thickness of alluvium, application and presentation methods to research the base topography (bed-rock depth). 4 Presentation the fault systems and giving research methods with applications 5 Presentation the related parameters, 6 The relations between the related parameters and their uses in application 7 Biggest horizontal acceleration in the bed-rock, amplification of the earthquake amplitude by the layered-site effect 8 Presentation of the Effective Peak-Ground Acceleration (EPGA) concepts at surface and calculation methods. Using types of these parameters in application. 9 Presentation of the issues and examination of the different analysis methods 10 Current application and presentation of examples from the close environment 11 Earthquake classification, construction settlements and its relationship with the focal mechanism solutions and distributions. 12 During the construction phase and economic life of the buildings, investigation the occurrence probability of an earthquake with a specific magnitude. 13 During the economic life of any building, performing an earthquake statistical analysis with greater or equal to a specific magnitude (Poisson, Gumbel distribution of extreme values, Exponential, Markov, etc.). 14 On the elucidating of all knowledge, location planning (floor heights, recreation areas, etc.)

Recomended or Required Reading

Will be given later.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture will be continued with homework and discussion after processing basic concepts. Exercises will be performed widely by using computer

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

None

Assessment Criteria

Homework& Research:%50 Presentations& Project Report:%50

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

zafer.akcig@deu.edu.tr 0532 5535681

Office Hours

Everyday in which hour the lecturer is available.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures and Discussions 14 2 28 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42 Preparing homeworks 14 3 42 Preparing presentations 14 4 56 Preparing report 1 5 5 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 173

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 LO.1 4 3 LO.2 5 LO.3 2 4 3 LO.4 4 LO.5 3 2 LO.6 2 3 LO.7 LO.8 4 3