COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO EARTQUAKE ENGINEERING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
JEF 4818 INTRODUCTION TO EARTQUAKE ENGINEERING ELECTIVE 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 strong ground motion, earthquake-site-building interactions, attenuation relationships and earth scientist responsibilities defined in Turkish building codes

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to define the basic parameters of strong ground motions
2   To be able to define the basic parameters of earthquake-site-building interactions
3   To be able to do basic calculations on attenuation relationships
4   To be able to comprehend earth scientists responsibilities defined in Turkish building codes
5   To be able to compare site classifications defined in different building codes

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction (contents and references). Earthquake as wave motions
2 Fundamental parameters and defitions in Seismology
3 What is strong ground motion and how is it recorded
4 What are strong ground motion parameters AFAD and TNSMN
5 Behavior of the sites during the earthquakes. Effects of local site conditions on ground motions. Effects of earthquakes on structures, interaction between earthquakes, sites and structures
6 Consolidation, liquefaction, landslide and slope stability problems generated by earthquakes
7 Attenuation parameters in Seismology
8 Attenuation relationships-1
9 Attenuation relationships-2
10 Turkish Building Code (1998 and 2018) Discussion on earth scientist responsibilities defined in Turkish building codes Examining and discussion on site classification and spectral acceleration descriptions in different design codes
11 Earthquake-resistant structural design
12 Disaster prepradness and studies for pre/sync/post duration of the disasters
13 Disaster and Crisis management
14 Students' presantations

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
- Kramer, S.L., Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 1996.
- Celep, Z. & Kumbasar N., Deprem Mühendisliğine Giriş, Sema Matbaacılık, Istanbul, 1993.
- Ulusay, R., Uygulamalı Jeoteknik Bilgiler, TMMOB Jeoloji Müh. Odası Yayınları, No:38, 5. Baskı, 2010

Supplementary Book(s):
- Lay, T. & Wallace, T.C., Modern Global Seismology, Academic Pres, California, 1995.
- Yüceman, S., Sismik Risk Analizi, ODTÜ, Yayın No: 41, Ankara, 1992
- Okamoto, S., Introduction to Earthquake Engineering, University of Tokyo Press, Tokyo, 1984.

Other materials:
- Turkish Building Code (1998 and 2018)
- Site Classification of different building codes

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture/presantation and "homework, translation, report, presentation" preparing

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG 1 ASSIGNMENT 1
2 ASG 2 ASSIGNMENT 2
3 ASG 3 ASSIGNMENT 3
4 ASG 4 ASSIGNMENT 4
5 FIN FINAL EXAM
6 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG 1 * 0.20 + ASG 2 * 0.10 + ASG 3 * 0.10 + ASG 4 * 0.10 + FIN * 0.50
7 RST RESIT
8 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG 1 * 0.20 + ASG 2 * 0.10 + ASG 3 * 0.10 + ASG 4 * 0.10 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

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

Assessment Criteria

Homeworks: %50 (OÇ1, OÇ2, OÇ3, OÇ4, OÇ5)
Final and make-up exams: %50 (OÇ1, OÇ2, 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

Wednesday 09:30 - 11:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for final exam 1 16 16
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 1 12
Preparing assignments 4 3 12
Preparing presentations 1 14 14
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 80

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.1434
LO.24434
LO.3434
LO.4343
LO.545

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