COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SEISMIC HAZARD ASSESSMENT

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MEHMET KURUOĞLU

Offered to

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING (ENGLISH)
Geotechnicel Engineering (English)
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING (ENGLISH)

Course Objective

In this course, seismic hazard assessment in frame of Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering principles is aimed. In this manner, topics such as deterministic and probabilistic seismic hazard analysis (theory and application) are given in addition to fundamental concepts with respect to fault types, fault geometry and seismic hazard types.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Be able to define fundamental concepts about Seismic Hazard Assessment.
2   Be able to learn deterministic seismic hazard assessment steps in frame of the geotechnical earthquake engineering principles.
3   Be able to learn probabilistic seismic hazard assessment steps in frame of the geotechnical earthquake engineering principles.
4   Be able to perform deterministic seismic hazard analysis for a certain region/city taking into account geotechnical earthquake engineering principles.
5   Be able to perform probabilistic seismic hazard analysis for a certain region/city taking into account geotechnical earthquake engineering principles.
6   Be able to interpret the results of deterministic and probabilistic seismic hazard analyses for a certain region/city in frame of the geotechnical earthquake engineering principles.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 INTRODUCTION: Seismic Hazard Types, Occurrence of Earthquakes
2 Fault Geometry and Movement, Fault Types, Seismic Moment
3 Intensity, Magnitude and Energy of the Earthquake; Strong Motion Parameters
4 Types of Earthquake Waves and Their Properties, Magnitude and Distance Effects, Attenuation Relationships
5 Seismic Hazard Analysis: Deterministic Method (theory)
6 Seismic Hazard Analysis: Deterministic Method (Literature review)
7 Seismic Hazard Analysis: Deterministic Method (application)
8 Seismic Hazard Analysis: Probabilistic Method (theory)
9 Seismic Hazard Analysis: Probabilistic Method (Literature review)
10 (application)
11 Comparison of Deterministic and Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis Methods
12 Seismic Hazard Assessment according to the Turkish Seismic Code for Buildings (2018)
13 Homework Presentations: Deterministic Seismic Hazard Analysis
14 Homework Presentations: Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis, General Evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, Steven L. Kramer, Prentice Hall, Inc., 1996, New Jersey, USA
ISBN: 0-13-374943-6, 653p.
Supplementary Book(s): Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Handbook, Robert W. Day, McGraw Hill 2002, New York, USA, ISBN: 0-07-137782-4, 600p.
References:
Turkish Seismic Code for Buildings (2018)
Websites for National Earthquake Research Centers:
www.afad.gov.tr, www.koeri.boun.edu.tr, www.deu.edu.tr/daum
Other Materials: Journal papers and conference proceedings related with subjects given in the course, software, earthquake databases.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Theoretical lessons are made together with some application problems and research papers for subjects related with seismic hazard assessment. Homeworks related with seismic hazard assessment in frame of the geotechnical earthquake engineering principles is given to each student. The results of analyses are discussed in frame of the Turkish Seismic Code for Buildings (2018) and other seismic specifications that are commonly used in the world.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 + ASG * 0.25 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 + ASG * 0.25 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO1-2-3: Evaluated with Questions in Mid-term and Final exams.
LO4-5-6: Evaluated with Homework Assignments.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Minimum %70 attendance to the course, attending the Mid-term and Final exams, and homework assignments in time are taken into consideration in Evaluation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Asst. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Kuruoğlu: mehmet.kuruoglu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Will be announced in the first week of the term.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Preparation for final exam 1 18 18
Preparing assignments 2 16 32
Preparing presentations 2 10 20
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 171

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.1444
LO.2444455
LO.3444455
LO.44455445
LO.54455445
LO.6445545

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