COURSE SYLLABUS

GEOTECHNICAL EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING

1	Course Title:	GEOTECHNICAL EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING
2	Course Code:	INS5077
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Third Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	1
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	6
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Dr. Ögr. Üyesi YEŞİM SEMA ÜNSEVER
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	unsever@uludag.edu.tr 0224 2942946
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	The objective of the course is to introduce the effects of dynamic soil behavior on ground shaking characteristics and on design of structures.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	Adequate knowledge in mathematics, science and engineering subjects pertaining to the relevant discipline; ability to use theoretical and applied knowledgein these areas incomplex engineering problems;
2	Ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems; ability to select and apply proper analysis and modeling methods for this purpose.;
3	Students will gain fundamental knowledge on earthquakes.;
4	Students will gain knowledge on the behavior of soils subjected to dynamic loads.;
5	Students will gain knowledge on the design of foundations by considering dynamic effects;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Introduction to Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
2	Earthquakes, Strong ground motions and estimation of Strong ground motions parameters
3	Seismic hazard analysis
4	Dynamic soil properties
5	Measurement of dynamic soil properties from field and laboratory tests
6	Ground response analysis
7	Liquefaction and effects of liquefaction
8	Liquefaction analysis
9	Settlement analysis of granular soils under dynamic loadings
10	Bearing capacity under dynamic loadings
11	Seismic design of retaining wall
12	Seismic slope stability, microzonation
13	Turkish Earthquake Code
14	Discussions, Research and Presentations

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	- Kramer, S.L. (1996) Geotechnical Eartguake Engineering, Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 - Ishihara, K. (1996) Soil Behaviour in Earthquake Geotechnics, Oxford Engineering Science Series, Oxford Science Publications, Clarendon - Bolt, B.(1995) Earthquakes, W.H. Freeman and Company, New York - Liam Finn,W.D.(1991) Dynamic Analysis in Geotechnical Engineering Proc. of ASCE Spe.Conf. Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics II. pp523-591. - Japan Society of Civil Engineers (2000) Earthquake Resistant Design Codes in Japan, Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Tokyo, Japan Das, B.M. Principles of Soil Dynamics, 1993. - Das, B.M. Principles of Soil Dynamics, 1993.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	25
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	2	15
Final Exam	1	60
Total	4	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High