A brief review of seismicity, fault-rupture mechanisms, and fundamentals of vibrations. Discussion of attenuation relationships, design motions and influence of soil behaviour on ground shaking characteristics. Methods of analyzing seismic site response. Soil liquefaction phenomena and methods to predict seismic soil liquefaction initiation. Use of in-situ index tests in the estimation of seismic liquefaction risk. Seismic performance of slopes and earth structures and soil-structure interaction effects.
Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
- Institution:
- Middle East Technical University, Ankara
- Specialisation:
- ES
- Term:
- Spring 2011
- Teacher(s):
- K. ONDER CETIN
- Credits:
- 6
- Date (from - to):
- 01/02/2011 – 31/05/2011
Suggested readings:
- Kramer, S. L. (1996), Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, Prentice Hall, New Jersey.
- Day, R. W., Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Handbook, McGraw-Hill, 2002