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SOIL DYNAMIC COURSE IDENTIFICATION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Code Name of the Course Unit Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
INF623 SOIL DYNAMIC 1 3 3 6

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY

Week Preparatory Topics(Subjects) Method
1 - Earth structure, Seismology, earthquake engineering, -
2 - Earthquake parameters, Seismic Waves, large and small plates on the earth, -
3 - Earthquake reality and risk maps in the world and Turkey, peak ground acceleration, earthquakes occurring at and inside the plate boundaries, -
4 - Shallow and deep earthquakes, formation and types of faults, -
5 - The instrumental magnitude and intensity of the earthquake, -
6 - The behavior of soil during earthquake, Liquefaction, Settlement, Safety factor, -
7 - Critical structures, Slope under dynamic loads -
8 - Retaining walls -
9 - Shallow and deep foundation, Eccentricity, -
10 - MID-TERM EXAM -
11 - Soil improvement methods against soil and earthquake risk, -
12 - Ground Dynamics in Terms of Earthquake -
13 - Vibration and Behavior of Structures Under Ground Motion -
14 - Geotechnical report preparation, Earthquake Regulations -
15 - Basic information about earthquake-resistant building design principles. -
16 - FINAL EXAM -
17 - FINAL EXAM -