This course aims to broaden the intellectual capacity of students in understanding the natural causes of earthquakes and their consequences on the built environment; to introduce them to the basic principles of dynamic structural behavior and seismic design procedures.
Upon succesful completion of this course, a student will be able to
1. Describe the natural causes of earthquakes
2. Describe the consequences of earthquakes on the built environment
3. Describe seismic parameters such as earthquake magnitude, intensity, depth, focal mechanism
4. List various instruments employed in measuring earthquakes and their differences
5. Determine seismic response of single degree of freedom linear elastic systems using analytical approaches
6. Analyze seismic behavior of single degree of freedom linear elastic systems using numerical approaches
7. Analyze seismic behavior of single degree of freedom non-linear systems using numerical approaches
8. Determine seismic response of multi degree of freedom linear elastic systems using analytical approaches
9. Perform seismic design of reinforced concrete structures in accordance with Turkish Earthquake Code, 2007