JS318 Earthquake and Active Fault Applications in Engineering Projects

2 ECTS - 2-0 Duration (T+A)- 6. Semester- 2 National Credit

Information

Code JS318
Name Earthquake and Active Fault Applications in Engineering Projects
Semester 6. Semester
Duration (T+A) 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 2 ECTS
National Credit 2 National Credit
Teaching Language Türkçe
Level Lisans Dersi
Type Normal
Mode of study Yüz Yüze Öğretim
Catalog Information Coordinator Prof. Dr. HAKAN GÜNEYLİ


Course Goal

To teach the investigation of the engineering problems on regions of active fault and earthquake.

Course Content

Engineering damages caused by seismic sources such as earthquakes and active faults, and investigation of their geotechnical concept.

Course Precondition

To be studying a language

Resources

Lecture Note-1

Notes

Lecture Note-2


Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 Gets knowledge about Earthquake concept and its seismic effect
LO02 Learns active faults and the importance of engineering.
LO03 Examines the effects of earthquakes and active faults formed in engineering applications
LO04 Examines the relationship between seismicity and soil behavior.
LO05 Understands the seismicity and structural deformation caused by active faults.


Relation with Program Learning Outcome

Order Type Program Learning Outcomes Level
PLO01 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Have sufficient background in basic geological knowledge, mathematics and science related subjects. 1
PLO02 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Designs and performs experiments, collects data and interprets the results. 1
PLO03 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Realizes the social effects of identified solutions for geological problems. 1
PLO04 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Searches for underground and aboveground natural resources 1
PLO05 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Chooses and applies necessary methods and instruments for engineering applications. 1
PLO06 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Works and undertakes responsibility in solving geological problems both individually and in multidiciplinary working groups
PLO07 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Has an awareness of life long learning; follows developments in science and technology to keep up to date
PLO08 Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik Defines necessities in learning in scientific, social, cultural and artistic areas and improves himself/herself continuously.
PLO09 Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik Entrepreneurship has knowledge about innovation issues and the problems of the age.
PLO10 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Recognizes and solves geological and engineering problems. 1
PLO11 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Knows job related and ethical responsibilities, project management, office applications and safety, and realizes juridical responsibilities of engineering applications. 1
PLO12 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Thinks, interprets, analyzes and synthesizes geological events in 3D. 1
PLO13 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Knows the formation of rocks, rock types, minerals. 1
PLO14 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Has an awareness of life long learning; follows developments in science and technology to keep up to date 1
PLO15 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Draws maps and extracts geological sections by using necessary techniques and tools for geological applications. 1
PLO16 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Investigates and reports all kinds of natural resources and geological hazards 1


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 Active fault concept reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
2 Criteria to determine the active faults reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap
3 Types of earthquakes, active fault zones, and the main earthquake zones in Turkey reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap
4 Earthquake mechanisms and their properties reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
5 Types of seismic vawes and its deformation reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
6 Physical processes that occur during an earthquake reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap
7 Determining of focal points and seismic sources using earthqukae waves reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
8 Mid-Term Exam Testing Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Ödev
9 Types of structural damage caused by earthquakes reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Soru-Cevap, Anlatım
10 Assessment of damage occurred in buildings reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Soru-Cevap, Anlatım
11 Preparing and understanding of intencity maps reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Alıştırma ve Uygulama
12 Geotechnical probems occured in active fault zones reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
13 Engineering damages that occurred during and after the earthquake reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
14 Analogy of liquefaction reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap
15 Types of liquefaction and its effects reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
16 Term Exams Testing Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
17 Term Exams Testing Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav


Student Workload - ECTS

Works Number Time (Hour) Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 2 28
Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 1 14
Assesment Related Works
Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 4 4
Final Exam 1 8 8
Total Workload (Hour) 54
Total Workload / 25 (h) 2,16
ECTS 2 ECTS