Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Course Code | : MCE540 |
| Course Type | : Area Elective |
| Couse Group | : Second Cycle (Master's Degree) |
| Education Language | : English |
| Work Placement | : N/A |
| Theory | : 3 |
| Prt. | : 0 |
| Credit | : 3 |
| Lab | : 0 |
| ECTS | : 6 |
to provide understanding the basic aspects of geotechnical earthquake engineering
1. The basic earthquake principles and common earthquake effects, 2. Site investigation for Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, 3. Various laboratory and field test procedures to measure the soil properties subjected to dynamic loading, 4. Site response analysis 5. Liquefaction potential and understand the principles of mitigation measures, 6. Behaviour of soil slopes under seismic loading, 7. Analyses of the retaining structures under seismic loading,
| 1. | Students will be able to evaluate earthquake effects on soils |
| 2. | The students will be able to have knowledge of methods used to determine dynamic soil parameters, and to know how to use those in the design |
| 3. | The students will be able to evaluate liquefaction potential of the soils |
| 4. | The students will be able to calculate earthquake induced settlements |
| 5. | The students will be able to conduct necessary dynamic analyses during design |
| 1. | Kramer S. L. (1996) Geotechnical Erathquake Engineering, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, USA. |
| 2. | Türkiye Bina Deprem Yönetmeliği 2019 |
| Type of Assessment | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Attending Lectures | 1 | %5 |
| Assignment | 8 | %25 |
| Quiz | 1 | %10 |
| Final Examination | 1 | %60 |
| Activities | Count | Preparation | Time | Total Work Load (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture - Theory | 14 | 1 | 3 | 56 |
| Assignment | 8 | 0 | 10 | 80 |
| Quiz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) | 144 | |||
PÇ-1 | PÇ-2 | PÇ-3 | PÇ-4 | PÇ-5 | PÇ-6 | PÇ-7 | PÇ-8 | PÇ-9 | PÇ-10 | PÇ-11 | PÇ-12 | PÇ-13 | |
OÇ-1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
OÇ-2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
OÇ-3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
OÇ-4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
OÇ-5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 |