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Geos.733        Seismic Hazard Analyses                                                 (3 CH)

Course Contents:

Basics on Earthquakes (Faults, Size and Location of Earthquakes); Seismology, Seismic Waves and Seismometry, Seismic Hazards, Primary and Secondary Hazards (Ground Shaking, Land-Sliding, Liquefaction, Tsunami, Fires, etc.), Input Parameters, Processing the Earthquake Catalogues, Strong Ground Motions Parameters, Introduction to Ground Motions Prediction Equations (GMPEs) and Applications, Introduction to Hazard Analysis (Deterministic & Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis), Introduction to local site-effects and seismic soil-response analysis, Evaluation of Landsliding and Liquefaction Hazards, Seismic Micro-Zonation, Seismic Risk, Exposure Characterization, Seismic Vulnerability/ Fragility Assessment, Seismic Risk Assessment, Seismic Risk Mitigation, Earthquake Prediction and Early Warning Systems, Public Awareness and Preparedness, Earthquake Insurance
Books recommended:

  • Geology of Earthquakes by Yeats, R. S., Sieh, K. E., & Allen, C. R. (1997). Oxford University Press.
  • International Handbook of Earthquake and Engineering Seismology Part A by Lee, W. H. K., Kanamori, H., Jennings, P. C., & Kisslinger, C. (2002). Elsevier/Academic.
  • Earthquake Processes: Physical Modelling, Numerical Simulation and Data Analysis Part I by Matsu'ura, M., Mora, P., Donnellan, A., & Yin, X. (2002). Birkhäuser Basel.
  • International Handbook of Earthquake and Engineering Seismology Part B by Lee, W. H. K., Kanamori, H., Jennings, P. C., & Kisslinger, C. (2003). Elsevier/Academic.
  • Assessing and Managing Earthquake Risk: Geo-scientific and Engineering Knowledge for Earthquake Risk Mitigation by Oliveira, C. S., Roca, A., & Goula, X. (2005). Springer Netherlands.
  • Earthquakes: 2006 Centennial Update by Bolt, B. A. (2006). W. H. Freeman and Company.
  • Earthquake Engineering for Structural Design by Gioncu, V., & Mazzolani, F. (2017). Taylor & Francis.
  • An Introduction to Seismology, Earthquakes and Earth Structure by Stein, S., & Wysession, M. (2006). Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
  • Earthquake Protection by Andrew, C., & Robin, S. (2002). John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
  • Earthquake Risk Reduction by Dowrick, D. (2003). John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
  • Seismic Hazard and Risk Analysis by McGuire, R. K. (2004). Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI).