GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
GEOTECHNICAL EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING/5301332
Course Title: GEOTECHNICAL EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Course Semester 1 Type of The Course Elective
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Introduction to Geotechnical earthquake engineering
Introduction to seismology and geology
Analysis for ground shaking
Seismic vulnerability analysis
Analysis for wave propagation in soil
Analysis for dynamic ground shaking
Analysis for liquefaction
Analysis for seismic slope stability
Analysis for Retaining walls
Analysis for soil improvement techniques
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Introduction to Geotechnical earthquake engineering
2. Week  Introduction to Geotechnical earthquake engineering
3. Week  Introduction to seismology and geology
4. Week  Seismic vulnerability analysis
5. Week  Analysis for ground shaking
6. Week  Analysis for wave propagation in soil
7. Week  Analysis for dynamic ground shaking
8. Week  Midterms/Soil behaviour analysis
9. Week  Local site effects
10. Week  Midterm exam
11. Week  Liquefaction analysis
12. Week  Seismic analysis of slope stability
13. Week  Seismic analysis of Retaining walls
14. Week  Analysis for soil improvement techniques
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
40
 Assignment
5
20
 Application
2
10
 Projects
1
10
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
2
20
 Percent of In-term Studies  
60
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
40
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
3
42
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
 Reading Tasks
14
3
42
 Searching in Internet and Library
14
3
42
 Material Design and Implementation
1
4
4
 Report Preparing
2
8
16
 Preparing a Presentation
1
4
4
 Presentation
1
1
1
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
1
10
10
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
1
10
10
 Other (should be emphasized)
2
5
10
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
181
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.24
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1X
2X
3X
4X
5X
6X
7X
8X
9X
10X
11X
12X
13X
14X
15X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   ( Assoc.Prof. Seyhan Fırat , Assoc.Prof. Nihat S. Işık)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/sfirat , https://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/nihatsinan)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (sfirat@gazi.edu.tr , nihatsinan@gmail.com )