GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
AN INTRODUCTION TO EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING AND DESIGN OF QUAKE RESISTANT STRUCTURES/6221308
Course Title: AN INTRODUCTION TO EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING AND DESIGN OF QUAKE RESISTANT STRUCTURES
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof. Dr. HÜSNÜ CAN
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/husnucan
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  husnucan@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
To be able to predict earthquake behavior of RC structures
To be able to understand basic principles for the design of quake resistant structures







 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  Face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
   There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Definations of earthquake, earthquke formation and earthquake features
2. Week  Seismicity of Turkey and the world
3. Week  Seismic behaviour of structures
4. Week  Basic principles for the design of quake resistant structures
5. Week  How RC consume energy?
6. Week  Irregularities in structures and methods to remove them
7. Week  Common design and production defects on structures in Turkey
8. Week  I. Midterm
9. Week  Possible crack types on structures ve formation reasons
10. Week  Investigation of damaged structures after the earthquake
11. Week  Investigation of damaged structures after the earthquake
12. Week  II. Midterm
13. Week  Project Study (earthquake resistant design oriented)
14. Week  Project Study(earthquake resistant design oriented)
15. Week  Project Study(earthquake resistant design oriented)
16. Week  Project Study(earthquake resistant design oriented)
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
   1) 2007 Deprem Bölgelerinde Yapılacak Binalar Hakkında Yönetmelik 2) Depremde Çökmeyen Bina Nedir ? Nasıl Projelendirilir? "Prof.Dr. Ergin Atımtay" 3) Betonarme, "Uğur Ersoy, Güney Öcebe", Evrim Yayınevi, 2001.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drill - Practise
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  Not Applicable
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
2
0
 Assignment
1
0
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
1
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
14
4
56
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
3
4
12
 Reading
3
4
12
 Searching in Internet and Library
3
4
12
 Designing and Applying Materials
3
4
12
 Preparing Reports
3
4
12
 Preparing Presentation
3
5
15
 Presentation
3
5
15
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
2
5
10
 Final and Studying for Final
2
5
10
 Other
2
10
20
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
186
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.44
 ECTS: 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Civil Engineering is an exciting and challenging profession that deals with planning, design, construction, maintenance and management of different kinds of structures which are to meet the basic needs of human beings such as housing, transportation, health, education, commerce, energy etc. utilizing natural and financial resources effectively and efficiently incorporating creativity and scientific knowledge. The goal of civil engineering department is to bring up noble, sensitive, responsible engineers, who acknowledge the importance of learning and sharing the facts with others, through providing them basic knowledge on civil engineering, helping them developing a creative mind, training them on research, planning, design and application techniquesX
2Have skills and professional background in describing, formulating, modeling and analyzing the engineering problem, with a consideration for appropriate analytical solutions in all necessary situationsX
3Have the necessary technical, academic and practical knowledge and application confidence in the design and assessment of machines or mechanical systems or industrial processes with considerations of productivity, feasibility and environmental and social aspects.X
4Have the ability of designing and conducting experiments, conduction data acquisition and analysis and making conclusionsX
5Have the practice of selecting and using appropriate technical and engineering tools in engineering problems, and ability of effective usage of information science technologiesX
6Have ability of identifying the potential resources for information or knowledge regarding a given engineering issueX
7Have abilities and performance to participate multi-disciplinary groups together with the effective oral and official communication skills and personal confidenceX
8Have motivation for life-long learning and having known significance of continuous education beyond undergraduate studies for science and technologyX
9Is aware of the importance of safety and healthiness in the project management, workshop environment as well as related legal issuesX
10Have the ability for effective oral and official communication skills in Turkish Language and, at minimum, one foreign languageX
11Have consciousness for the results and effects of engineering solutions on the society and universe, awareness for the developmental considerations with contemporary problems of humanityX
12well-structured responsibilities in profession and ethicsX