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Syllabus ( EQE 525 )

   Basic information
Course title: Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
Course code: EQE 525
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Selçuk TOPRAK
ECTS credits: 7.5
GTU credits: 3 (3+0+0)
Year, Semester: 1, Fall
Level of course: Second Cycle (Master's)
Type of course: Area Elective
Language of instruction: English
Mode of delivery: Face to face
Pre- and co-requisites: None
Professional practice: No
Purpose of the course: In response to urbanization and construction of structures on a variety of soil types, this course provides information and training on soil behaviour and its effect on structures during earthquakes. The course has interdisciplinary nature as the topics cover seismology, geology, structural engineering, risk analysis, and geotechnical engineering.
   Learning outcomes Up

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

   Contents Up
Week 1: Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering
Week 2: Seismology, Earthquakes, Strong Ground Motion
Homework
Week 3: Seismic Hazard Analysis, Wave Propagation
Week 4: Dynamic Properties of Soils, Ground Response Analysis
Homework
Week 5: Local Site Effects and Design Ground Motion
Week 6: Liquefaction
Homework
Week 7: Liquefaction
Project
Week 8: Liquefaction, Midterm Exam
Week 9: Seismic Slope Stability
Week 10: Seismic Slope Stability
Homework
Week 11: Design of Retaining Walls
Week 12: Design of Retaining Walls
Homework
Week 13: Soil Improvement and Remediation for Dynamic Loading
Week 14: Soil Improvement and Remediation for Dynamic Loading
Project
Homework
Week 15*: .
Week 16*: Project Presentations
Final Exam
Textbooks and materials: Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, 1996, Steven L. Kramer, Prentice Hall, Inc., NJ, USA.
Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Handbook, Robert M. Day, McGraw-Hill Handbooks
Lecture Notes
Recommended readings: 1. Toprak, S. ve T. L. Holzer, “Liquefaction Potential Index: A Field Assessment”, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 129, No. 4, 315-322 (2003).
2.Toprak, S., Nacaroğlu, E., Koç, A. C. 2015. Seismic Response of Underground Lifeline Systems, Chapter 10, Perspectives on European Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, Geotechnical, Geological and Earthquake Engineering 39, Edited by Atilla Ansal, Volume 2, Springer, 2015.
3. Engineering for Earthquake Disaster Mitigation, 2014, Masanori Hamada, Springer
  * Between 15th and 16th weeks is there a free week for students to prepare for final exam.
Assessment Up
Method of assessment Week number Weight (%)
Mid-terms: 8 30
Other in-term studies: 0
Project: 7, 14 20
Homework: 2, 4, 6, 10, 12, 14 20
Quiz: 0
Final exam: 16 30
  Total weight:
(%)
   Workload Up
Activity Duration (Hours per week) Total number of weeks Total hours in term
Courses (Face-to-face teaching): 3 15
Own studies outside class: 5 15
Practice, Recitation: 0 0
Homework: 4 6
Term project: 10 2
Term project presentation: 1 1
Quiz: 0 0
Own study for mid-term exam: 8 1
Mid-term: 2 1
Personal studies for final exam: 8 1
Final exam: 2 1
    Total workload:
    Total ECTS credits:
*
  * ECTS credit is calculated by dividing total workload by 25.
(1 ECTS = 25 work hours)
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