Engineering Seismology
| Title | Τεχνική Σεισμολογία / Engineering Seismology |
| Code | GGPM212E |
| Faculty | Sciences |
| School | Geology |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Coordinator | Panagiotis Chatzidimitriou |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 40001919 |
| Academic Year | 2017 – 2018 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Weekly Hours | 2 |
| Class ID | 600107867
|
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600107867
- At the Website of the School: http://www.geo.auth.gr/courses/ggp/ggp211y/
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Understanding of the basic concepts of "strong ground motion" and the parameters used to estimate it, determination (estimation)of the influence of local site effects on ground motion, precise estimation of seismic hazard analysis and understanding the basic concepts of seismic risk analysis and seismic design.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Design and manage projects
- Respect natural environment
Course Content (Syllabus)
Instrumentation for recording ground acceleration
1. Basic concepts - mathematical theoty of acceletometers
2. Free field arrays of accelerometers
3. Arrays 2D-3D of accelerometers
Seismic ground motion parameters
1. Peak ground values (PGA, PGV, PGD)
2. Response spectrum
3. Duration of seismic ground motion
4. Energy parameters
5. Macroseismic intensity.
Seismic ground motion prediction relations
1. Data bases
2. New generation relations
Local site effects on seismic ground motion
1. Theoretical background
2. Experimental estimation
Seismic Hazard analysis
1. Seismic hazard parameters
2. Time independent Seismic Hazard analysis
3. Time dependent Seismic Hazard analysis
Design parameters and Seismic Risk analysis
1. Greek Seismic Design Code 2000
2. Eurocode
3. Vulnerability and Seismic Risk
Keywords
Stong ground motion, engineerin seismology
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Book
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 32 | ✓ | |||
| Seminars | 32 | ✓ | |||
| Laboratory Work | 22 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Reading Assigment | 28 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Total | 114 |
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Assignment (Summative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Summative)
- Report (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1Α. "ΕΙΣΑΓΩΓΗ ΣΤΗ ΣΕΙΣΜΟΛΟΓΙΑ", Β. ΠΑΠΑΖΑΧΟΣ, Γ. ΚΑΡΑΚΑΙΣΗΣ, Π. ΧΑΤΖΗΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ, ΕΚΔΟΣΕΙΣ ΖΗΤΗ, ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗ,ΣΕΛ. 517, 2005.
1Β. "ΣΕΙΣΜΟΙ ΚΑΙ ΜΕΤΡΑ ΠΡΟΣΤΑΣΙΑΣ", Β. ΠΑΠΑΖΑΧΟΣ ΚΑΙ Ι. ΔΡΑΚΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ, ΕΚΔΟΣΕΙΣ ΖΗΤΗ, ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗ, ΣΕΛ. 109, 1992.
Additional bibliography for study
1. ΕΚΤΕΝΗΣ ΛΙΣΤΑ ΒΙΒΛΙΟΓΡΑΦΙΑΣ
2. Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, S.L.Kramer, Prentice Hall, 653 pp., 1996.
Last Update
18-06-2015
