Applied Seismology and Environment
| Title | ΕΦΑΡΜΟΣΜΕΝΗ ΣΕΙΣΜΟΛΟΓΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΠΕΡΙΒΑΛΛΟΝ / Applied Seismology and Environment |
| Code | GGP 654E |
| Faculty | Sciences |
| School | Geology |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Coordinator | Eleftheria Papadimitriou |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 40001787 |
| Academic Year | 2021 – 2022 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Instructors from Other Categories |
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| Weekly Hours | 4 |
| Class ID | 600192051
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Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Knowledge Deepening / Consolidation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600192051
- At the Website of the School: http://www.geo.auth.gr/courses/ggp/ggp654e/
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
1) Conception of fault rupture
2) Association of the theoretical background with applications
3) Seismic faults: Dynamic and kinematic properties
4) Scaling laws of rupture parameters
5) Shearing and fracture criteria
6) Fault plane solutions determination
7) Source time function
8) Stress field identification and determination
9) Association of seismogenesis and active tectonics
10) Determination of the regional and global seismotectonic features
11) Seismotectonic analysis – Application in specific areas and target sites
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
- Respect natural environment
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Parameters of earthquake generation. Methods for the determination of fault plane solutions and focal parameters in Greece and broader area. Seismic hazard assessment in the area of Greece.
Keywords
Seismogenesis, seismic faults, rupture propagation, rupture directivity, finite source properties and characteristics, elastic dislocation, seismic moment, fault plane solutions (methods and interpretation), definition of local and regional stress field, seismotectonics (regional and global)
Educational Material Types
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
1) All class material is available in electronic form to all students through the course web page
2) The teacher communicates with students through email
3) The class evaluation is performed through the Quality Assurance Unit (MO.DI.P.)
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 60 | 2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Laboratory Work | 42 | 1.4 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Interactive Teaching in Information Center | 10 | 0.3 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Project | 5 | 0.2 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Exams | 3 | 0.1 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Total | 120 | 4 |
Student Assessment
Description
Quality Management System of the Quality Assurance Unit (MODIP).
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative)
- Written Assignment (Formative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative)
- Labortatory Assignment (Formative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1.Οι σεισμοί της Ελλάδας, Κωδικός Βιβλίου στον Εύδοξο: 11313, Έκδοση: 3η έκδ./2003, Συγγραφείς: Παπαζάχος Βασίλειος Κ., Παπαζάχου Κατερίνα, ISBN: 960-431-847-0, Τύπος: Σύγγραμμα, Διαθέτης (Εκδότης): Ζήτη Πελαγία & Σια Ο.Ε.
Additional bibliography for study
An Introduction to Seismology, Earthquakes, and Earth Structure
Book by Michael E. Wysession and Seth Stein
Last Update
08-04-2020
