Generation and Propagation of Elastic Waves
| Title | Γένεση και Διάδοση Σεισμικών Κυμάτων / Generation and Propagation of Elastic Waves |
| Code | EGSO107 |
| Faculty | Sciences |
| School | Geology |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Vasileios Karakostas |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600023265 |
Programme of Study: PMS Efarmosménī kai Perivallontikī Geōlogía kai Geōkíndynoi
Registered students: 6
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Efarmosménī Geōfysikī kai Seismología | Elective Courses | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Instructors from Other Categories |
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| Weekly Hours | 5 |
| Total Hours | 65 |
| Class ID | 600272293
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Course Type 2021
General Foundation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600272293
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the course, the students have understood the laws that govern the propagation of seismic waves inside the Earth (reflection, refraction, diffraction, amplitude and energy changes). For this purpose, the wave theory is used as well as elements of the theory of elasticity. With these supplies, students will be able to recognize and distinguish phases in seismic recordings as well as understand and use waveform modeling software.
General Competences
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
Course Content (Syllabus)
Wave propagation on a string: normal modes, reflection, transmission, energy of harmonic waves Stress and strain Principal stresses, equation of motion, constitutive equations Seismic waves, plane and spherical waves, body waves Snell's law, apparent velocity, ray parameter, slowness. Reflection and transmission coefficients.
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
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
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 50 | ||||
| Reading Assigment | 20 | ||||
| Project | 25 | ||||
| Exams | 5 | ||||
| Total | 100 |
Student Assessment
Description
The evaluation of students is done through tasks assigned to them during the teaching procedure of the theory but also through written exams carried out at the end of the academic semester with topics related to the understanding of the course they were taught.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
Stein, S. and M. Wysession. An Introduction to Seismology, Earthquakes and Earth Structure. "Blackwell Publishing, ISBN 0-86542-078-5, 498 pp, 2003.
Last Update
28-02-2025
