Earthquake Engineering Geology
| Title | Σεισμική Τεχνική Γεωλογία / Earthquake Engineering Geology |
| Code | EAGΜ202 |
| Faculty | Sciences |
| School | Geology |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Georgios Papathanasiou |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600023252 |
Programme of Study: PMS Efarmosménī kai Perivallontikī Geōlogía kai Geōkíndynoi
Registered students: 2
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technikī Geōlogía kai Ydrogeōlogía | Compulsory Course | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Instructors from Other Categories |
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| Weekly Hours | 1 |
| Total Hours | 20 |
| Class ID | 600272356
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Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600272356
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction)
Learning Outcomes
The course aims to familiarize graduate students with the basic concepts of Earthquake Engineering Geology, such as the parameters that characterize and measure the strong ground motion, as well as the basic principles for the hazard assessment of the coseismic failures (landslides, liquefaction). The understanding of these basic principles is necessary for the elaboration and application of various methodologies concerning the study, simulation and prediction of strong ground motion, taught in other courses.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Work autonomously
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The course aims to familiarize graduate students with the basic concepts of Earthquake Engineering Geology, such as the parameters that characterize and measure the strong ground motion, as well as the basic principles for the hazard assessment of the coseismic failures (landslides, liquefaction). The understanding of these basic principles is necessary for the elaboration and application of various methodologies concerning the study, simulation and prediction of strong ground motion, taught in other courses. The individual items that will be discussed are:
•Seismic ground motion parameters: Peak ground values PGA, PGV, PGD, Response spectrum, Duration of ground seismic motion, Macroseismic intensity
•Ground Motion Prediction Equations [GMPEs]: Data bases, Next Generation of Attenuation [NGA] relations
•Soil response under dynamic conditions, in-situ tests.
•Liquefaction, evaluation of liquefaction potential of subsoil layers, mitigation measures
•Coseismic landslides, spatial distribution and correlation to the type of the causative fault
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- 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
Description
Use of ICT in Course Teaching, Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching, Use of ICT in Communication with Students, Use of ICT in Students’ Evaluation
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 20 | ✓ | |||
| Seminars | 10 | ✓ | |||
| Reading Assigment | 30 | ✓ | |||
| Written assigments | 10 | ✓ | |||
| Exams | 5 | ✓ | |||
| Total | 75 |
Student Assessment
Description
·Written final examination
·Oral examination for students with learning disabilities.
·Intermediate presentation regarding the hazard evaluation of a geological phenomenon.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Γ.Γκαζέτας, Εδαφοδυναμική και Σεισμική Μηχανική–Ιστορικά Περιστατικά, 1996, Εκδόσεις Συμεών, Αθήνα
Πιτιλάκης Κ. 2010. Γεωτεχνική σεισμική μηχανική. Εκδόσεις Ζήτη. 716 σελ.
Γιώργος Παπαθανασίου (2022). Τεχνική Γεωλογία και Γεωλογικοί Κίνδυνοι. Αθήνα: Κάλλιπος, Ανοικτές Ακαδημαϊκές Εκδόσεις S.Kramer, Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, 1996
Last Update
28-02-2025
