JEF 446E - Engineering Seismology

Course Objectives

1. to teach the effects of earthquakes on human beings, structures and surface of the earth,
2. to teach the methods of geophysics, geology and seismology for the purpose of identification and solution of problems related to earthquake hazard reduction,
3. to teach the effects of earthquake source and earth’s physical/geological structure on recorded ground motion,
4. to teach how earthquake data are collected, analyzed, interpreted and reported in solving problems related to earthquake hazard and risk,
5. to create an opportunity to use computer software required in data processing and interpretation.

Course Description

course