Course Information

Course Name	Turkish	Sismik Tehlike Analizi
	English	Seismic Hazard Assesment
Course Code	DEP 514E	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	1	3	3	-	-
Course Language		English
Course Coordinator		Ali Sarı
Course Objectives		To provide an overview of how engineers assess seismic hazard to life, economy and buildings; Provide understanding of the technical calculation of seismic hazard; Deliver an understanding of the uncertainties involved in seismic hazard analysis
Course Description		This course covers the fundamental components of seismic hazard assessment from the estimation of probable earthquake ground shaking in an area, ways to assess building types and their vulnerability to the consequent building damage, human casualties and economic losses.
Course Outcomes		Understand the underlying principles, appreciate the limitations and be able to critically evaluate conventional and new unconventional techniques for the seismic hazard assessment and the ?seismic assessment of civil engineering structures; Understand the special case of critical facility seismic and damage consequence assessment; Knowledge of the possible consequences of a damaging earthquake in different social and economi
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Textbook		Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, Steven L. Kramer
Other References		Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, Steven L. Kramer