ZMG 510E - Soil Dynamics

Course Objectives

1. Understand problems related to Soil Dynamics.
2. Evaluate the Behavior of foundation soils under earthquake loads

Course Description

Vibration Principles: SDOF Systems, Two DOF Systems; Basics of Wave Propagation; Introduction to Earthquakes and Response Spectra; Dynamic Soil Parameters; Dynamic Earth Pressure; Dynamic Behavior of Cohesive Soils under Cyclic Loading; Liquefaction; Site Amplification and Microzonation