Course Information

Course Name	Turkish	Zemin Dinamiği
	English	Soil Dynamics
Course Code	ZMG 510E	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	-	3	3	-	-
Course Language		English
Course Coordinator		Ayfer Erken Ayfer Erken
Course Objectives		The aim of the course is to learn the behavior of soil layers and soils during earthquakes, the problems related to the induced ground deformations and the effect of this to structures.
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; Local Site Conditions, Site Amplification and Microzonation
Course Outcomes		i.Grasping the inter-disciplinary interaction related to one’s area (knowledge). ii.The ability to use the expert-level theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in the area (skill). iii.Developing new strategic approaches to solve the unforeseen and complex problems arising in the practical processes of one’s area and coming up with solutions while taking (Competence to work independently and take responsibility). iv.Using the knowledge and the skills for problem solving and/or application in inter-disciplinary studies (Area Specific Competency)
Pre-requisite(s)		No
Required Facilities		Dynamic Test apparatus
Other
Textbook		S.L.Kramer, Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, 1999 B.M.Das, Principles of Soil Dynamics, 1993 K.Ishihara, Soil Behavior in Earthquake Engineering, 1996
Other References		Papers related to Soil Dynamics

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