Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue
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| Year/Semester of Study | 4 / Spring Semester | ||||
| Level of Course | 1st Cycle Degree Programme | ||||
| Type of Course | Compulsory | ||||
| Department | GEOPHYSICAL ENGINEERING | ||||
| Pre-requisities and Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face to Face | ||||
| Teaching Period | 14 Weeks | ||||
| Name of Lecturer | MURAT ERDURAN (merduran@nevsehir.edu.tr) | ||||
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish | ||||
| Work Placement(s) | None | ||||
| Objectives of the Course | |||||
| To give students basic information about the risk of earthquake research. | |||||
| Learning Outcomes | PO | MME | |
| The students who succeeded in this course: | |||
| LO-1 | Be able to identify seismicity and earthquake activity of the earth. |
PO-1 An ability to apply knowledge of basic engineering sciences and earth sciences for the solution of geophysical engineering problems. PO-2 An ability to identify, formulate, and solve geophysical engineering problems and knowledge of contemporary issues. |
Examination |
| LO-2 | Be able to explain the relation between earthquake activity and plate tectonics, plate motions and to better capable of different plates boundaries in terms of seismotectonic. |
PO-1 An ability to apply knowledge of basic engineering sciences and earth sciences for the solution of geophysical engineering problems. PO-2 An ability to identify, formulate, and solve geophysical engineering problems and knowledge of contemporary issues. PO-3 An ability to design field experiments, as well as analyze and interpret data. |
Examination |
| LO-3 | Be able to identify the basic information necessary for the interpretation and preparation of a seismotectonic map. |
PO-1 An ability to apply knowledge of basic engineering sciences and earth sciences for the solution of geophysical engineering problems. PO-2 An ability to identify, formulate, and solve geophysical engineering problems and knowledge of contemporary issues. PO-3 An ability to design field experiments, as well as analyze and interpret data. |
Examination |
| LO-4 | Be able to calculate and interpret seismic risk and the parameters. |
PO-1 An ability to apply knowledge of basic engineering sciences and earth sciences for the solution of geophysical engineering problems. PO-2 An ability to identify, formulate, and solve geophysical engineering problems and knowledge of contemporary issues. PO-3 An ability to design field experiments, as well as analyze and interpret data. |
Examination |
| LO-5 | Be able to calculate relations Magnitude-frequency and interpret the coefficients "a and b ". |
PO-1 An ability to apply knowledge of basic engineering sciences and earth sciences for the solution of geophysical engineering problems. PO-2 An ability to identify, formulate, and solve geophysical engineering problems and knowledge of contemporary issues. PO-3 An ability to design field experiments, as well as analyze and interpret data. |
Examination |
| LO-6 | Be able to identify seismicity of Turkey and surrounding region in terms of seismic risk |
PO-1 An ability to apply knowledge of basic engineering sciences and earth sciences for the solution of geophysical engineering problems. PO-2 An ability to identify, formulate, and solve geophysical engineering problems and knowledge of contemporary issues. PO-3 An ability to design field experiments, as well as analyze and interpret data. PO-8 Have the students gain knowledge in site investigation of the environmental and archaeological problems, and designing solutions to the engineering problems in terms of natural hazard risk assessments in particular infrastructure needs of the society. |
Examination |
| PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation |
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| Course Contents | ||
| Knowledge required for the preparation of a map of seismotectonic and their synthesis. Earthquake activity and seismicity of the earth, relationship between plate motions and plate-tectonic seismicity. Mmagnitude-frequency relations, and a, b values, interpretations. Acting on crustal deformation and seismotectonic structure near Turkey. Concepts of seismic risk and seismic hazard. Seismic energy density, specific seismicity, tectonic concepts of flux. Seismic risk studies conducted in limited areas. Interpretation of the different seismic risk parameters processed on a seismotectonic map, seismicity of Turkey in terms of seismic risk parameters. Interpretation of earthquake focal mechanism solutions and the distribution of external focus according to active faults, relation of principal stress axes and slip vectors with the tectonic structure and geodynamic interpretation. The formation as subduction zones and the identification of seismotectonic. The formation of mid-ocean ridges and seismotectonic interpretation. Active-passive plate boundaries, island arcs relations between seismicity. | ||
| Weekly Course Content | ||
| Week | Subject | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| 1 | Knowledge required for the preparation of a map of seismotectonic and their synthesis | Lecturing |
| 2 | Earth's seismic activity and earthquake | Lecturing |
| 3 | Plate movements and relationship between seismicity and plate tectonics | Lecturing |
| 4 | Magnitude frequency correlations and ınterpretation a,b values | Lecturing |
| 5 | Seismotectonic crustal affecting crustal deformation in around Turkey | Lecturing |
| 6 | Concepts of seismic risk and seismic hazard | Lecturing |
| 7 | Seismic energy density, specific seismicity, tectonic flux concepts | Lecturing |
| 8 | mid-term exam | |
| 9 | The seismic risk studies limited areas | Lecturing |
| 10 | Interpretation with processed on a seismotectonic map of different seismic risk parameters | Lecturing |
| 11 | Prime stress axes, tectonic building and shift vectors relationships and geodynamic ınterpretation | Lecturing |
| 12 | Formation of subduction zones and ıdentification of seismotectonic | Lecturing |
| 13 | Formation of mid-ocean ridges and ıdentification of seismotectonic | Lecturing |
| 14 | Active passive plate boundaries | Lecturing |
| 15 | Relations between the ısland arc and seismicity | Lecturing |
| 16 | final exam | |
| Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading | ||
| 1 | Sipahioğlu, S. (1979). Sismotektonik ve Metotları, Kandilli Rasathanesi Sismoloji Yayınları, No: 49, 66 s., İstanbul. | |
| 2 | Lowrie, W. 1997, Fundementals of Geopyhsics, Cambridge Univ. Pres. | |
| 3 | Fowler, C.M.R., 1992, TheSolid Earth, Cambridge University Pres. | |
| 4 | Bolt, B.A. 2000.4th editişon, 2000, Earthquakes, W.H. Freeman and Company, NewYork.Bott, M.H.P., 1982, The Interior of the Earth: its structure, constitution and evolution, Edward Arnold Publishers Limited. | |
| 5 | Kasahara, K. (1981). Earthquake mechanics, 248 p.. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge | |
| Required Course instruments and materials | ||
| None | ||
| Assessment Methods | |||
| Type of Assessment | Week | Hours | Weight(%) |
| mid-term exam | 8 | 1 | 40 |
| Other assessment methods | |||
| 1.Oral Examination | |||
| 2.Quiz | |||
| 3.Laboratory exam | |||
| 4.Presentation | |||
| 5.Report | |||
| 6.Workshop | |||
| 7.Performance Project | |||
| 8.Term Paper | |||
| 9.Project | |||
| final exam | 16 | 1 | 60 |
| Student Work Load | |||
| Type of Work | Weekly Hours | Number of Weeks | Work Load |
| Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) | 3 | 14 | 42 |
| Outside Class | |||
| a) Reading | 0 | ||
| b) Search in internet/Library | 0 | ||
| c) Performance Project | 0 | ||
| d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report | 0 | ||
| e) Term paper/Project | 0 | ||
| Oral Examination | 0 | ||
| Quiz | 0 | ||
| Laboratory exam | 0 | ||
| Own study for mid-term exam | 3 | 7 | 21 |
| mid-term exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Own study for final exam | 4 | 7 | 28 |
| final exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | |||
| 0 | |||
| Total work load; | 93 | ||