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Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
İM256Earthquake EngineeringElective126
Level of Course Unit
Second Cycle
Objectives of the Course
It is aimed to give students information about the developments in earthquake engineering, to give technical information about earthquakes, to give information about the seismicity of our country and to give information about the behavior of structures according to earthquake calculation methods.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Betül DEMİRTAŞ
Learning Outcomes
1To learn about the basic principles of earthquake engineering
2To obtain information about earthquake activity on earth and seismicity of Türkiye
3Learning about earthquake regulations
4Obtaining information about the behavior of structures under earthquake loads
Mode of Delivery
Normal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Contents
Formation of earthquakes, types of earthquakes, earthquake mobility on earth, earthquake ground motion parameters, earthquake spectrum, earthquake regulations and earthquake calculation methods.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Technical information about earthquake
2Earthquake activity on earth and seismicity of Türkiye
3Earthquake ground motion parameters
4Behavior of SDF systems under the influence of earthquake ground motion
5Earthquake spectrum
6Earthquake calculation methods
7Equivalent earthquake load method
8Midterm
9Earthquake regulations
10Mode combining method
11Mode combining method
12Calculation method in the time domain
13Behavior of structures under earthquake motion
14Behavior of structures under earthquake motion
15Earthquake calculation with nonlinear static pushover method
16Final exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Elnashai, A. S., & Di Sarno, L. (2008), "Fundamentals of earthquake engineering", John Wiley & Sons. Celep, Z., Kumbasar, N. (2000), "Deprem Mühendisliğine Giriş ve Depreme Dayanıklı Yapı Tasarımı", Beta Dağıtım, İstanbul.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities30
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities70
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination122
Attending Lectures14342
Self Study14456
Individual Study for Mid term Examination14342
Individual Study for Final Examination14342
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)185
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