Building damages are often due to shaking during the earthquakes. Ground shaking is surface motion due to seismic wave propagation in the Earth. Basic theoretical knowledge is required in understanding ground shaking. Furthermore, seismic wave theory is also used in soil investigation at a construction site of a building. In this course, basic theory on seismic wave is explained to understand earthquake ground shaking.
The main purpose of this course is to understand basic knowledge on seismic wave theory for seismic design, earthquake hazard estimation, and site investigation.
Building damages are often due to shaking during the earthquakes. Ground shaking is surface motion due to seismic wave propagation in the Earth. Basic theoretical knowledge is required in understanding ground shaking. Furthermore, seismic wave theory is also used in soil investigation at a construction site of a building. In this course, basic theory on seismic wave is explained to understand earthquake ground shaking.
The main purpose of this course is to understand basic knowledge on seismic wave theory for seismic design, earthquake hazard estimation, and site investigation.
earthquake, ground motion, earthquake disaster, seismic design, wave theory
✔ Specialist skills | Intercultural skills | Communication skills | ✔ Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Students learn one topic per class through explanation related with actual ground motion prediction
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Guidance of lecture What is seismic waves? | Explain types of seismic waves with their differences |
Class 2 | Equation of motion in elastic body | Derive equation of motion for wave propagation |
Class 3 | wave equation and its solution | Explain wave equation |
Class 4 | reflection and transmission of plane wave | Understand behavior of plane wave at layer boundary |
Class 5 | Surface wave propagation | Explain basic features of surface wave propagation |
Class 6 | Surface wave dispersion | Understand relation between dispersion and soil profile |
Class 7 | Propagation of refraction wave and its travel time | Understand behavior of refracted waves and travel times |
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Lecture material is given during lecture
Modern global seismology
submission of report on a given subject
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