This course focuses on soil dynamics and seismic design of building foundations.
This course aims to learn knowledge of geotechnical earthquake engineering, soil dynamic, seismic earth pressure, soil-structure interaction and soil liquefaction. Additionaly, seismic design of building foundations are lectured.
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) Explain dynamic properties of soill, seismic earth pressure and soil-structure interaction.
2) Have an understanding of site response and seismic design of building foundations
Soil dynamic, Building foundations, Soil liquefaction
✔ Specialist skills | Intercultural skills | Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Towards the end of class, students are given exercise problems related to what is taught on that day to solve.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Outline of geotechnical earthquake engineering | Understand geotechnical earthquake engineering |
Class 2 | Geotechnical problem during earthquake | Case histoires of geotechnical earthquake engineering |
Class 3 | Subsurface investigation and laboratory tests | Understand subsurface investigation and laboratory tests on dynamic propertiries of soils |
Class 4 | Stree-strain model | Understand stree-strain model of soils |
Class 5 | Outline of equivalent linear method | Understand one-dimensional equivalent linear method |
Class 6 | Evaluation of site effects based on equivalent linear method | Understand case histories of site effects based on equivalent linear method |
Class 7 | Microtremor and soil condition | Understand site investigation based on microtremor measurement |
Class 8 | Microtremor measurement | Understand microtremor measurement |
Class 9 | Seismic earth pressure | Understand mechanism of seismic earth pressure |
Class 10 | Liquefaction triggering analysis | Liquefaction trigering anallysis based on In-situ tests |
Class 11 | Mitigation of liquefaction hazard | Principles in mitigation of liqufaction-induced damage |
Class 12 | Seismic design of piles | Understand seismic design of piles |
Class 13 | Seismic design of piles for strong earthqukaes | Understand seismic design of piles for strong earthqukaes |
Class 14 | Sesimic design of piles considering soil deformation | Understand seismic design of piles considering soil deformation |
Class 15 | Seismic design of superstructure and foundation | Discussion on seismic design of superstructure and foundation |
None required.
1) All materials used in class can be found on OCW-i.
2) Course materials are provided during class
Students’ course scores are based on reports (60%) and exercise problems (40%).
None required.