ABOUT THE COURSE: The present course gives an overview followed by in-depth knowledge about various topics which are required particularly for seismic analysis whether related to determination of seismic loading, understanding dominating fault mechanism in the region, understanding slope stability problems, development of synthetic ground motions, seismic hazard analysis, source characterization, ground response analysis etc. It will help reader to gain deep understanding about above subjects and how these are applied to real life problems. Theoretical explanation followed by numerical problems on above mentioned topics will be covered. INTENDED AUDIENCE: Mtech and PhD students on Civil Engineering and Earth SciencesINDUSTRY SUPPORT: Mecaferri, Risk Management Solutions, Swiss Re etc.

Syllabus

Week 1: Plate Tectonics, Continental drift Theory
Lecture 1:Plate Tectonics, Continental drift Theory

Week 2: Fault Plane solution
Lecture 2: Fault plane solution, beach ball solution, stereonets cont..
Lecture 3: Fault plane solution, beach ball solution, stereonets cont..
Lecture 4: Fault plane solution, beach ball solution, stereonets

Week 3 : Seismic gaps
Lecture 5: Seismic gap analogy, active and inactive faults cont..
Lecture 6: Seismic gap analogy, active and inactive faults

Week 4: Seismic waves
Lecture 7: Types of seismic waves and wave attenuation cont..
Lecture 8: Types of seismic waves and wave attenuation

Week 5: Seismic hazard analysis
Lecture 9: Seismic source characterization and seismic hazard cont..
Lecture 10: Seismic source characterization and seismic hazard cont..
Lecture 11: Seismic source characterization and seismic hazard cont..
Lecture 12: Seismic source characterization and seismic hazard

Week 6: Ground Motion simulation
Lecture 13: Synthetic ground motion models and development of GMPEs

Week 7: Ground Response Analysis
Lecture 14: Wave equation and its solution, ground response analysis cont..
Lecture 15: Wave equation and its solution, ground response analysis cont..
Lecture 16: Wave equation and its solution, ground response analysis cont..
Lecture 17: Wave equation and its solution, ground response analysis cont..
Lecture 18: Wave equation and its solution, ground response analysis cont..
Lecture 19: Wave equation and its solution, ground response analysis cont..
Lecture 20: Wave equation and its solution, ground response analysis

Week 8 : Liquefaction and its assessment cont..
Lecture 21: Critical state of soil, initiation of liquefaction and simplified approach of liquefaction assessment cont..
Lecture 22: Critical state of soil, initiation of liquefaction and simplified approach of liquefaction assessment cont..
Lecture 23: Critical state of soil, initiation of liquefaction and simplified approach of liquefaction assessment cont..
Lecture 24: Critical state of soil, initiation of liquefaction and simplified approach of liquefaction assessment cont..
Lecture 25: Critical state of soil, initiation of liquefaction and simplified approach of liquefaction assessment

Week 9 : Paleoliquefaction investigations
Lecture 25: Paleoliquefaction investigations

Week 10 : Seismic microzonation practices
Lecture 26: Seismic microzonation practices

Week 11 : Landslide
Lecture 27: Landslide and its classification

Week 12 : Seismic Vulnerability and Risk
Lecture 28:Introduction and quantification of seismic vulnerability and risk cont..
Lecture 29: Introduction and quantification of seismic vulnerability and risk cont..
Lecture 30: Introduction and quantification of seismic vulnerability and risk