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Head of Department: Ufuk Hancılar

Professors: D.Sinan Akkar, Eser Çaktı, Ayşe Edinçliler, Mustafa Erdik†, Muhittin Eren Uçkan*, Yasin Fahjan*, Mehmet Nuray Aydınoğlu*, Erdal Şafak*, Ufuk Hancılar, Nurdan Memişoğlu Apaydın

Associate Professors: Ufuk Hancılar, Gülüm Tanırcan, M.Eren Uçkan, Cüneyt Tüzün*, Eren Vuran*, Elham Pashaei*

Assistant Professors:  Karin Şeşetyan 

Instructors: Dr. U.Utku Celep*, Dr. Göktürk Önem, Dr. Eren Vuran*

*Part-time
† Professor Emeritus

 

DEFINITION AND FUNDAMENTAL GOALS OF EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING:

The Earthquake Engineering program is intended for Civil Engineers who wish to specialize in earthquake ground motion, earthquake hazard assessment, analysis of earthquake response and earthquake-resistant design of structures and systems.

The graduate courses offered by the department encompass earthquake strong motion, simulation of strong ground motion; earthquake hazard assessment; site response analysis; structural monitoring and data analysis; system identification, earthquake response analysis; aneartquake resistant design of structures and system such as reinforced concrete and masonry buildings, tall buildings, historical heritage structures, bridges, tunnels, offshore buildings, earth and concrete dams, tanks, retaining walls and lifelines; earthquake risk and loss assessment.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

EQE 400 Introduction to Earthquake Engineering (3+0+0) 3 ECTS 5
(Deprem Mühendisliğine Giriş) 
Earthquakes and strong ground motion. Vibration of structures under ground motion methods of seismic analaysis (codes). Behavior of building structures under eathquake loading. Introduction to earthquake resistant design of various civil engineering structures.
Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor.

EQE 510 Earthquake Physics and Hazards (3+0+0) 3 ECTS 7
(Deprem Fiziği ve Tehlikesi)
Theory of plate tectonics, Plate tectonic and seismo-tectonic models for Eastern Mediterranean region and Anatolia. Seismic source regionalization. Faulting, ground deformations, subsidence and landslides during earthquakes. Reservoir induced seismicity. Site selection procedures for engineering structures.

EQE 520 Strong Ground Motion
(Kuvvetli Yer Hareketi) (3+0+2) 4 ECTS 10
Physics of earthquakes. Seismicity. Seismic waves. Attenuation. Spatial, temporal and frequency domain characteristics and components of ground motion and procedures for their estimation. Strong motion instrumentation. Analysis and interpretation of strong motion data. Fourier, power and response spectra. Deterministic and probabilistic assessment of the seismic hazard.

EQE 530 Earthquake Response Analysis of Structures I (3+0+0) 3 ECTS 8
(Yapıların Deprem Davranışı Analizi I) 
Free vibration and linear earthquake response analysis of single-degree-of-freedom (SDOF) systems, extension to generalized SDOF systems, equivalent seismic load and response spectrum concepts. Three-dimensional free-vibration and linear earthquake response analysis of multi-degree-of-freedom (MDOF) systems, mode-superposition method, spectral analysis techniques.

EQE 540 Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering (3+0+0) 3 ECTS 8
(Geoteknik Deprem Mühendisliği)
Earthquake wave propagation in linear and non-linear soil media. Properties of dynamically loaded soils. Laboratory and field tests to measure and estimate dynamic properties of soils. Bearing capacity and settlements of foundations during earthquakes. Lateral earth pressure on retaining walls during earthquakes. Liquefaction of soils. Seismic stability of embankments.

EQE 545 Mathematical Methods in Earthquake Engineering (3+0+0) 3 ECTS 8
(Deprem Mühendisliği için Matematiksel Yöntemler)
Review of mathematical methods needed in earthquake engineering. Complex analysis and linear algebra. Vector and tensor analyses. Differential equations with applications in earthquake engineering. Laplace and Fourier transforms.

EQE 550 Earthquake Resistant Design (3+0+0) 3 ECTS 8
(Depreme Dayanıklı Tasarım)
Strength supply and ductility demand concepts. Nonlinear earthquake response of single-degree-of-freedom (SDOF) systems with different hysteretic models. Development and use of constant-ductility response spectra. Theoretical background to Turkish Earthquake Resistant Design Code. Capacity design principle, strength and ductility requirements for reinforced concrete and steel structures.

EQE 579 Graduate Seminar (0+1+0) 0 Pass/Fail  ECTS 3
(Lisansüstü Seminer) 
Seminars offered by faculty, guest speakers and/or graduate students designed to widen students' perspectives on specific topics of interest and to expand their range of scientific research techniques and publication ethics.

EQE 582-595 Selected Topics in Earthquake Engineering  (3+0+0) 3 ECTS 7
(Deprem Mühendisliğinde Seçilmiş Konular) 
Selected topics in the graduate program will be covered to suit individual interest of the students. These courses are aimed at providing an opportunity for advanced research. Subjects are updated from semester to semester.

EQE 620 Earthquake Wave Propagation (3+0+0) 3 ECTS 7     
(Deprem Dalgası Yayılımı)                   
Waves in infinite media: dilatational, distortional and plane waves. Waves generated by body forces. Simple SH wave sources. Harmonic waves from cylindrical and spherical cavities. Waves in half space. Reflection and refraction. Surface waves. Waves in layered media. Transfer functions. Scattering and diffraction. Attenuation.

EQE 630 Earthquake Response Analysis of Structures II (3+0+0) 3 ECTS 7 
(Yapıların Deprem Davranışı Analizi II)
Essentials of performance-based seismic evaluation and design. Evaluation of strength-based and displacement-based seismic analysis and design methodologies. Theoretical background to inelastic seismic capacity (pushover) analysis. Development and use of constant-strength response spectra. Estimation of seismic demand and acceptance criteria at structural member level.

EQE 650 Experimental Methods in Earthquake Engineering (3+0+0) 3 ECTS 7 
(Deprem Mühendisliğinde Deneysel Metodlar)
Dynamic response measurement techniques. Ambient vibration surveys for structural dynamics and micro-regionalization. Forced vibration surveys. System identification. Shaking table tests.

EQE 677 Simulation of Strong Ground Motion (3+0+0) 3 ECTS 7 
(Deprem Kuvvetli Yer Hareketinin Benzetimi)
Earthquake source models (Seismic moment and stress parameters, Brune's source model, near field models, Haskell's model, complex source models). Time domain characteristics of strong ground motion (Root-mean-square ground acceleration, duration, time domain envelope). Frequency domain characteristics of strong ground motion. Radiation pattern and directivity. Simulation of strong ground motion (Stochastic simulations for point source, stochastic simulations for finite fault rupture, deterministic models, empirical Green's function method, hybrid simulation methods).

EQE 678 Earthquake Resistant Design of Reinforced Concrete Bridges 
(Betonarme Köprülerin Depreme Dayanıklı Tasarımı) (3+0+0) 3 ECTS 7
Earthquake resistant design philosophy. Preliminary design; structural modelling; analysis; design. Use of isolation and energy dissipation devices in design. Assessment of earthquake resistance of existing bridges. Retrofit principles and design.

EQE 680-698 Special Topics in Earthquake Engineering (3+0+0) 3 ECTS 7
(Deprem Mühendisliğinde Özel Konular)
Special topics covering advanced subjects and the latest developments in earthquake engineering. Subjects are updated from semester to semester.

EQE 690 M.Sc. Thesis ECTS 60
(Yüksek Lisans Tezi)

EQE 700 Graduate Seminar (0+1+0) 0 
(Lisansüstü Seminer)
Seminars offered by faculty, guest speakers and graduate students designed to widen students' perspectives on specific topics of interest and to expand their range of scientific research techniques and publication ethics.

EQE 790 Ph.D. Thesis ECTS 120
(Doktora Tezi)