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Advanced module on earthquakes, earthquake mechanics, seismology and earthquake hazard taken with MSc students.
Coordinator: Prof Adrian Chandler
- Module details
Title Earthquake Seismology and Earthquake Hazard UG Code GEOL0042 Coordinator Prof Adrian Chandler Other Contributors Term 2 Credit 15 credits Written Exam 70% Coursework 30% Pre-Requisites GEOL0012 Global Geophysics or MSc Geophysical Hazard foundation courses. First-year university maths and computer literacy. Highly recommended:GEOL0020 Field Geophysics. Maths & Stats Content and Requirement Total Number of Hours of Student Work 188 Hours of Lectures/Seminars 24 hours Hours of Practicals/Problem Classes 12 hours Hours of Tutorials 0 hours Days of Fieldwork 0 Other 0 - Content
Topics include:
- Earthquake generation, magintude recurrence relationships and their applications
- Ground shaking from earthquakes and accelerograms
- Probabilistic seismic hazard assessment
- Seismic hazard mapping
- Site classification, amplification and liquefaction
- Causes of tsunamis
- Earthquake and tsunami impacts
AIMS
The course aims to provide an understanding of practical seismic hazard and impact assessment.
OUTCOMES
The students will acquire the following practical skills:
- Practical applications of ground motion prediction equations (GMPE's)
- Probabilistic seismic hazard assessment (PSHA)
- Seismic hazard mapping
- Earthquake site assessment
- Response spectrum formulation and utilisation
- Utilisation of internet sources of geophysical information to understand and assess earthquake hazards