CE6022 EARTHQUAKE GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING SYLLABUS(Elective-V)

CE6022 EARTHQUAKE GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING L T P C 3 0 0 3 

OBJECTIVES:
 To understand the dynamics of earth and to estimate dynamic properties of soils
 To develop the site specific design spectrum for design of sub structure and evaluation of liquefaction potential.

UNIT I                                SEISMOLOGY AND EARTHQUAKES                                              (7) 
Internal Structure of the Earth – Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics – Faults – Elastic rebound theory – Different sources of Seismic Activity – Geometric Notation – Location of Earthquakes – Size of Earthquakes.

UNIT II                             DYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF SOILS                                                (11) 
Measurement of Dynamic Properties of soils – Field Tests – Low strain – Seismic Reflection – Seismic Refraction – Horizontal layering – Steady State Vibration – Spectral analysis of surface wave – Seismic cross hole – Down Hole – Up hole – tests – Laboratory tests – Resonance Column Test – Bender Element – Cyclic Tri-axial test.

UNIT III                           SEISMIC HAZARD ANALYSIS                                                         (9)
 Identification and Evaluation of Earthquake Sources – Geologic Evidence – Tectonic Evidence – Historical Seismicity – Instrumental Seismicity – Deterministic Seismic Hazard Analysis – Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis.

UNIT IV                           GROUND RESPONSE ANALYSIS                                                     (9) 
Ground Response Analysis – One Dimensional Linear – Evaluation of Transfer Function – Uniform undamped soil on rigid rock – Uniform damped soil on Rigid Rock – Uniform damped soil on elastic rock – layered damped soil on elastic rock – Equivalent linear Approximation – Deconvolution.

UNIT V                            LIQUEFACTION ANALYSIS                                                               (9)
Liquefaction – Flow liquefaction – Cyclic Mobility – Evaluation of liquefaction Hazards – Liquefaction Susceptibility – Criteria – Historical Geologic – Compositional – State – Evaluation of Initiation of Liquefaction – Cyclic stress approach – Characterization of Liquefaction Resistance – SPT Test – Various correction factor – Factor of Safety.

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS

 OUTCOMES:
 Students are able to perform site specific response analysis to develop design spectra and to do detailed liquefaction analysis using SPT data.

TEXT BOOKS:
1. Krammer S.L., "Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering", Prentice Hall, International Series, Pearson Education Inc and Donling Kindersley Publishing Inc. 2013
2. Roberto Villaverde, “Fundamental Concepts of Earthquake Engineering”,CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group, 2009.

REFERENCES:
1. Kameswara Rao, N.S.V., "Dynamics soil tests and applications", Wheeler Publishing - New Delhi, 2000.
2. Kameswara Rao, "Vibration Analysis and Foundation Dynamics", Wheeler Publishing, New Delhi, 1998.
3. McGuire, R.K. "Seismic Hazard and Risk Analysis Earthquake Engineering" Research Institute, 2004.
4. Mahanti, N.C. Samal, S.K. Datta, P. Nag.N.K., "Diaster Management", Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi, India, 2006.
5. Wai-Fah Chen and Cgharles Scawthem, "Earthquake Engineering Hand book", Caspress, 2003.
6. Robert W. Day, "Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering" Hand book, McGraw Hill, 2002.


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