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Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering

Lecture: 3 Year: I
Part: I

Course Objective:
In this course, students will be familiar with various concepts, theories, and practices related to
Geotechnical and earthquake engineering. It covers the length and breadth of the area of Soil
Dynamics and Earthquake engineering. The advances and novel schemes in the field of
Geotechnical and earthquake engineering are incorporated. It helps to perform research-based
design as well as to explore various research topics in the fields of Geotechnical and Earthquake
engineering. The course highlights the novel approaches in designing natural/synthetic materials
for civil engineering applications.
.

1. Introduction (5 hours)
1.1 Background and scope
1.2 Mathematical preliminary
1.3 Seismology and earthquakes
1.3.1 Plate tectonics
1.3.2 Seismic faults
1.3.3 Elastic rebound theory
1.3.4 Measurement of earthquakes
1.3.5 Location of earthquakes

2. Earthquake mechanics (5 hours)


2.1 Shallow earthquakes
2.2 Deep earthquakes
2.3 Earthquake source mechanics
2.4 Fundamentals of wave propagation
2.4.1 Waves in unbounded media
2.4.2 Waves in semi-infinite body
2.4.3 Waves in a layered body
2.4.4 Attenuation relationships

3. Ground response (8 hours)


3.1 Strong ground motion
3.1.1 Strong motion measurement
3.1.2 Estimation of Ground motion parameters
3.2 Ground response analysis
3.2.1 1D, 2D and 3D Ground response analysis
3.2.2 Seismic soil-structure interaction
3.3 Soil dynamics
3.3.1 Mohr-circles interpretations
3.3.2 Stress-strain behavior of cyclically loaded soils
3.3.3 Strength of cyclically loaded soils
3.4 Principle of seismometry

4. Measurement of Dynamic soil properties (6 hours)


4.1 Laboratory tests
4.2 Field tests
4.3 Stress-strain models
4.4 Applications of seismic inertia force
4.5 Seismic forces exerted on structures
4.6 Modeling/simulation techniques and tools

5. Earthquake hazard (8 hours)


5.1 Seismic hazard analysis
5.1.1 Deterministic seismic hazard analysis
5.1.2 Probabilistic seismic hazard analysis
5.2 Seismic faults
5.2.1 Fault types and movements
5.2.2 Effects of earthquake faults on sub-surface structures
5.3 Seismic soil liquefaction
5.3.1 Features of liquefaction induced damages
5.3.2 Mechanism of onset of liquefaction phenomena
5.3.3 Assessment of liquefaction potential
5.3.4 Behavior of soils undergoing cyclic undrained loading
5.3.5 Post-liquefaction behavior of soils
5.3.6 Mitigation of liquefaction-induced damage
5.4 Seismic behavior of slopes, embankments, and dams
5.4.1 Failure mechanism of slopes, embankments, and dams
5.4.2 Stability analysis of slopes, embankments, and dams
5.5 Seismic microzonation
5.6.1 Microzonation for intensity of earthquake motion
5.6.2 Microzonation for seismic liquefaction

6. Seismic design (9 hours)


6.1 Local site effects and design ground motions
6.1.1 Effects on local site conditions on Ground Motion
6.1.2 Development of Design parameters
6.1.3 Development of Ground motion Time Histories
6.2 Dynamics of discrete systems
6.2.1 Vibrating system
6.2.2 Single degree of freedom systems and equations
6.2.3 Multiple degree of freedom systems and equations
6.2.4 Damping effects
6.2.5 Structural response and response spectra construction
6.3 Design based on seismic soil structure interaction
6.4 Design of earth structures
6.4.1 Dynamic response of earth structures
6.4.2 Seismic pressure on earth structures
6.4.3 Seismic displacements of earth structures
6.4.4 Seismic design considerations
6.5 Seismic design and performance of Base isolation system
6.6 Performance-based seismic design
6.7 Seismic design of underground structures
6.8 Ground improvement techniques for seismic hazards
6.9 Design considerations and codal provisions

7. Case histories (4 hours)


7.1 Fault rupture hazard
7.2 Near-source effects
7.3 Effects on high-plasticity clay deposits and soft sediments
7.4 Earthquake response of high-rise structures
7.5 Earthquake induced failures
7.5.1 Avalanche
7.5.2 GLOF
7.5.3 Dam failures

Tutorials (13 hours)


1. Magnitude and location of earthquakes
2. Wave propagation and Attenuation relationships
3. Estimation of ground motion parameters and ground response analysis
4. Seismic hazard analyses
5. Measurement of dynamic soil properties
6. Local site effects and development of design ground motion parameters
7. Dynamics of discrete system (SDOF and MDOF)

Projects:
Data interpretation/programming/analysis/design/research
1. Ground response analysis
2. Structural response analysis
3. Seismic hazard assessment
4. Evaluation of seismic performance
5. Seismic design of under-ground structures
6. Review on design consideration and codes

References:
Aki, K. and Richards, P. G. Quantitative Seismology, University Science Books, 2002
Chen, W. F. and Scawthorn, C. Earthquake Engineering Handbook, CRC Press, 2002
Chopra, K. Dynamic of structures theory and applications to earthquake engineering, Person
Prentice‐Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 2009
Das, B. M. Principles of Geotechnical engineering, Boston PWS engineering, 1985
Ishihara, R. Soil Behavour in Earthquake Geotechnics, Claredon Press, Oxford, 1996
Karato, S. I. The Dynamic Structure of the Deep Earth: An Interdisciplinary Approach. Princeton
University Press, 2003
Kramer, S. L. Geotechnical earthquake engineering. Person Education, Inc., 2013
Towhata, I. Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, Springer series in Geomechanics and
Geoengineering, 2008
Wolf, J. P. Dynamic Soil Structure Interaction, Prentice-Hall, Inc, Englewood Cliffs, N. J., 1985

Evaluation Scheme

Following evaluation scheme will be adopted.

Chapter Hours Mark distribution


1. Introduction 5 7
2. Earthquake mechanics 5 7
3. Ground response 8 10
4. Measurement of Dynamic soil properties 6 10
5. Earthquake hazard 8 10
6. Seismic design 9 12
7. Case histories 4 6
Total 45 60

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