Course Learning Outcomes
- Define the main concepts in earthquake engineering
- Examine the response of single degree of freedom systems under harmonic and earthquake loading
- Develop the design spectrum based on the global and local earthquake code requirements
- Describe and appraise ground motion parameters
- Interpret the design ground motions using ground motion prediction equations
- Evaluate the site amplification effects on bedrock ground motion
- Evaluate liquefaction susceptibility parameters
- Solve earthquake-induced slope instability problems