Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering

3 credits

Basic seismology (plate tectonics, elastic rebound, intensity and magnitude), ground motions and their prediction, deterministic and probabilistic seismic hazard analysis, soil liquefaction, seismic slope stability, seismic lateral earth pressures, mitigation of geotechnical seismic hazards by soil improvement. Prerequisite: CEE 525 or permission of instructor; recommended: CESG 561 and CESG 565. Offered: Sp.