Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Detailed Syllabus for Geotechnical Engineering M.Tech first year second sem is covered here. This gives the details about credits, number of hours and other details along with reference books for the course.
The detailed syllabus for Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering M.Tech 2017-2018 (R17) first year second sem is as follows.
M.Tech. I Year II Sem.
Course Objective: To understand the effect of earthquake on soil structures and to design earthquake resistant geotechnical structures.
Course Outcome: Able to understand the behavior of ground during the earthquakes, so that geotechnical structures can be designed to resist/ sustain the earthquake loading.
UNIT- I : Earthquake Seismology – Causes of earthquake, Plate tectonics, Earthquake fault sources, Seismic waves, Elastic rebound theory, Quantification of earthquake, Intensity and magnitudes, Earthquake source models.
UNIT- II : Earthquake Ground Motion – Seismograph, Characteristics of ground motion, Effect of local site conditions on ground motions, Design earthquake, Design spectra, code-based design, Earthquake maps
UNIT- III : Ground Response Analysis – One-dimensional and Two-dimensional ground response analysis: Linear approach, Nonlinear approach, Dynamic finite element analysis, Equivalent linear approach, Nonlinear approach, Comparison of two dimensional ground response analyses.
UNIT- IV : Liquefaction and Lateral Spreading – Liquefaction related phenomena, Liquefaction susceptibility: Historical, Geological, Compositional, and State criteria. Evaluation of liquefaction by cyclic stress and cyclic strain approaches, Lateral deformation and spreading, Criteria for mapping liquefaction hazard zones. Soil improvement for remediation of seismic hazards.
UNIT- V : Seismic Design of Foundations, Retaining Walls & Slopes – Seismic design requirements for shallow and pile foundation, Seismic bearing capacity, Seismic settlement, Design loads. Seismic slope stability analysis Seismic design of retaining walls.
TEXT BOOKS:
- Kramer S. L – Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, Prentice Hall, 1996.
- Bharat Bushan Prasad- Advanced Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2011.
REFERENCES:
- R. W. Day – Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Handbook, McGraw-Hill, 2002.
- Naeim, F. – The Seismic Design Handbook, Kluwer Academic Publication, 2nd Edition, 2001.
- Bolt, B. A. – Earthquakes, W. H. Freeman and Company, 4th Edition, 1999.
- Lourie, W. – Fundamentals of Geophysics, Cambridge University press, 1997.
- Kamalesh Kumar – Basic Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering – New Age International Publishers, 1st Edition, 2008.
- Dowrick – Earthquake Resistant Design, John Wiley & Sons.(2009)
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