Academic Catalog

GEOE527 ELEMENTS OF SEISMOLOGY

Course Code: 5640527
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(2-2)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: Geological Engineering
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Graduate
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Offered Semester: Fall or Spring Semesters.

Course Content

Causes and effects of earthquakes; intensity. Seismic waves. Principles of seismographs. Seismograms. Determination of hypocenters. Magnitude scale. Field observations and analysis. Earthquake engineering.