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JFZ7126Faulting Mechanisms3+0+0ECTS:7.5
Year / SemesterFall Semester
Level of CourseThird Cycle
Status Elective
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of GEOPHYSICAL ENGINEERING
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
Contact Hours14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week
Lecturer--
Co-LecturerNone
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
The student should obtain detailed knowledge about faulting mechanisms.
 
Programme OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
PO - 1 : learn earthquake faulting mechanisms.2,31
PO - 2 : have experience for estimating faulting parameters2,31
PO - 3 : learn earthquake faulting paremeters and active tectonics.2,31
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
Introduction, size of earthquake source, radiation patterns, focal mechanics, earthquake faults, types of faulting, faulting area, variations in th faulting area, dislocation, slip area, seismic moment, seismic energy, source-time function, physics of faulting mechanisms, physics of shallow earthquakes, physics of deep earthquakes, relations between faults and tectonics.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Inroduction
 Week 2Magnitude of Earthquake Source
 Week 3Radiation Patterns
 Week 4Focal Mechanisms
 Week 5Solutions of Focal Mechanisms
 Week 6Earthquake Faults and Fault Types
 Week 7Faulting Area and Changes in Faulting Area
 Week 8Mid-term exam
 Week 9Kinematic and Dynamics Earthquake Sources
 Week 10Dislocation
 Week 11Slip Area
 Week 122. Midterm Exam
 Week 13Seismic Moments end Energy
 Week 14Source-Time Fonction
 Week 15The Relations Between Tectonics and Faults
 Week 16End-of-term exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Scholz, C. H. 1990; The Mechanics of earthquakes and Faulting, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
 
Recommended Reading
1Lay, T. and Wallace, T.C.1995; Modern Global Seismology, Academic Press, USA
2Bayrak Y. 2004; Deprem Bilimi, Sismoloji, KTU Yayınları, Trabzon
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 8 14/04/2011 90 30
In-term studies (second mid-term exam) 12 09/05/2011 90 20
End-of-term exam 16 08/06/20011 120 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 3 14 42
Sınıf dışı çalışma 8 14 112
Arasınav için hazırlık 12 1 12
Arasınav 2 1 2
Ödev 2.5 4 10
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 18 1 18
Dönem sonu sınavı 2 1 2
Total work load198