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| JFZ3018 | Instrumental Seismology | 2+0+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of GEOPHYSICAL ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Nilgün Lütfiye SAYIL | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The student should obtain basic knowledge about theory of signals and linear dynamic systems, principles of digital seismometry, and analysis of digital seismograms. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | have an information about the theory of signals and linear dynamic systems | 2,3,4,6 | | | LO - 2 : | understand the structure of earthquake recorders | 2,3,4,6 | | | LO - 3 : | have a good technical ability about how an earthquake station is installed | 2,3,4,6 | | | LO - 4 : | have a good technical information and ability about operation of seismic networks | 2,3,4,6 | | | 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), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Introduction, seismic sensors, seismic noise, analogue-to-digital converters, seismic recorders, correction for instrument response, seismic stations, seismic networks, purpose of seismic networks and its operating system, seismic arrays for seismological studies, calibration and testing of instruments, basic electronics. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction to instrumental seismology. Sensors. | | | Week 2 | Seismic noise. | | | Week 3 | Source of noises. | | | Week 4 | Noise measurements made before the establishment of stations.
| | | Week 5 | Analog-digital converters. | | | Week 6 | Recorders. | | | Week 7 | Instrument response and its removal on seismograms. | | | Week 8 | Stations, and their locations. | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam. | | | Week 10 | Installation and operation of stations. | | | Week 11 | Station networks. | | | Week 12 | Main purpose of establishing a statition networks, and their operating and management systems. | | | Week 13 | Seismic arrays. | | | Week 14 | Calibration and testing of a seismograph system. Basic electronic knowledges. | | | Week 15 | Station networks in Turkey and in the world. Data transfer system from networks. Seismological data formats. | | | Week 16 | Final exam. | | | |
| 1 | Havskov,J., and Alguacil,G.,2006, Instrumentation in Earthquake Seismology, Springer. | | | 2 | Yalçınkaya,E., Pınar,A., Utkucu,M., Kanlı, A.İ., ve Alptekin,Ö., 2003, İstanbul Üniversitesi Geniş Band Deprem Kayıtçısı İçin Uygun Yer Seçimi ve Örnek Uygulamalar, İstanbul Üniv. Müh. Fak. Yerbilimleri Dergisi, C. 16, S.1, SS,11-21. | | | 3 | Rodriguez,I., Manuel-Lazaro,A., Carlosena,A., Bermudez,A., del Rio,J., and Shahram,S.P., 2006, Signal Processing in Ocean Bottom Seismographs for Refraction Seismology. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement,Vol.55, No.2. | | | 4 | Tmkoczy,A., and Standley,I.M., 2006, Transfer Function of Kinemetrics Instruments, S-Plane Representations, KINEMETRICS Application Note 39. | | | 5 | Trifunac,M.D., and Todorovska,M.I., 2001, A note on Useable Dynamic Range of Accelerographs Recording Translation, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 21, 275-286. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 13/04/2013 | 2 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 10 | 1 | 10 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Klinik Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Ödev | 3 | 4 | 12 | | Proje | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Kısa sınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 25 | 1 | 25 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Diğer 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Diğer 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total work load | | | 121 |
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