2024 Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Graduate major in Urban Design and Built Environment
Application of Theory of Earthquake Ground Motion in Earthquake Engineering
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Urban Design and Built Environment
- Instructor(s)
- Hiroaki Yamanaka
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 3-4 Tue
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- UDE.S532
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 14, 2025
- Language
- English
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
Estimation of earthquake ground motion for possible future earthquake is required in seismic design of buildings and earthquake hazard estimation in local governments. Characteristics of earthquake ground motion is affected by generation of seismic wave in fault rupture, seismic wave propagation in the Earth. In this course, students learn theory on generation and propagation of seismic waves using the basic knowledge learned in 'Introduction on Theory of Earthquake Ground Motion'.
The main purpose of this course is to learn knowledge on seismic waves used in strong motion prediction.
Course description and aims
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) understand how seismic wave theory is used in seismic design and earthquake disaster estimation
2) explain mechanism for generation and propagation of seismic waves
3) estimate seismic wave amplification in soil
Keywords
earthquake, ground motion,earthquake disaster, seismic design, wave theory
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Students learn one topic per class through explanation related with actual ground motion prediction.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Ｇｕｉｄａｎｃe of lecture ｓｅｉｓｍｉｃ ｗａｖｅｓ ａｎｄ ｓｕｂｓｕｒｆａｃｅ ｓｔｒｕｃｔｕｒｅ | Understand outline of seismic wave propagation from fault to surface |
| Class 2 | Engineering bedrock and seismic bedrock | Explain definition of engineering and seismic bedrocks |
| Class 3 | Characteristics of seismic waves in strong motion records | Understand characteristics of seismic waves in strong motion records observed during past earthquakes |
| Class 4 | Multiple reflection for amplification of seismic waves | Understand S-wave multiple reflection theory to estimate soil amplification |
| Class 5 | Generation of seismic waves on fault | Understand seismic wave generation due to fault rupture |
| Class 6 | Finite difference modeling of seismic wave propagation | Explain finite difference approximation of wave equation for seismic wave propagation |
| Class 7 | Example of actual strong motion prediction using seismic wave theory | Understand actual examples for strong motion estimation using seismic wave theory |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
Lcture material is given during lecture
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Modern global seismology
Evaluation methods and criteria
submission of report on a given subject
Related courses
- submission of report on a given subject
Prerequisites
It is recommneded to have completed 'Introduction on Theory of Earthquake Ground Motion'
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).
yamanaka[at]depe.titech.ac.jp, Phone 5513
Office hours
Contact by e-mail in advance to schedule an appointment.