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Applied Seismology for Engineers

Prof. Abhishek Kumar · IIT Guwahati

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Lectures

Week 01: Plate tectonics, continental drift theory

  1. Lecture 1: Plate tectonics and continental drift theory Video

Week 02: Fault plane solution, beach ball solution, stereonets

  1. Lecture 5: Seismic gaps Video
  2. Lecture 6: Analogy of active & inactive fault Video

Week 03: Seismic gap and analogy for active and inactive faults

  1. Lecture 7: Seismic waves and their use in locating EQ epicentre Video
  2. Lecture 8: EQ Intensity, magnitude and wave attenuation Video

Week 04: Seismic waves and their attenuations

  1. Lecture 9: Seismic source characterization and seismic activity Video
  2. Lecture 10: Earthquake catalogue preparation and seismic activity parameters Video

Week 05: Seismic source characterization, earthquake catalogue preparation and seismic activity parameters

  1. Lecture 11: Ground motion simulation models and GMPEs Video
  2. Lecture 12: Deterministic seismic hazard analysis (DSHA) Video
  3. Lecture 13: Probabilistic seismic hazard analysis (PSHA) Video

Week 06: Ground motion simulation models, GMPEs and seismic hazard analyses

  1. Lecture 17: Local site effect (LSE) and ground response analysis part-I Video
  2. Lecture 18: LSE and ground response analysis part-II Video
  3. Lecture 19: Ground response analysis part III Video
  4. Lecture 20: Ground response analysis part IV Video

Week 07: Equation of motion and its solution

  1. Lecture 21: State criteria for liquefaction part 1 Video
  2. Lecture 22: State criteria for liquefaction part 2 Video
  3. Lecture 23: Initiation of liquefaction Video
  4. Lecture 24: Assessment of liquefaction potential Video

Week 8: Ground response analysis

  1. Lecture 25: Paleoliquefaction Video
  2. Lecture 26: Seismic Microzonation Video

Week 09: Liquefaction assessments and state criteria

  1. Lecture 27: Landslides: introduction and classification Video

Week 10: Paleoliquefaction investigations and seismic microzonation practices

  1. Lecture 28: Seismic vulnerability and risk part 1 Video
  2. Lec 29: Seismic vulnerability and risk part 2 Video
  3. Lec 30: Seismic vulnerability and risk part 3 Video

Live Session

  1. Live Session 22-02-2024 Video
  2. Live Session 14-02-2025 Video

Syllabus and materials

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Credits and licence

Institution
IIT Guwahati
Department
Civil Engineering
Teacher
Prof. Abhishek Kumar
Level
Undergraduate
Language
English
Subjects
Engineering
Source
NPTEL
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