ECE6423
Geotechnical Eartquake Eng
College of Engineering
CIV
Course covers geotechnical aspects of earthquake engineering and explains the fundamentals of propagation of earthquakes through soils. Plate tectonics, seismology and dynamic properties of soils are the topics covered in the first half of the course. Hazard analysis, ground response analysis, seismic slope stability analysis and liquefaction analysis are covered in the second half of the course.