Courses taken during M.Sc. and PhD. programmes; to be considered for EQE (Earthquake Engineering) positions:

Introduction to Earthquake Engineering – Dynamics of Structures (KOERI, BU)
Earthquakes and ground motion. Vibration of structures under ground motion methods of seismic analaysis (codes). Behaviour of building structures under eathquake loading. Introduction to earthquake resistant design of various civil engineering structures.

Finite Element Method, (Civil Engineering Department, BU)
Advanced topics in Finite Elements Theory. Axi-symmetric stress analysis, high order triangular and quadrilateral finite element, three-dimensional stress analysis, selected topics from heat conduction, seepage, viscous flow of fluids, steady heat flow in reactors. Eigenvalue and propagation problems, vibration and stability, non-linear elasticity.

The Boundary Element Method (Civil Engineering Department, BU)
Green’s functions; the BEM for Laplace’s equation; constant, linear and higher order elements; numerical analysis and integration; application to ground water flows; Poisson’s equation, Monte Carlo integration; methods for the transformation of domain integrals to boundary integrals, particular solutions, Galerkin vector approach, multiple reciprocity, Fourier expansions; the dual reciprocity method, application to convective problems, Helmholtz equation, Burger’s equation and the Navier- Stokes equation.

Earthquake Physics and Hazards, (KOERI, BU)
Theory of plate tectonics, plate tectonic and seismo-tectonic models for Eastern Mediterranean region and Anatolia. Seismic source regionalization. Faulting, ground deformations, subsidence and landslides during earthquakes. Reservoir induced seismicity. Site selection procedures for engineering structures.

Strong Ground Motion (KOERI, BU)
Physics of earthquakes. Seismicity. Seismic waves. Attenuation. Spatial, temporal and frequency domain characteristics and components of ground motion and procedures for their estimation. Strong motion instrumentation. Analysis and interpretation of strong motion data. Fourier, power and response spectrum. Deterministic and probabilistic assessment of the seismic hazard.

Earthquake Response Analysis of Structures I (KOERI, BU)
Free vibration and linear earthquake response analysis of single-degree-of-freedom (SDOF) systems, extension to generalized SDOF systems, equivalent seismic load and response spectrum concepts. Three-dimensional free-vibration and linear earthquake response analysis of multi-degree-of-freedom (MDOF) systems, mode-superposition method, spectral analysis techniques.

Earthquake Response Analysis of Structures II (KOERI, BU)
Essentials of performance-based seismic evaluation and design. Evaluation of strength-based and displacement-based seismic analysis and design methodologies. Theoretical background to inelastic seismic capacity (pushover) analysis. Development and use of constant-strength response spectra. Estimation of seismic demand and acceptance criteria at structural member level.

Site Response Analysis (KOERI, BU)
Earthquake wave propagation in linear and non-linear soil media. Introduction to one and two dimensional plane-strain site response analysis. Kinematics of soil-structure interaction during earthquakes and foundation impedance functions. Seismic soil forces on deep foundations, retaining walls and harbor structures. Soil-pile interaction during earthquakes.

Earthquake Resistant Design (KOERI, BU)
Strength supply and ductility demand concepts. Nonlinear earthquake response of single-degree-of- freedom (SDOF) systems with different hysteretic models. Development and use of constant-ductility response spectra. Theoretical background to Turkish Earthquake Resistant Design Code. Capacity Design principle, strength and ductility requirements for reinforced concrete and steel structures.

Earthquake Wave Propagation (KOERI, BU)
Waves in infinite media: dilatational, distortional and plane waves. Waves generated by body forces. Simple SH wave sources. Harmonic waves from cylindrical and spherical cavities. Waves in half space. Reflection and refraction. Surface waves. Waves in layered media. Transfer functions. Scattering and diffraction. Attenuation.

Experimental Methods in Earthquake Engineering (KOERI, BU)
Dynamic response measurement techniques. Ambient vibration surveys for structural dynamics and micro-regionalization. Forced vibration surveys. System identification.

Simulation of Strong Ground Motion (KOERI, BU)
Earthquake source models (Seismic moment and stress parameters, Brune’s source model, near field models, Haskell’s model, complex source models). Time domain characteristics of strong ground motion (Root-mean-square ground acceleration, duration, time domain envelope). Frequency domain characteristics of strong ground motion. Radiation pattern and directivity. Simulation of strong ground motion (Stochastic simulations for point source, stochastic simulations for finite fault rupture, deterministic models, empirical Green’s function method, hybrid simulation methods).

Earthquake Resistant Design of Reinforced Concrete Bridges (KOERI, BU)
Earthquake resistant design philosophy; preliminary design; structural modelling; analysis; design; use of isolation and energy dissipation devices in design. Assessment of earthquake resistance of existing bridges. Retrofit principles and design.

Modal Analysis of Bridges (KOERI, BU)
Modal analysis and identification ascertain the characteristic properties of bridges from their response.

Seismic Microzonation Methodologies (KOERI, BU)
Cyclic behavior of soils; site response analysis; liquefaction; simple methods of microzonation; factors of microzonation; zonation with respect to site amplification; zonation for liquefaction; zonation for slope stability.

Fundamentals of Geophysics (KOERI, BU)
Vector fields in geophysics. Vector calculus. Multiple integrals. Integral of vector fields over curves and surfaces. Integral theorems: Green’s theorem in the plane. Stoke’s theorem. Conservative fields, potentials. Potential and fields for gravity and electrostatics. Fluid flow. Electrical and magnetic fields. Partial differential equations in geophysics. Heat equation. Method of separation of variables. Wave equation: d’Alembert Solution. Wave equation in polar coordinates.

Analysis of Earthquake Focal Mechanism (KOERI, BU)
Focal parameters of earthquakes: Earthquakes and faults, location, magnitude, seismic moment, intensity, seismic energy. Seismicity, seismotectonics, seismic hazard and seismic risk.

Engineering Seismology (SED, ETHZ)
The disciplines of seismology, geology, strong-motion geophysics, and earthquake engineering contribute to the evaluation of seismic hazard. Overview of the input data and the tools in deterministic and probabilistic seismic hazard assessment, and discusses the related uncertainties. Includes the discussion related to Intensity and macroseismic scales, historical seismicity and earthquake catalogues, ground motion parameters used in earthquake engineering, definitions of the seismic source, ground motion attenuation, site effects and microzonation, and the use of numerical tools to estimate ground motion parameters, both in a deterministic and probabilistic sense.

Seismotectonics (SED, ETHZ)
Stress and deformation in the Earth; stress and strain tensors; rheology and failure criteria; fault stresses, friction and effects of fluids; stable and unstable sliding; earthquake focal mechanisms; relationship between stress fields and focal mechanisms; seismic moment and moment tensors; relationship between moment- and deformation tensors; crustal deformation from seismic, geologic, and geodetic observations; earthquake stress drop, scaling, and source parameters; earthquake induced stress changes; global earthquake distribution; current global earthquake activity; different seismotectonic regions; examples of earthquake activity in different tectonic settings, such as in subduction zones, California, the Mediterranean, and in Switzerland.