Geotechnology of Earthquake Engineering. 3 credits, 3 contact hours

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Prerequisites: Approved undergraduate course in soil mechanics within the last seven years, or permission of instructor. Explains the fundamentals of propagation of the earthquakes through soils to supporting structures and the use of computer programs in the solution of boundary value problems in soils. The first half is devoted to synthesis of earthquakes, mathematical formulation of the problem, measurement of applicable soil parameters, use of computer programs to solve 1-D wave propagation problems in soils with structures. The second half is devoted to soil liquefaction, soil-structure interaction, and design of machine foundations.