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SEISMIC HAZARD AND RISK

CODE	94639
ACADEMIC YEAR	2021/2022
CREDITS	10 cfu during the 1st year of 10553 ENGINEERING FOR NATURAL RISK MANAGEMENT(LM-26) - SAVONA
SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR	GEO/10
LANGUAGE	English
TEACHING LOCATION	SAVONA
SEMESTER	1° Semester
MODULES	This unit is a module of: GEOHAZARDS
TEACHING MATERIALS	AULAWEB

OVERVIEW

The course will consist of 45 hours of lessons dealing with topics related to seismic risk. The aim is to provide basic skills of seismic hazard, local seismic response, seismic microzonation, seismic monitoring, and post-earthquake emergency management.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course is designed to provide the fundamental principles of seismic hazard and risk. Basic concepts of seismology and seismometry will be discussed before focusing on deterministic and probabilistic seismic hazard analysis. Subsequently, methods for ground response analysis will be presented in order to provide general knowlegde on site effects (e.g., ground motion amplification, seismic slope stability, soil liquefaction). Finally, the basics of seismic microzonation and building codes will be discussed.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The aim of the course is to train the student on the theme of seismic risk. The goal is to create a figure with skills in:

seismic hazard
site response
seismic microzonization
post-earthquake emergency

TEACHING METHODS

The course consists of lectures delivered through multimedia presentations.

Due to COVID19 emergency, lectures of the first semester will be carried out online by using Microsoft Teams. Video recording will be guaranteed. Conversely, practical activities will take place in laboratory (if possible), with multiple shifts if necessary. All laboratory activities will be carried out in compliance with the capacity limits of the laboratories and the distance required by current legislation following the emergency COVID19.

Please refer to AulaWeb for further informations about the measures for the prevention and management of the epidemiological emergency caused by Covid-19.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

- Basics of seismology:

Earthquakes and seismicity
Stress and strain
Earthquake source
Seismic waves
Wave propagation
Magnitude and macrosismic intensity

- Seismic monitoring and early warning:

Basics of seismometry
Seismic monitoring networks
Early warning systems

- Seismic hazard:

Seismic catalog
Seismogenic zoning and faults
Ground-shaking parameters
Ground motion prediction equations
Methods for probabilistic or deterministic hazard estimates

- Ground Seismic Response:

Ground motion amplification (1D, 2D, 3D site effects)
Methods for ground response analysis
Co- and post-seismic effects: earthquake-induced landslides, soil liquefaction

- Seismic codes for buildings, seismic microzonation, and Emergency Limit Conditions (CLE) assessment

- Basics of risk assessment

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

SIMONE BARANI

Office hours: Students are received by appointment, agreed by telephone, mail, or via aulaweb.

Exam Board

SIMONE BARANI (President)

EGIDIO ARMADILLO

ANDREA CEVASCO

GABRIELE FERRETTI

DANIELE SPALLAROSSA

GIACOMINO PEPE (President Substitute)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

https://courses.unige.it/10553/p/students-timetable

Class schedule

All class schedules are posted on the EasyAcademy portal.

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

The exam consists of an oral test (3 questions on topics covered during the course). The exam is passed if the student has obtained a grade greater than or equal to 18.