SEG Distinguished Instructor Short Course: "Engineering Seismology with Applications to Geotechnical Engineering"
Date and Time:
June 8, 2015 - 9:00am to 3:00pm
Admission:
Registration:
$50 student SEG members, $200 regular SEG members, registration open through June 8
Location:
Mitchell 452
Contact Email:
ermartin@stanford.edu
Contact Phone:
650.497.3498
Event Sponsor:
Geophysics Department
Speaker: Oz Yilmaz
Title: Engineering Seismology with Applications to Geotechnical Engineering
The narrow scope of engineering seismology includes its applications to geotechnical site investigations, and seismic microzonation to determine soil amplification and liquefaction susceptibility within a municipal area to estimate the earthquake risk. The broad scope of engineering seismology also includes its application to groundwater exploration, coal and mineral exploration, geothermal exploration, and investigations of historical buildings and archaeological sites. This course is devoted to application of the seismic method to delineate the near-surface geology primarily for geotechnical remediation of the soil column for civil engineering structures. Nevertheless, the course also includes case studies for the broader scope of engineering seismology.
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