Earth Sciences (ERTH)
Department of Earth Sciences
Faculty of Science
ERTH 4707 [0.5 credit]
Engineering Seismology
Seismological topics with engineering applications. Characterization of seismicity and seismic sources (areas and faults). Seismic hazard analysis. Empirical and theoretical modeling of strong ground motion in time and frequency domains.
Also offered at the graduate level, with additional or different requirements, as
ERTH 5707, for which additional credit is precluded.
Prerequisites: one of
MATH 1007 or
MATH 1004, and one of
MATH 1107 or
MATH 1104, and
STAT 2507, and one of
ERTH 2404,
ERTH 2406 or
ERTH 3805; or permission of the Department.
Lectures three hours a week.