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 0seismic 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, STAT 2507, and one of ERTH 2404, ERTH 2406 or ERTH 3805; or permission of the Department.
Lectures three hours a week.