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HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
2nd degree (Master)
Responsible Department:
Geology
Semester:
2nd Semester
Teaching Languages:
English
Campus:
E. Safra
Course/Module Coordinator:
Prof. Amotz Agnon
Coordinator Office Hours:
Thursday 4-5
Teaching Staff:
Prof Amotz Agnon,
Ms. Shaked Anglberd
Course/Module description:
The course presents the foundations of earthquake science
Course/Module aims:
Acquaintance with basic terms (intensity versus magnitude; moment versus energy; epicenter - focus - source; attenuation - dissipation; resonance and amplification).
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Understanding basic texts on earthquakes.
Ability to compute energy balance for earthquakes.
Interpretation of focal solutions ("beach-balls") while understanding ray paths.
Technical assistance for consulting and surveys
Attendance requirements(%):
75
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Course/Module Content:
1927 Jericho earthquake and basics for earthquake science.
Significant historical earthquakes of the Holy Land.
Sedimentary and other geological evidence.
Archaeological evidence in Israel and worldwide.
Instrumental seismology: focus and epicenter.
Focal solution; source mechanics.
Various scales for estimating magnitude; 1995 Gulf of Aqaba quake and its damage in Eilat; modern attenuation relations and hazard analysis.
The Israeli code.
Paleoseismic trenching and length-offset-magnitude systematics.
Volcanuc quakes; tsunami.
Seismotectonics; forecasting.
Required Reading:
Bolt; Hough; Agnon 2014
Stein & ~Stein: Playing Against Nature
Additional Reading Material:
Ambraseys 2009; Guidoboni and Comastri 2004; Sbeinati 2005
Grading Scheme :
Written / Oral / Practical Exam 20 %
Essay / Project / Final Assignment / Home Exam / Referat 30 %
Presentation / Poster Presentation / Lecture/ Seminar / Pro-seminar / Research proposal 15 %
Submission assignments during the semester: Exercises / Essays / Audits / Reports / Forum / Simulation / others 10 %
Mid-terms exams 10 %
Presentation / Poster Presentation / Lecture 15 %
Additional information:
Participation (10% grade): At each class the instructor asks students about reading material.
Quiz (10% grade): Immediately following Passover 19 April.
Assignments (20% grade): four assignments, 5% each.
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