Donat Fäh: Catalogue data in Autumn Semester 2017 |
Name | Prof. Dr. Donat Fäh |
Address | Schweiz. Erdbebendienst (SED) ETH Zürich, NO H 53.1 Sonneggstrasse 5 8092 Zürich SWITZERLAND |
Telephone | +41 44 633 26 58 |
donat.faeh@sed.ethz.ch | |
Department | Earth Sciences |
Relationship | Adjunct Professor |
Number | Title | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
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651-1694-00L | Seminar in Seismology | 0 credits | 1S | S. Wiemer, D. Fäh, D. Giardini | |
Abstract | Short seminars on a variety of popular topics in Seismology. The seminars present current problems and research activities in the seismological community. | ||||
Objective | Understanding of a broad scope of current problems and state-of-the-art practice in seismology. | ||||
651-4019-00L | Wave Propagation | 3 credits | 2G | D. Fäh, W. Imperatori | |
Abstract | The course is a general introduction to the theory of seismic wave propagation. It explains the principles and assumptions used in seismology. It provides the tools to solve basic seismological problems. | ||||
Objective | The course is a general introduction to the theory of seismic wave propagation. | ||||
Content | The course explains the principles and assumptions used in seismology. It provides the tools to solve basic seismological problems. The course includes the theorems in dynamic elasticity, the formulation with potentials, Green’s function, elastic waves from point dislocations sources, moment tensors, 1D, 2D, and 3D wave propagation problems, reflection and transmission at plane boundaries, and surface waves in a vertically heterogeneous medium. | ||||
651-4021-00L | Engineering Seismology | 3 credits | 2G | D. Fäh, S. S. Bora | |
Abstract | This course is a general introduction to the methods of seismic hazard analysis. It provides an overview of the input data and the tools in deterministic and probabilistic seismic hazard assessment, and discusses the related uncertainties. | ||||
Objective | This course is a general introduction to the methods of seismic hazard analysis. | ||||
Content | In the course it is explained how the disciplines of seismology, geology, strong-motion geophysics, and earthquake engineering contribute to the evaluation of seismic hazard. It provides an overview of the input data and the tools in deterministic and probabilistic seismic hazard assessment, and discusses the related uncertainties. The course includes the discussion related to Intensity and macroseismic scales, historical seismicity and earthquake catalogues, ground motion parameters used in earthquake engineering, definitions of the seismic source, ground motion attenuation, site effects and microzonation, and the use of numerical tools to estimate ground motion parameters, both in a deterministic and probabilistic sense. During the course recent earthquakes and their impacts are discussed and related to existing hazard assessments for the areas of interest. |