SEISMIC RISK ASSESSMENT
CE 76505

Course Objectives:
The overall objective of the module is to make the students able to carry out probable hazard assessment and estimate probable consequences of building damage, human casualties and economic losses.

1. Seismicity and Earthquakes
   (4 hours)
1. Seismic sources
2. Distribution of earthquake
3. Earthquake magnitude/intensity
2. Earthquake Ground Motion
   (5 hours)
1. Characteristics of earthquake motion
2. Attenuation laws
3. Uncertainties in ground motion
3. Seismic Hazard Analysis
   (10 hours)
1. Deterministic approach
2. Probabilistic approach
3. Logic trees
4. Seismic hazard maps for different return periods
4. Effects of Local Site Condition
   (4 hours)
5. Exposure Information and Vulnerability Analysis
   (6 hours)
1. Structural Vulnerability
2. Vulnerability functions
3. Concept of fragility analysis
4. Fragility curves
5. Estimation of damage
6. Determination of Seismic Risk and Loss
   (8 hours)
1. Integration of hazard information and vulnerability to obtain the seismic risk
7. Introduction to Risk Assessment Tools
   (7 hours)

Tutorial:

1. Probability hazard assessment
2. Local site effects

Project:

1. Probability Seismic Hazard Assessment
2. Development of Vulnerability Functions
3. Application of risk assessment tools like RADIUS, HAZUS and CAPRA (A selected area can be chosen)

References:

1. Robin K. McGuire. Seismic Hazard and Risk Analysis. EERI, 2004
2. Steven L. Kramer. Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering. Prentice Hall, 1995

Evaluation Scheme:
The questions will cover all the chapters in the syllabus. The evaluation scheme will be as indicated in the table below:

Chapter	Hours	Marks Distribution*
1	4	6
2	6	8
3	10	20
4	4	12
5	6	12
6	8	12
7	7	10
Total	45	80

*There could be minor deviation in mark distribution.