An advanced overview of seismic hazard analysis for earthquake engineering purposes including strong motion seismology, earthquake site response and site classification techniques. Students will assess earthquake site response from earthquake recordings, numerical simulations, and evaluate case studies worldwide. Various software programs are used to model predictions of earthquake site response.

Prerequisite(s): Earth Sciences 2220A/B, Earth Sciences 2222A/B or permission of the department.

Extra Information: 2 lecture hours, 3 laboratory hours.