Subject Code: CE6L024	Name: Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering	L-T-P: 3-0-0	Credit: 3
Prerequisite: None
Introduction, engineering seismology, plate tectonics, earthquake magnitude, ground motion characteristics, effect of local soil conditions on ground motion, dynamic behaviour of soils, analysis of seismic site response. Liquefaction analysis of soil, laboratory and in-situ testing for seismic loading, analysis and design of slopes, embankments, foundations and earth retaining structures for seismic loading, computer-aided analysis. Text/Reference Books: Kramer S. L. Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, Pearson. Day R. W. Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Handbook, McGraw-Hill.