Hazards and Risks of Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Time: Tuesday/Thursday: Section 1- 0900-1015; Section 2-1330-1445
Location: Section 1 and 2: Duncan Hall 208
Description
This course includes the geologic explanation to why and how earthquakes occur on Earth. Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions produce predictable types of hazards depending on different geological settings. Risks to people increase when populations are concentrated in areas where hazards may occur and when an understanding of the possible hazards is low. There are methods scientists and governments employ to reduce risks. However, economic and social issues sometimes interfere with an overall reduction of risk. Geologic information presented in this class helps students understand the scientific explanation to why some areas are more prone to earthquake or volcanic hazards and why the affected populations should be concerned. Methods of preparedness are also discussed. This is especially important when living near many major faults in the San Francisco Bay Area that have the potential of producing significant size earthquakes.
Assignments
Class assignments and exercises
Documents
- Greensheet [DOC]
- Oral report and essay: directions [DOC]
- Study guide: exam #1 [DOC]
- Chart: summary of plate boundaries and volcanic material [DOC]
- Term paper directions [DOC]
- Mt. Rainier worksheet [DOC]
- Study guide: exam #2 [DOC]
- Home analysis directions [DOC]
- Study guide: exam # 3 [DOC]
- Legislation power point [PDF]
Online Resources
Power point presentations
Documents
- Class 1: Introduction [PPT]
- Class 2: population and risk [PPT]
- Class 3: early earth [PPT]
- Class 4: Plate boundaries [PPT]
- Volcanoes: lecture 1 [PPT]
- Theory of plate tectonics [PPT]
- Volcanic landforms [PPT]
- Volcanic mitigation measures [PPT]
- Volcanic hazards [PPT]
- Earthquakes: fault classification, terminology, stress [PPT]
- Earthquakes: Japan; seismology; locate an epicenter; measuring eqs [PPTX]
- Tsunami [PPT]
- Bay area faults and earth material [PPTX]
- Earthquake hazards [PPTX]
- San Andreas Fault [PPT]
- Cascadia and Mexico subduction zones [PPT]
- Structures: part I [PPT]
- Non-structural hazards and retrofitting existing structures [PPT]
- Building codes [PPT]
- California earthquakes: 1933; 1971;1989; 1994 [PPT]
- Long-term forcasts and short term prediction [PPT]
- Recovery [PPT]
Documents
Class worksheets and exercises