The College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences/ Basic Sciences (Branch) at the University of Duhok is hosting a national workshop entitled:

" Earthquakes: Geological point of view and effect on life and environment"

during the period Monday 8th of May 2023.

from 9:30 AM to 01:00 PM (Local Duhok Time).

The workshop will be held at the College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences.

Justification :

The study of earthquakes is a survey of many facts about their formation and causes. The workshop discusses how to measure earthquakes, magnitude, and intensity. Also, it shows the effect of them from many points of view.

During earthquakes, seismic waves propagate from the bedrock through the soil layers and damage structures on the surface. Seismic waves' propagation through near-surface soil layers can produce ground motions much larger and with different characteristics on the soil surface in comparison with those recorded at the rock base. The combined effect of earthquakes and local site conditions are commonly referred to as site effects. All soil types amplify bedrock motions in the soil-structure interface but to different degrees. The amount of amplification is affected by many factors including the soil type and properties, earthquake frequency content, and the properties of the overlying building. Soil-structure models including dense sand have a shorter period in comparison with loose sand and high-rise buildings have a longer period in comparison with low-rise buildings. The combination of these two can assess the amount of amplification of each earthquake.

Objectives:

Due to the hazard of earthquakes on life, it's important to highlight it.

Place of the workshop:

Agriculture Extension & Rural Development Department, Seminar Hall

Below is the timetable for the workshop: