Geotechnics with Thesis | |||||
Master | TR-NQF-HE: Level 7 | QF-EHEA: Second Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 7 |
Course Code: | CE561 | ||||||||
Course Name: | Introduction to Earth Fill Dam Design | ||||||||
Course Semester: |
Fall Spring |
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Course Credits: |
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Language of instruction: | TR | ||||||||
Course Requisites: | |||||||||
Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||||||
Type of course: | Department Elective | ||||||||
Course Level: |
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Mode of Delivery: | Face to face | ||||||||
Course Coordinator : | Dr.Öğr.Üyesi SAEID ZARDARI | ||||||||
Course Lecturer(s): |
Assoc. Prof. ABDULLAH TOLGA ÖZER |
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Course Assistants: |
Course Objectives: | -Examining the problems related to filling and excavations in civil engineering and gaining design principles |
Course Content: | -Soil Embankments, Usage areas, Design principles/ Features of compaction and compacted soils, specifications/ Soil filling construction methods and control in the field/ Highway embankments/ Fillings, settlements and stability controls on soft soils/ Infiltration and erosion problems, drainage measures, foundation and hull stability analyzes/ Earth pressures and design of supported systems/ /Deep excavations, open and supported excavations/ Ground movements from deep excavations and their effects on surrounding structures/ Instrumental observation and drainage measures in soil fills |
The students who have succeeded in this course;
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Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | -Soil Fillings, Usage areas Design principles | -Ders Notları/ Lecture Notes |
2) | -Properties of compacted and compacted soils, specifications | -Ders Notları/ Lecture Notes |
3) | -Soil fill construction methods and control in the field, Highway fills | -Ders Notları/ Lecture Notes |
4) | -Fillings, settlements and stability checks on soft soils | -Ders Notları/ Lecture Notes |
5) | -Dam embankments, seepage and erosion problems | -Ders Notları/ Lecture Notes |
6) | -Dam embankments, drainage measures, foundation and body stability analysis | -Ders Notları/ Lecture Notes |
7) | -Earth pressures, open and supported excavations | -Ders Notları/ Lecture Notes |
8) | -Stability in deep excavations | -Ders Notları/ Lecture Notes |
9) | -Midterm | -Ders Notları/ Lecture Notes |
10) | -Prestress Anchor support systems | -Ders Notları/ Lecture Notes |
11) | -Ground Nail support systems | -Ders Notları/ Lecture Notes |
12) | -Deformation in deep excavations and its effect on surrounding structures | -Ders Notları/ Lecture Notes |
13) | -Instrumental observation and drainage measures in landfills | -Ders Notları/ Lecture Notes |
14) | -Instrumental observation and drainage measures in landfills | -Ders Notları/ Lecture Notes |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Mevcut bir kitap yerine güncel gelişmeleri de içeren notlar çoğaltılarak öğrencilere verilecektir. Zemin Mekaniği – Özaydın, İ.K. Zemin İncelemesi ve Temel Tasarımı – Yıldırım S. Karayolları Teknik Şartnamesi – Karayolları Genel Müdürlüğü Constructing and Controlling Compaction of Earth Fills – D. Shanklin vd. (editörler) Türk ve Yabancı Standartlar |
References: | -Earth Structures, I. Vanicek ve M. Vanicek Earth Pressure and Earth Retaining Structures, C.R.I. Clayton vd. Geotechnical Instrumentation for Monitoring Field Performance, J. Dunnicliff |
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Program Outcomes | |||||
1) It defines the broad multidisciplinary scope of Geotechnical Engineering and the interaction between related disciplines. | |||||
2) Repeats current techniques and methods applied in the field of Geotechnical Engineering and their constraints, effects and results. | |||||
3) Systematically conveys the processes and results of studies in written, verbal and visual formats in national and international environments in the field of civil engineering or outside the field. |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | It defines the broad multidisciplinary scope of Geotechnical Engineering and the interaction between related disciplines. | |
2) | Repeats current techniques and methods applied in the field of Geotechnical Engineering and their constraints, effects and results. | |
3) | Systematically conveys the processes and results of studies in written, verbal and visual formats in national and international environments in the field of civil engineering or outside the field. |
Field Study |
Written Exam (Open-ended questions, multiple choice, true-false, matching, fill in the blanks, sequencing) |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Midterms | 1 | % 40 |
Final | 1 | % 60 |
total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 40 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 60 | |
total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 18 | 252 |
Midterms | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Total Workload | 298 |