ISTANBUL OKAN UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE / COURSE CATALOGUE
| Civil Engineering with Thesis | |||||
| Master | TR-NQF-HE: Level 7 | QF-EHEA: Second Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 7 | ||
General course introduction information
| Course Code: | CE587 | ||||||||
| Course Name: | Retaining Structures and Slope Stability | ||||||||
| Course Semester: |
Fall Spring |
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| Language of instruction: | TR | ||||||||
| Course Requisites: | |||||||||
| Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||||||
| Type of course: | Department Elective | ||||||||
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| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face | ||||||||
| Course Coordinator : | Dr.Öğr.Üyesi SAEID ZARDARI | ||||||||
| Course Lecturer(s): |
Öğr.Gör. MUSTAFA SERHAT DURMUŞ Dr.Öğr.Üyesi SAEID ZARDARI |
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Course Objective and Content
| Course Objectives: | To teach students the necessary information to produce solutions to problems that may arise in geotechnical engineering based on the basic concepts of soil mechanics. |
| Course Content: | Stress Distribution in Soil, Slope stability, Lateral ground pressures, Rankine and Coulomb theories, Analysis and design of support structures, Consolidation |
Learning Outcomes
The students who have succeeded in this course;
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Lesson Plan
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Stress Distribution in the Ground | - |
| 2) | Stress Distribution in the Ground | - |
| 3) | Slope Stability | - |
| 4) | Slope Stability | |
| 5) | Effective Stresses in the Ground, Lateral Soil Pressures | - |
| 6) | Lateral ground pressures and Rankine Theory | - |
| 7) | Rankine Theory for Sloping Embankment | - |
| 8) | -Midterm Exam | - |
| 9) | Coulomb Theory | - |
| 10) | Retaining Structures Design | - |
| 11) | Overturning and Slip Examination in Retaining Structures | - |
| 12) | Bearing Capacity and Total Collapse Analysis in Retaining Structures | |
| 13) | Introduction to consolidation | - |
| 14) | Project Delivery | - |
Sources
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | “Çözümlü problemlerle temel zemin mekaniği”, Prof.Dr. Bayram Ali Uzuner, Derya Kitabevi, Trabzon, 2005. |
| References: | “Principles of Geotechnical Engineering”, B.M. Das, 8th Edition, Cengage Learning, 2010. “Çözümlü problemlerle temel zemin mekaniği”, Prof.Dr. Bayram Ali Uzuner, Derya Kitabevi, Trabzon, 2005. “Advanced Soil Mechanics”, B.M. Das, 5th Edition, CRC Press, 2020. “Geoteknik Mühendisliğine Giriş”, Thomas C. Sheahan, William D. Kovacs, Robert D. Holtz, 2.basımdan çeviri, Nobel Akademik yayıncılık, 2015. |
Course-Program Learning Outcome Relationship
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| Program Outcomes | ||||||
| 1) Describe the broad multidisciplinary scope of Civil Engineering and the interaction between related disciplines. | ||||||
| 2) Repeats the current techniques and methods applied in the field of Civil Engineering, their limitations, effects and results. | ||||||
| 3) Conducts applied research in the field of Civil Engineering, reaches the information in depth and in depth, evaluates and applies the information. | ||||||
| 4) Applies modeling and experimental research; analyzes complex situations encountered in this process. | ||||||
| 5) Uses advanced methods and software used in the field of technology and communication technologies. | ||||||
| 6) Reaches in-depth and in-depth knowledge by performing applied research in the field of technology, evaluates and applies information. | ||||||
| 7) Conveys the process and results of the studies systematically in written, oral and visual form in national and international environments in and out of civil engineering field. | ||||||
Course - Learning Outcome Relationship
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | Describe the broad multidisciplinary scope of Civil Engineering and the interaction between related disciplines. | 3 |
| 2) | Repeats the current techniques and methods applied in the field of Civil Engineering, their limitations, effects and results. | 3 |
| 3) | Conducts applied research in the field of Civil Engineering, reaches the information in depth and in depth, evaluates and applies the information. | 3 |
| 4) | Applies modeling and experimental research; analyzes complex situations encountered in this process. | 3 |
| 5) | Uses advanced methods and software used in the field of technology and communication technologies. | 3 |
| 6) | Reaches in-depth and in-depth knowledge by performing applied research in the field of technology, evaluates and applies information. | 3 |
| 7) | Conveys the process and results of the studies systematically in written, oral and visual form in national and international environments in and out of civil engineering field. | 3 |
Learning Activity and Teaching Methods
| Lesson | |
| Homework |
Assessment & Grading Methods and Criteria
| Written Exam (Open-ended questions, multiple choice, true-false, matching, fill in the blanks, sequencing) |
Assessment & Grading
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | % 20 |
| Midterms | 1 | % 40 |
| Final | 1 | % 40 |
| total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
| total | % 100 | |
Workload and ECTS Credit Grading
| Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
| Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 15 | 210 |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 42 | 42 |
| Midterms | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Total Workload | 298 | ||