Geotechnics with Thesis | |||||
Master | TR-NQF-HE: Level 7 | QF-EHEA: Second Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 7 |
Course Code: | CE587 | ||||||||
Course Name: | Retaining Structures and Slope Stability | ||||||||
Course Semester: | Spring | ||||||||
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Language of instruction: | TR | ||||||||
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Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||||||
Type of course: | Compulsory | ||||||||
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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 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 |
The students who have succeeded in this course;
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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 | - |
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. |
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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. |
Lesson | |
Homework |
Written Exam (Open-ended questions, multiple choice, true-false, matching, fill in the blanks, sequencing) |
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 |
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 |