ISTANBUL OKAN UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE / COURSE CATALOGUE
| Geotechnics non-thesis | |||||
| Master | TR-NQF-HE: Level 7 | QF-EHEA: Second Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 7 | ||
General course introduction information
| Course Code: | CE505 | ||||||||
| Course Name: | Special Topics in Geotechnical Engineering I | ||||||||
| 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: | Department Elective | ||||||||
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| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face | ||||||||
| Course Coordinator : | Dr.Öğr.Üyesi SAEID ZARDARI | ||||||||
| Course Lecturer(s): |
Prof. Dr. ATIL BULU |
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Course Objective and Content
| Course Objectives: | Technology that deals with soil (and rock) as an engineering material in civil engineering projects. |
| Course Content: | This class presents the application of principles of soil mechanics. It considers the following topics: the origin and nature of soils; soil classification; the effective stress principle; hydraulic conductivity and seepage; stress-strain-strength behavior of cohesionless and cohesive soils and application to lateral earth stresses; bearing capacity and slope stability; consolidation theory and settlement analysis; and laboratory and field methods for evaluation of soil properties in design practice. |
Learning Outcomes
The students who have succeeded in this course;
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Lesson Plan
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Soil Composition, Index Properties and Soil Classification, Soil Structure and Environmental Effects | |
| 2) | Dry Soil: Stresses, Stress-Strain-Strength Properties | |
| 3) | Lateral Earth Pressures and Retaining Walls | |
| 4) | Shallow Foundations on Sand: Bearing Capacity | |
| 5) | Effective Stress Principle and Capillarity, One-Dimensional Flow, Two-Dimensional Flow | |
| 6) | Coefficient of Permeability | |
| 7) | Stress-Strain-Strength Behavior of Saturated Clays | |
| 8) | Lateral Earth Pressures, Slope Stability | |
| 9) | Midterm | |
| 10) | Bearing Capacity, Introduction, Pore Pressure Parameters and Undrained Shear | |
| 11) | Consolidation and Secondary Compression | |
| 12) | Stability Evaluation: Cohesive Soils | |
| 13) | Settlement Analyses | |
| 14) | Settlement Analyses |
Sources
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | “Advanced Soil Mechanics”, B.M. Das, 5th Edition, CRC Press, 2020. “Çözümlü problemlerle temel zemin mekaniği”, Prof.Dr. Bayram Ali Uzuner, Derya Kitabevi, Trabzon, 2005. |
| References: | “Geoteknik Mühendisliğine Giriş”, Thomas C. Sheahan, William D. Kovacs, Robert D. Holtz, 2.basımdan çeviri, Nobel Akademik yayıncılık, 2015. “Principles of Geotechnical Engineering”, B.M. Das, 8th Edition, Cengage Learning, 2010. |
Course-Program Learning Outcome Relationship
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| 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. | |||
Course - Learning Outcome Relationship
| 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. |
Learning Activity and Teaching Methods
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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 |
| Midterms | 1 | % 40 |
| Final | 1 | % 60 |
| total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 40 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 60 | |
| 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 | 18 | 252 |
| Project | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Midterms | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Total Workload | 302 | ||