‘Fire Towers’ for Forest Fires
Prof. Dr. Celalettin Kozanoğlu and Prof. Dr. Murat Aşkar from Izmir University of Economics (IUE) have developed a ‘fire tower’ ...
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Soil Mechanics
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CIVE 314
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SPRING
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3
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2
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4
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6
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| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | English | |||||
| Course Type | Required (Core Course) | |||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-To-Face | |||||
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| Course Objectives | The aim of this course is to give information about the main theories of soil mechanics, to teach field and laboratory experiments for specifying soil properties, to provide information about the introduction of foundation engineering and to introduce design and applications of foundation construction. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Learning Outcomes |
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| Course Description | In this course, basic information about soil formation and classification is given. The course covers the principles of stress, compaction, consolidation, and shear strength and earth pressure. Laboratory tests will be held to determine the soil properties. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Subjects | Required Materials | Learning Outcome |
| 1 | Formation of soils and physical properties | B.M. Das (2010), Principles of Geotechnical Engineering, 7th Edition, Chapter 2 | LO1 |
| 2 | Index properties of soils | B.M. Das (2010), Principles of Geotechnical Engineering, 7th Edition, Chapter 3 | LO1 |
| 3 | Soil classification | B.M. Das (2010), Principles of Geotechnical Engineering, 7th Edition, Chapter 5 | LO2 |
| 4 | Permeability, Darcy Law and capillarity | B.M. Das (2010), Principles of Geotechnical Engineering, 7th Edition, Chapter 7 | LO2 |
| 5 | Compaction | B.M. Das (2010), Principles of Geotechnical Engineering, 7th Edition, Chapter 6 | LO3 |
| 6 | Total and effective stresses | B.M. Das (2010), Principles of Geotechnical Engineering, 7th Edition, Chapter 10 | LO3 |
| 7 | Stress distribution | B.M. Das (2010), Principles of Geotechnical Engineering, 7th Edition, Chapter 10 | LO3 |
| 8 | 1. Midterm | - | |
| 9 | Consolidation | B.M. Das (2010), Principles of Geotechnical Engineering, 7th Edition, Chapter 11 | LO4 |
| 10 | Active and passive earth pressures | B.M. Das (2010), Principles of Geotechnical Engineering, 7th Edition, Chapter 12 | LO5 |
| 11 | Active and passive earth pressures | B.M. Das (2010), Principles of Geotechnical Engineering, 7th Edition, Chapter 12 | LO5 |
| 12 | 2. Midterm | - | |
| 13 | Active and passive earth pressures | B.M. Das (2010), Principles of Geotechnical Engineering, 7th Edition, Chapter 10 | LO6 |
| 14 | Active and passive earth pressures | B.M. Das (2010), Principles of Geotechnical Engineering, 7th Edition, Chapter 10 | LO6 |
| 15 | Semester Review | - | |
| 16 | Final Exam | - |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | B. M. Das (2010) Principles of Geotechnical Engineering 7th Edition Cengage Learning ISBN: 9780495411307. |
| Suggested Readings/Materials |
Soil Mechanics 6th Edition by R. F. Craig CRC Press 1997 ISBN: 9780419224501. Soil Mechanics and Foundations MuniBudhu John Wiley & Sons Inc. 2010 ISBN: 9780470556849. |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weighting | LO1 | LO2 | LO3 | LO4 | LO5 | LO6 |
| Laboratory / Application | 1 | 10 | X | X | X | X | ||
| Midterm | 2 | 50 | X | X | X | X | X | |
| Final Exam | 1 | 40 | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Total | 4 | 100 |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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| Participation | - | - | - |
| Theoretical Course Hours | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory / Application Hours | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Field Work | - | - | - |
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | - | - | - |
| Portfolio | - | - | - |
| Homework / Assignments | - | - | - |
| Presentation / Jury | - | - | - |
| Project | - | - | - |
| Seminar / Workshop | - | - | - |
| Oral Exams | - | - | - |
| Midterms | 2 | 20 | 40 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 32 | 32 |
| Total | 180 |
| # | PC Sub | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
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