‘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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Advanced Soil Mechancis
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CIVE 490
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SPRING
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2
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2
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3
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5
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| Prerequisites | CIVE 303 To get a grade of at least FD, or CIVE 314 To get a grade of at least FD | |||||
| Course Language | English | |||||
| Course Type | ELECTIVE_COURSE | |||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-To-Face | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course |
Problem Solving Lecture / Presentation |
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| National Occupational Classification Code | - | |||||
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| Course Objectives | The course covers the problems in geotechnical applications in civil engineering and introduces the solutions to these problems. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | In this course soil mechanics and applications, slope stability, and flow networks is explained. Practical informations about insitu tests ise given during the laboratory courses. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Subjects | Required Materials | Learning Outcome |
| 1 | Introduction to Soil Mechanics | Chapter 1: Das, B. M. (2013). Advanced soil mechanics. Crc Press. | LO1 |
| 2 | Shear strength and direct shear test | Chapter 2: Das, B. M. (2013). Advanced soil mechanics. Crc Press. | LO1 |
| 3 | Shear strength and direct shear test | Chapter 2: Das, B. M. (2013). Advanced soil mechanics. Crc Press. | LO1 |
| 4 | Infiltration, Laplace Continuity Equation, Flownets | Chapter 3: Das, B. M. (2013). Advanced soil mechanics. Crc Press. | LO2 |
| 5 | Slope Stability, Stability of Infinite Slopes, Analysis of Finite Slopes | Chapter 5: Das, B. M. (2013). Advanced soil mechanics. Crc Press. | LO3 |
| 6 | ɸ Method, Bishop’s Simplified Method of Slices, Fallenius Method | Chapter 5: Das, B. M. (2013). Advanced soil mechanics. Crc Press. | LO3 |
| 7 | ɸ Method, Bishop’s Simplified Method of Slices, Fallenius Method | Chapter 5: Das, B. M. (2013). Advanced soil mechanics. Crc Press. | LO3 |
| 8 | Midterm Exam | - | |
| 9 | Methods and Tests of Compaction | Chapter 6: Das, B. M. (2013). Advanced soil mechanics. Crc Press. | LO4 |
| 10 | Consolidation, Settlement Calculations and Rate of Consolidation | Chapter 7: Das, B. M. (2013). Advanced soil mechanics. Crc Press. | LO4 |
| 11 | Consolidation, Settlement Calculations and Rate of Consolidation | Chapter 7: Das, B. M. (2013). Advanced soil mechanics. Crc Press. | LO4 |
| 12 | Laboratory Tests and Evaluation of Results | Chapter 8: Das, B. M. (2013). Advanced soil mechanics. Crc Press. | LO4 |
| 13 | Laboratory Tests and Evaluation of Results | Chapter 8: Das, B. M. (2013). Advanced soil mechanics. Crc Press. | LO4 |
| 14 | Lateral earth pressures calculations | Chapter 8: Das, B. M. (2013). Advanced soil mechanics. Crc Press. | LO5 |
| 15 | Semester Review | - | |
| 16 | Final Exam | - |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Das B. M. (2013). Advanced soil mechanics. 4th Edition Crc Press. ISBN 9780415506656. |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | Ng C. W. W. & Menzies B. (2007). Advanced unsaturated soil mechanics and engineering. 1st Edition CRC Press. ISBN 9780415436793. |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weighting | LO1 | LO2 | LO3 | LO4 | LO5 |
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 30 | X | X | X | ||
| Midterm | 1 | 30 | X | X | X | ||
| Final Exam | 1 | 40 | X | X | X | X | X |
| Total | 3 | 100 |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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| Participation | - | - | - |
| Theoretical Course Hours | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Laboratory / Application Hours | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Field Work | - | - | - |
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | - | - | - |
| Portfolio | - | - | - |
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Presentation / Jury | - | - | - |
| Project | - | - | - |
| Seminar / Workshop | - | - | - |
| Oral Exams | - | - | - |
| Midterms | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total | 150 |
| # | PC Sub | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
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*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
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