Instıtute Of Graduate Educatıon
Cıvıl Engıneerıng Master's Program (Wıth Thesıs)
Course Information
| GEOTECHNICS OF DAMS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Code | Semester | Theoretical | Practice | National Credit | ECTS Credit |
| Hour / Week | |||||
| FIM650 | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Prerequisites and co-requisites | NONE |
|---|---|
| Language of instruction | Turkish |
| Type | Elective |
| Level of Course | Master's |
| Lecturer | PROF.DR. AZİZ ERTUNÇ |
| Mode of Delivery | Face to Face |
| Suggested Subject | NONE |
| Professional practise ( internship ) | None |
| Objectives of the Course | To teach the basic principles of soil mechanics and engineering properties of soils, their classification and related laboratory tests, to provide capability of developing feasible and logical solutions to soil related problems encountered in civil engineering profession |
| Contents of the Course | Formation of soils, physical properties, mass-volume relationships, consistency limits and soil classification, compressibility of soils, permeability and seepage, stresses in soils, soil settlement and consolidation, shear strength of soils, slope stability, basic laboratory tests |
Learning Outcomes of Course
| # | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| 1 | Students shall gain knowledge on fundamental principles of soil mechanics. |
| 2 | Students shall gain knowledge of determining and evaluating soil properties through laboratory and in-situ measurements. |
| 3 | Students shall gain knowledge on fundamental behavior of soils. |
| 4 | Students shall gain knowledge on using soil parameters in geotechnical design |
| 5 | Slope stability and geotechnical analysis shall be taught. |
Course Syllabus
| # | Subjects | Teaching Methods and Technics |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to soil mechanics | Lecture Notes |
| 2 | Formation of soils, physical properties, mass-volume relationships | Lecture Notes |
| 3 | Consistency limits, classification of soils | Lecture Notes |
| 4 | Compressibility of soils | Lecture Notes |
| 5 | Permeability and seepage-1 | Lecture Notes |
| 6 | Permeability and seepage-2 | Lecture Notes |
| 7 | Stresses in soils | Lecture Notes |
| 8 | Midterm-1 | |
| 9 | Settlement of soils and consolidation-1 | Lecture Notes |
| 10 | Settlement of soils and consolidation-2 | Lecture Notes |
| 11 | Shear Strength of Soils-1 | Lecture Notes |
| 12 | Shear Strength of Soils-2 | Lecture Notes |
| 13 | Slope stability-1 | Lecture Notes |
| 14 | Slope stability-2 | Lecture Notes |
| 15 | Introduction to unsaturated soil mechanics | Lecture Notes |
| 16 | Final Exam |
Course Syllabus
| # | Material / Resources | Information About Resources | Reference / Recommended Resources |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zemin Mekaniği, Prof.Dr. Kutay Özaydın Birsen Yayınevi | ||
| 2 | Soil Mechanics, R.F. Craig Spon Press,7th Edition |
Method of Assessment
| # | Weight | Work Type | Work Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40% | Mid-Term Exam | Mid-Term Exam |
| 2 | 60% | Final Exam | Final Exam |
Relationship between Learning Outcomes of Course and Program Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcomes | Program Outcomes | Method of Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Students shall gain knowledge on fundamental principles of soil mechanics. | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Students shall gain knowledge of determining and evaluating soil properties through laboratory and in-situ measurements. | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Students shall gain knowledge on fundamental behavior of soils. | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Students shall gain knowledge on using soil parameters in geotechnical design | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Slope stability and geotechnical analysis shall be taught. | 1 | 2 |
Work Load Details
| # | Type of Work | Quantity | Time (Hour) | Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Course Duration | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| 2 | Course Duration Except Class (Preliminary Study, Enhancement) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Presentation and Seminar Preparation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Web Research, Library and Archival Work | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Document/Information Listing | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Workshop | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Preparation for Midterm Exam | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| 8 | Midterm Exam | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| 9 | Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Homework | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Midterm Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Midterm Exercise | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Final Project | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 14 | Final Exercise | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Preparation for Final Exam | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 16 | Final Exam | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 90 | ||||