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| INST2009 | Soil Mechanics | 3+1+0 | ECTS:5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Short Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of CONSTRUCTION | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face, Lab work , Practical | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures and 1 hour of practicals per week | | Lecturer | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Evin NAS | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | Students in experiments to determine the mechanical properties of soils and engineering, bearing capacity of soils, soil settlement, lateral and vertical earth pressures and will have information about the stabilization of soils |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | Determine the engineering properties of soils
| 3,4,5,9 | 1,4 | | LO - 2 : | Determine the mechanical properties of soils
| 4,5 | 1,4 | | LO - 3 : | Determine the bearing capacity of soils
| 2,3,4,5,6,9 | 1 | | LO - 4 : | Calculate the lateral earth pressure on the soil
| 2,3,4,5 | 1 | | LO - 5 : | Verification of retaining structures
| 3,4,5 | 1 | | LO - 6 : | Identify the methods of soil improvement
| 2,3,4,5,6 | 1 | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| The general structure of soils, the basic physical properties of soils, soil particle distribution curve , soil compaction, soil settlement, soil shear strength, bearing capacity of soils, soil permeability, lateral and vertical pressures of soils, improvement of soils. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Soil Formation
| | | Week 2 | Basic Physical Properties of Soils
| | | Week 3 | Soils Grain Distribution Curve
| | | Week 4 | Atterberg Limits
| | | Week 5 | Compaction of Soils
| | | Week 6 | Consolidation of Soil | | | Week 7 | Shear Strength of Soil | | | Week 8 | Compressive Strength of Soil and Bearing Capacity | | | Week 9 | Midterm Exam | | | Week 10 | Compressive Strength of Soil and Bearing Capacity | | | Week 11 | Permeability of Soils | | | Week 12 | Vertical Earth Pressure | | | Week 13 | Horizontal Earth Pressure | | | Week 14 | Retaining Structures | | | Week 15 | Stabilization of soils | | | Week 16 | Final Exam | | | |
| 1 | Aytekin, M.,2004; Deneysel Zemin Mekaniği, Teknik Yayınevi, Ankara | | | 2 | Uzuner, B.A. 2007; Temel Zemin Mekaniği, Teknik Yayınevi Ankara. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 30/11/2023 | 1 | 25 | | Laboratory exam | 12 | 17/12/2023 | 1 | 25 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 23/01/2024 | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 4 | 14 | 56 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 1 | 5 | 5 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 2 | 8 | 16 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 5 | 4 | 20 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Total work load | | | 129 |
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