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OINS3024Soil Mechanics II2+1+0ECTS:4
Year / SemesterSpring Semester
Level of CourseFirst Cycle
Status Compulsory
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of CIVIL ENGINEERING
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of Delivery
Contact Hours14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures and 1 hour of practicals per week
LecturerDr. Öğr. Üyesi Ümit ÇALIK
Co-Lecturer-
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
The course aims providing knowledge to students about consolidaton of soil ant its settlement calculation, shear strength of soils, lateral earth pressures distributions on soil retaining structures and design of soil retaining structures and stability of slopes and design of slopes.
 
Learning OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
LO - 1 : Have knowledge about shear strength of soils.1,2,51,
LO - 2 : Have knowledge about stability of slopes.1,2,51,
LO - 3 : Have knowledge about lateral earth pressures and design of retaining structures.1,2,51,
LO - 4 : Have knowledge about consolidation of soils and calculation of consolidation settlements.1,2,51,
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

 
Contents of the Course
Shear strength of soils. Consolidation. Lateral earth pressures. Earth retaining structures: Retaining walls, sheet pile walls, braced excavations. Stability of slopes.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Shear Strength of Soils
 Week 2Shear Strength of Soils
 Week 3Shear Strength of Soils
 Week 4Design and Stability of Slopes
 Week 5Design and Stability of Slopes
 Week 6Design and Stability of Slopes
 Week 7Lateral Earth Pressures (Theories and Calculations)
 Week 8Lateral Earth Pressures (Theories and Calculations)
 Week 9Written midterm exam
 Week 10Earth retaining structures: Retaining walls, sheet pile walls and braced excavations
 Week 11Earth retaining structures: Retaining walls, sheet pile walls and braced excavations
 Week 12Earth retaining structures: Retaining walls, sheet pile walls and braced excavations
 Week 13Earth retaining structures: Retaining walls, sheet pile walls and braced excavations
 Week 14Consolidation and Settlement of Consolidation
 Week 15Consolidation and Settlement of Consolidation
 Week 16Written end-of-term exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Çalık, Ü.; Ders Notları
 
Recommended Reading
1Das, B. M. and Khaled, S. 2018; Principles of Geotechnical Engineering 9th edition, Cengage Publishing, Boston
2Aytekin, M. 2004; Deneysel Zemin Mekaniği 2. baskı, Teknik Yayınevi, Ankara.
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 20/04/2024 2 50
End-of-term exam 16 03/06/2024 2 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 3 14 42
Sınıf dışı çalışma 0 0 0
Laboratuar çalışması 0 0 0
Arasınav için hazırlık 4 1 4
Arasınav 2 1 2
Uygulama 1 8 8
Klinik Uygulama 0 0 0
Ödev 0 0 0
Proje 0 0 0
Kısa sınav 0 0 0
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 4 1 4
Dönem sonu sınavı 2 1 2
Diğer 1 4 1 4
Diğer 2 0 0 0
Total work load66