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| INSL7630 | Statics of Soil Media | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Third Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of CIVIL ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | -- | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The course aims providing knowledge to students about the theory of critical equilibrium and applying the knowledge to different soil mechanics? problems. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | have knowledge about The theory of critical equilibrium
| | | | PO - 2 : | Can solve some soil mechanics problem with the theory of critical equilibrium. | | | | PO - 3 : | have knowledge about numerical and analytical solution of partial differential equations. | | | | 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), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Critical Equilibrium of a Soil Medium: Conditions of critical state and equations of equilibrium. Plane critical equilibrium of soil medium. Equations of critical equilibrium without body forces. Equations of critical equilibrium with body forces. Numerical integration of equations. Stability of foundations and of slopes: Stress state of foundations, Minimal pressure and stability of foundations, Maximal pressure and stability of foundations, Stability of foundations under inclined loading, Stability of slopes. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Giriş
| | | Week 2 | Conditions of critical state and equations of equilibrium
| | | Week 3 | Plane critical equilibrium of soil medium
| | | Week 4 | Equations of critical equilibrium without body forces
| | | Week 5 | Equations of critical equilibrium with body forces
| | | Week 6 | Numerical integration of equations
| | | Week 7 | Numerical integration of equations
| | | Week 8 | Stress state of foundations
| | | Week 9 | Mid-Term Exam
| | | Week 10 | Minimal pressure and stability of foundations
| | | Week 11 | Maximal pressure and stability of foundations
| | | Week 12 | Stability of foundations under inclined loading
| | | Week 13 | Stability of foundations | | | Week 14 | Stability of foundations | | | Week 15 | Stability of foundations | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Jones, D.H., Schofield, A.N. (1960). Statics of Soil Media, Butterworths Scientific Publications( ISBN 0-13-484394-0) | | | |
| 1 | A. N. Schofield C. P. Wroth , (1998) Critical State Soil Mechanics, McGraw-Hill London( ISBN 0-534-95179-1) | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | | 2 | 30 | | In-term studies (second mid-term exam) | 12 | | 2 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 2 | 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 | 5 | 14 | 70 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 25 | 1 | 25 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Ödev | 3 | 1 | 3 | | Kısa sınav | 15 | 1 | 15 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 25 | 1 | 25 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Total work load | | | 198 |
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