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| INSL7800 | INS7800 SITE AND SOIL INVESTIGATION | 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 | Prof. Dr. Osman SİVRİKAYA | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | In this course, it is aimed to give detailed information about the preparation of the data and geotechnical reports as well as the stages of the site and soil investigation of any structure planned to be constructed. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | To know how to determine site investigation techniques | 1,2,5 | 1,6, | | PO - 2 : | To know to evaluate site/soil investigation results | 3,5 | 1,6, | | PO - 3 : | To know the concepts and the rules about site investigations | 1,2,3 | 1,6, | | PO - 4 : | To know how to prepare data and geotechnical reports | 3,5 | 1,6, | | 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 | | |
| Site investigations, taking disturbed and undisturbed soil samples, determining the profile of the natural soil deposits and groundwater level, boring and soil pit works, seismic investigation, preparation of data and geotechnical reports. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction in-situ tests | | | Week 2 | Planning site works | | | Week 3 | Site investigation techniques | | | Week 4 | Borings and soil pits | | | Week 5 | Sampling methods | | | Week 6 | In-situ tests | | | Week 7 | In-situ tests | | | Week 8 | Laboratory analyses | | | Week 9 | Midterm exam | | | Week 10 | The physical and mechanical prop. of soils determined by lab. and insitu methods | | | Week 11 | The physical and mechanical prop. of soils determined by lab. and insitu methods | | | Week 12 | Evaluation and interpretation of site investigations results | | | Week 13 | Evaluation and interpretation of site investigations results | | | Week 14 | Seismic investigations | | | Week 15 | Data and Geotechnical report preparation | | | Week 16 | Final exam | | | |
| 1 | Mayne, P.W., Christopher, B.R., and DeJong, J. 2001; Manual on Subsurface Investigations. National Highway Institute Publication No. FHWA NHI-01-031, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC. | | | |
| 1 | Sivrikaya, O., 2021. Temel İnşaatı-I, Birsen Yayınevi, İstanbul | | | 2 | Dunnicliff, J. 1993; Geotechnical instrumentation for monitoring field performance. John Wiley & Sons. | | | 3 | Sivrikaya, O., Toğrol, E. 2019.; Örnek Prob. Arazi Deneyleri ve Geoteknik Tasarımda Kullanımları, Birsen Yayınevi | | | 4 | Dunnicliff, J. 1993; Geotechnical instrumentation for monitoring field performance. John Wiley & Sons. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 6 | | 2 | 30 | | Quiz | 9 | | 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 | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 4 | 14 | 56 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 10 | 4 | 40 | | Arasınav | 4 | 1 | 4 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 10 | 5 | 50 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 4 | 1 | 4 | | Diğer 1 | 3 | 10 | 30 | | Total work load | | | 226 |
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