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INS7564 | Geotechnical Field Testing And Investigations | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | Year / Semester | Spring 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. Sabriye Banu İKİZLER | Co-Lecturer | | Language of instruction | Turkish | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | The aim of the course: | Explaining the test methods performed in the field to determine the engineering properties of soil, selecting the appropriate methods, evaluation of the test results and try to teach the use of engineering design data. |
Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | PO - 1 : | Drilling recognizes the drilling and sampling techniques | 1,2,5 | 1,3, | PO - 2 : | Geotechnical field tests and evaluation of the results of these experiments. | 1,2,5 | 1,3, | PO - 3 : | The data obtained from these tests to be used in geotechnical design. | 1,2,5 | 1,3, | PO - 4 : | It reports the results of experiments in situ tests. | 1,2,5 | 1,3, | 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 | |
Drilling, Sample receivers. Standard Penetration Test. Cone Penetration Test. Pressuremeter Test. Plate Loading Test. Screw Plate Loading Test, dilatometer test, Pressuremeter Test. Field Vane test. Field test Correlations |
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Course Syllabus | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | Week 1 | Planning of geotechnical field studies | | Week 2 | Soil Drilling and Sampling Methods | | Week 3 | Drilling technics | | Week 4 | Standard Penetration Tests | | Week 5 | Cone Penetration Test. | | Week 6 | Plate Loading Test. | | Week 7 | Screw Plate Loading Test, | | Week 8 | Pressuremeter Test. | | Week 9 | Mid-Term Exam | | Week 10 | Dilatometer test | | Week 11 | Field Vane test. | | Week 12 | Field test Correlations | | Week 13 | Field test Correlations | | Week 14 | Field experiment sample applications | | Week 15 | Field experiment sample applications | | Week 16 | End of Term Exam | | |
1 | Sivrikaya, O., Toğrol, E., Arazi Deneyleri ve Geoteknik Tasarımda Kullanımları , Birsen Yayınevi, 2009. | | 2 | Erol, O. A. ve Çekinmez, Z., 2014., Geoteknik mühendisliğinde saha deneyleri, Yüksel Proje Yayınları | | |
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. | | 2 | Önalp, A., Sert, S., (2006), Geoteknik Bilgisi III, Bina Temelleri, Birsen YE. | | |
Method of Assessment | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | Mid-term exam | 9 | 04/04/2016 | 2 | 30 | End-of-term exam | 16 | 02/06/2016 | 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 | Laboratuar çalışması | 2 | 14 | 28 | Uygulama | 1 | 14 | 14 | Klinik Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ödev | 0 | 10 | 0 | Proje | 0 | 0 | 0 | Kısa sınav | 0 | 0 | 0 | Diğer 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Diğer 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Total work load | | | 42 |
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