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| INS7563 | In Situ Tests and Studies in Geotechnical Eng | 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 | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Sabriye Banu İKİZLER | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The course aim is to have students to gain ability to carry out and interpret any field work in Geotechnical Engineering including full site investigation for any structure or construction work. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | carry out full site investigation. | 1,3,5,9,11 | 1 | | PO - 2 : | use Standard Penetration Test and to interpret its results. | 1,3,5,9,11 | 1 | | PO - 3 : | use Cone Penetration Test and to interpret its results. | 1,3,5,9,11 | 1 | | PO - 4 : | use The Pressuremeter Test and to interpret its results | 1,3,5,9,11 | 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), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Samplers and sampling for pits and borings. Field permeability tests. Field shear strength tests. Main field tests: Plate Loading Test, Screw Plate Loading Test, Standard Penetration Test, Cone Penetration Test, Pressuremeter Test. . Other field tests: Flat dilatometer test, Glotzl earth-pressure cell, Iowa Stepped Blade etc. Geophysical methods. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Samplers and sampling for pits and borings. | | | Week 2 | Field permeability tests. | | | Week 3 | Field shear strength tests. | | | Week 4 | Main field tests: Plate Loading Test, Screw Plate Loading Test, Standard Penetration Test, Cone Penetration Test, Pressuremeter Test. | | | Week 5 | Main field tests: Plate Loading Test, Screw Plate Loading Test, Standard Penetration Test, Cone Penetration Test, Pressuremeter Test. | | | Week 6 | Main field tests: Plate Loading Test, Screw Plate Loading Test, Standard Penetration Test, Cone Penetration Test, Pressuremeter Test. | | | Week 7 | Main field tests: Plate Loading Test, Screw Plate Loading Test, Standard Penetration Test, Cone Penetration Test, Pressuremeter Test. | | | Week 8 | Main field tests: Plate Loading Test, Screw Plate Loading Test, Standard Penetration Test, Cone Penetration Test, Pressuremeter Test. | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Other field tests: Flat dilatometer test, Glotzl earth-pressure cell, Iowa Stepped Blade etc. Geophysical methods. | | | Week 11 | Other field tests: Flat dilatometer test, Glotzl earth-pressure cell, Iowa Stepped Blade etc. Geophysical methods. | | | Week 12 | 2nd internal examination | | | Week 13 | Other field tests: Flat dilatometer test, Glotzl earth-pressure cell, Iowa Stepped Blade etc. Geophysical methods. | | | Week 14 | Other field tests: Flat dilatometer test, Glotzl earth-pressure cell, Iowa Stepped Blade etc. Geophysical methods. | | | Week 15 | Other field tests: Flat dilatometer test, Glotzl earth-pressure cell, Iowa Stepped Blade etc. Geophysical methods. | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Bowles, J. E., Foundation Analysis and Design, McGraw-Hill, New York.
Uzuner, B. A. Temel Mühendisliğine Giriş, 2006, Derya Kitabevi, Trabzon. | | | 2 | Uzuner, B.A. Temel Zemin Mekaniği, 2007, Derya Kitabevi,Trabzon. | | | |
| 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 | 15 | 1 | 15 | | Uygulama | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 20 | 1 | 20 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 25 | 1 | 25 | | Diğer 1 | 10 | 1 | 10 | | Total work load | | | 198 |
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