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| CE4024 | Soil Investigation | 3+0+0 | ECTS:6 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | First 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 | | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The course aims to provide students with detailed knowledge about taking samples from the field, performing a full soil investigation for a structure, determining the bearing capacity of soils and writing soil survey reports. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | Be able to learn how to take samples from disturbed and undisturbed soils in the field. | 3,5 | 1, | | LO - 2 : | Have full knowledge about soil investigation. | 3,5 | 1, | | LO - 3 : | Have full information about the bearing capacity of soils (foundations). | 3,5 | 1, | | LO - 4 : | Have information about writing soil survey reports. | 3,5 | 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), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Introduction, sampling from soils, depth of soil investigation, methods of soil investigation, determination of the bearing capacity of soils, preparation of soil survey reports. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction: General information (Features of soils) | | | Week 2 | Soil Investigation Stages | | | Week 3 | Field Survey Methods | | | Week 4 | Investigation Pit and Sampling | | | Week 5 | Borehole and Sampling | | | Week 6 | Drilling Depth, Drilling Interval and Number of Drills | | | Week 7 | Tube Sampling and Sample Types | | | Week 8 | Field Test, SPT and CPT | | | Week 9 | MIDTERM EXAM | | | Week 10 | Field Test: PMT, FVT, PLT | | | Week 11 | Laboratory Experiments and Index Features | | | Week 12 | Laboratory Experiments and Mechanic Features | | | Week 13 | Data Report | | | Week 14 | Geotechnical Report | | | Week 15 | Regulations and Principles Regarding Soil Investigation | | | Week 16 | END-OF-TERM EXAM | | | |
| 1 | Sivrikaya, O.,2021, Temel İnşaatı I, Birsen Yayınevi, İstanbul | | | |
| 1 | Sivrikaya, O., Toğrol, E. 2019, Arazi deneyleri ve Geoteknik Tasarımda Kullanımı, 2. Baskı, Birsen Yayınevi, İstanbul | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | | 2 | 50 | | 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 | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 3 | 5 | 15 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 2 | 10 | 20 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 6 | 4 | 24 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Ödev | 11 | 2 | 22 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 2 | 4 | 8 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Total work load | | | 120 |
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