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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
INŞ 3014	SOIL MECHANICS II	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	4

Offered By

Civil Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ALI HAKAN ÖREN

Offered to

Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering (Evening)

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to provide students with a general overview of the basic geotechnical problems that civil engineers encounter in practice and to ensure that students understand the methods of analysis of these problems.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	To be able to distinguish between geostatic and limit lateral ground pressures.
2	To be able to apply total and effective stress analysis approaches.
3	To be able to make stability analysis of retaining structures and slopes.
4	To be able to calculate stress increases.
5	To be able to interpret engineering analysis findings and to present them in written form.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

INŞ 3013 - SOIL MECHANICS I

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	LATERAL EARTH PRESSURES: Lateral soil deformation-lateral earth pressure relation, types of lateral earth pressures, geostatic horizontal earth pressure.
2	Limit lateral earth pressures, Rankine's Theory (horizontal and sloped backfill)
3	Coulomb's Theory, Culmmann's graphical solution, Force polygon. Announcement of first homework.
4	EARTH RETAINING STRUCTURES: Earth retaining walls, types and pre dimensioning, back fill and drainage, lateral earth pressures, forces and moments, stability of the wall and foundation.
5	Other earth retaining structures: Stability analysis of Anchored Sheet pile walls (anchored, cantilever).
6	Other earth retaining structures (continued): Stability analysis of Cantilever sheet pile walls and reinforced earth wall.
7	Other earth retaining structures (continued): Stability analysis of diaphragm wall and trench stability.
8	SLOPE STABILITY: Circular failure analysis (fi_u = 0 method, method of slices: Fellenius, Bishop). Announcement of second homework.
9	Infinite slope analysis, wedge analysis with active and passive pressures, remedial and preventative options.
10	Midterm Exam.
11	BEARING CAPACITY: Ultimate and allowable bearing capacity definitions, formulation of ultimate bearing capacity (approximate formulas, general shear approach), factor of safety. Announcement of third homework.
12	Special conditions (eccentric and inclined loading, local failure, effect of ground water, soil with two layers).
13	STRESS INCREASE: Elastic theory approach (point load, rectangular area with uniform load, superposition and integration of point load, superposition of rectangular areas, pressure bulb, Newmark Chart, 63 ½ degree approach).
14	SETTLEMENT: Components of compression, amount-type-duration of settlement, consolidation settlement (normally and over consolidated soils), elastic settlement.

Recomended or Required Reading

Craig, R.F. (2004): Craig's Soil Mechanics, Spon Press, Taylor & Francis Group, London, England, Seventh Edition, ISBN: 0-415-32703-2
Materials: Course notes and in class applications.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Course topics will be presented and applications will be performed in class for the enhancement of the subjects. Students will prepare reports on the analyses done with individually assigned data about cantilever wall, anchored sheet pile wall, effective stress analysis of downstream slope with seepage of an earth fill dam, geotechnical analysis (bearing capacity and settlement analyses) of shallow foundation.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE	MIDTERM EXAM
2	ASG	ASSIGNMENT
3	FIN	FINAL EXAM
4	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	MTE * 0.25 + ASG * 0.25 + FIN * 0.50
5	RST	RESIT
6	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE * 0.25 + ASG * 0.25 + RST * 0.50

*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Final grade will be determined by curve method.

Assessment Criteria

LO1-3 are evaluated by the questions asked in midterm and final examinations.
LO4-6 are evaluated by homework reports.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Minimum 70% attendance is required. Home works should be done with success and within the time limits

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc.Prof.Dr. Yeliz Yükselen Aksoy: yeliz.yukselen@deu.edu.tr
Dr. Mehmet Kuruoğlu: mehmet.kuruoglu@deu.edu.tr
Assoc.Prof.Dr.Ali Hakan Ören: ali.oren@deu.edu.tr
Assoc.Prof.Dr. Okan Önal: okan.onal@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Office hours will be announced by the instructors within the first week of the semester.

Work Placement(s)