COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SPECIAL TOPICS IN GEOTECHNICAL ENG.

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
CIE 5040 SPECIAL TOPICS IN GEOTECHNICAL ENG. ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OKAN ÖNAL

Offered to

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
Geotechnicel Engineering
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING

Course Objective

Learn how to plan and pursue a site investigation study and be able to conduct foundation analyses using idealized geotechnical profile and superstructure information.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Plan site investigation study based on local geology information and supersturcture characteristics.
2   Decide the foundation type that best fits to the need of the structure and soil characteristics.
3   Learn to conduct settlement analysis using advanced methods of stress distribution.
4   Perform site response analysis to obtain design level accelaration spectrum.
5   Pursue advanced foundation analysis considering inertial and kinematic loads.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to site investigation methods
2 Field site investigation techniques
3 Hands on experience of Standard Penetration, Vane Shear and Pressuremeter tests in the field
4 Planning of soil mechanics laboratory testing programs
5 Data reduction and establishment of the idealized geotechnical profile for both static and dynamic analyses, HMW #1
6 Examples of geotechnical investigation reports
7 Geotechnical report writing, HMW #2
8 Midterm
9 Stress distribution beneath foundations of irregular shapes, PRESENTATION #1
10 Bearing capacity and settlement analyses of raft foundations, HMW #3
11 Dynamic site response analysis, PROJECT #1
12 Axial load carrying capacity analysis of pile foundations
13 Lateral analysis of pile groups under inertial loads
14 Kinematic analysis of piles, PROJECT #2

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Foundation Analysis and Design, Bowles, J. E., McGraw Hill, 1995; Foundation Design and Construction, Tomlinson, M. J., Pearson Education Ltd. of Prentice Hall, 2001

Supplementary Book(s): Single Piles and Pile Groups under Lateral Loading, Lymon C. Reese, W. F. Van Impe, 2001, Technology & Engineering

Materials: Real life site investigation and geotechnical analysis reports

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Students are introduced with geotechnical methods and techniques that are necessary to overcome real life foundation design challenges. The undergraduate level knowledge is enhanced by more comlicated foundation analysis and design methods. Software that are used for spread and deep foundation design are taught to the students.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 PRJ PROJECT
3 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG* 0.15 + PRJ * 0.20 + MTE * 0.30 + FIN * 0.35
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG* 0.15 + PRJ * 0.20 + MTE * 0.30 + RST * 0.35


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO 2, 3 and 5 will be assessed by means of the midterm and the final exam.

LO 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 will be assessed by means of homework and project assignments.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance is mandatory. Rules and format regarding the term project will be handed out to the students at the beginning of the semester.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

gurkan.ozden@deu.edu.tr /Office phone: 0 232 301 7061

Office Hours

Exact office hours are announced early in the semester. The student may also ask for an appointment.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 3 15 45
Preparing presentations 1 15 15
Design Project 2 30 60
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 208

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.145
LO.23245
LO.3534
LO.4444
LO.55443

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