COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SOIL DYNAMICS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
CIE 5001 SOIL DYNAMICS 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

PROFESSOR DOCTOR GÜRKAN ÖZDEN

Offered to

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
Geotechnicel Engineering
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING

Course Objective

Understand dynamic soil behavior and principles of earthquake geotechnics.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learn basic dynamic characteristics of soils.
2   Understand stress-strain relations in cyclic loading.
3   Learn laboratory techniques in soil dynamics.
4   Understand liquefaction phenomenon.
5   Learn numerical site response analysis techqniues.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Characteristics of Dynamic Problems
2 The Representation of Stress-Strain Relations in Cyclic Loading
3 Dynamic Triaxial Test: Standards and Procedures
4 Bender Element Test: Standards and Procedures
5 Laboratory Tests
6 In-situ tests by wave propagation
7 Strain Dependency of Modulus and Damping
8 Midterm
9 Effect of Loading Speed and Stiffness Degradation of Cohesive Soils
10 Resistance of Sand to Cyclic Loading
11 Evaluation of Liquefaction Resistance by In Situ Soundings
12 Analysis of Liquefaction
13 Fundamentals of Site Response Analysis
14 Numerical Analysis Tools for Site Response Analysis

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Earthquake Geotechnics, Ishihara, K, Oxford Science Publications, 1996

Materials: Related state of the art articles are followed by the students as reading assigments

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Theoretical background of soil dynamics will be introduced to the students. Special emphasis will be given to laboratory techniques in soil dynamics. Students will be asked to participate in dynamic laboratory tests. Numerical techniques for site response analysis will be taught to students and they will be asked to prepare a term project regarding site response analysis of selected sites.

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 * 0.30 + ASG * 0.40 + FIN * 0.30
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + MAKRASG * 0.40 + MAKRRST * 0.30


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO 1, 2, 3, and 4 will be assessed by means of the midterm and the final exam.

LO 5 will be assessed by means of the term project.

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 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 14 14
Preparing assignments 6 16 96
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 190

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.1244
LO.2244
LO.334433
LO.4344
LO.53445

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