COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ADVANCED SOIL MECHANICS - I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
CIE 5155 ADVANCED SOIL MECHANICS - I 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 YELIZ YÜKSELEN AKSOY

Offered to

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
Geotechnicel Engineering
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to make a general review of and recall most of the materials
of the first course in soil mechanics of undergraduate level. Presenting basic concepts
of permeability and seepage, stress distribution in a soil mass due to various types of
loading conditions, development of pore water pressure due to undrained loading
conditions, and introducing more advanced topics in these subjects.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to recall and examine index properties of soils.
2   To be able to realize and evaluate the effects of water on soil behaviour.
3   To be able to apply advanced solution methods on seepage problems.
4   To be able to evaluate behaviour of soils under loading.
5   To be able to Interpret, report and present solutions of engineering problems.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 1. Weight - Volume Relationships: Basic definitions. General range of void ratio and dry unit weight in granular soils. Relative density and relative compaction. Specific gravity of soil solids. 2. Grain- Size Distribution of Soils: Sieve analysis and hydrometer analysis. Soil separate size limits.
2 3. Clay minerals: Composition and structure. Specific surface. Cation exchange capacity. Nature of water in clay. Repulsive potential. Repulsive pressure. Flocculation and dispersion.
3 4. Consistency of Cohesive Soils: Atterberg limits. Liquidity index. Activity. 5. Soil Classification: Unified soil classification system.
4 6. Compaction of soils: Theory of compaction and proctor compaction test. Harvard miniature compaction device. Affect of organic content on compaction. Field compaction. In place densification of granular soils. 7. Volume Change of Soils: Shrinkage and swelling of clay. Swelling potential of clay soILS.
5 8. Effective Stress: Effective stress concept in saturated soils. Critical hydraulic gradient and boiling. Effective stress in unsaturated soils.
6 9. Permeability: Darcy s law. Coefficient of permeability and its determination. Variation of permeability. Electroosmosis.
7 10. Seepage: Equation of continuity. Flow nets. Hydraulic uplift. Flow nets in unisotropic material and nonhomogeneous subsoils. Directional variation of permeability. HW-2 will be submitted.
8 10. Seepage (Continued): Numerical analysis of seepage. Seepage force. Piping-seepage through earth dams. Filter design. HW-3 will be assigned.
9 1st Midterm examination.
10 11. Two - dimensional stress problems in soil mass: Plain strain state-of- stress. Mohr s circle. Stresses due to line loading and strip loading. HW-3 will be submitted, and HW-4 will be assigned.
11 12. Three- dimensional stress problems in soil mass: Stresses due to point loading. Stresses below loaded areas. Stresses in layered mediums. Distribution of contact stress over footings.
12 contact stress over footings. 13. Pore water pressure due to undrained loading: Pore water pressure developed due to isotropic stress application and uniaxial loading. Pore water pressure under triaxial test conditions. HW-4 will be subbmitted, and HW-5 will be assigned.
13 Presentations
14 2nd Midterm Examination HW-5 will be submitted.

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook: Das, B. M. Advanced Soil mechanics. Taylor & Francis, New York, 2008.
Supplementary Books: Lambe, T. W. , Whitman, R.V. Soil Mechanics. Wiley International
Edition, 1969.
Craig, R.F. Craig's Soil Mechanics. Spon Press, New York, 2004.
Holtz, R.D.; Kovacs, W.D. An Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering. Prentice-Hall
Inc. New Jersey, 1981.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Course topics will be presented in class. Students will prepare and present reports on
the engineering analyses done individually about soil classification and compaction,
seepage, stress increase and undrained loading.

Assessment Methods

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

None

Assessment Criteria

LO1-4 are evaluated by the questions asked in examinations and by homework reports.
LO5 is evaluated by homework reports.

Language of Instruction

English

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)

Prof.Dr. Arif Şengün Kayalar: arif.kayalar@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Will be announced by the instructors within the first week of the semester.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36
Preparation for midterm exam 2 12 24
Preparation for final exam 1 18 18
Preparing assignments 5 12 60
Preparing presentations 1 12 12
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 2 3 6
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 195

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.12445
LO.2332
LO.34344
LO.4254
LO.5532

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