COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FOUNDATION STRUCTURE OF CONSTRUCTION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TGT 4034 FOUNDATION STRUCTURE OF CONSTRUCTION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

GEOTECHNICS

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

NURCIHAN TAŞKIN

Offered to

GEOTECHNICS

Course Objective

The course aims to provide knowledge on soil investigation methods, foundation systems, stress development in the soil, and behavior of the soil such as stress-settlement relationship due to loading.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Able to describe the soil investigation methods
2   Able to estimate the stress development in the soil due to loading transferred by foundation
3   Able to estimate the depth of the soil investigation
4   Able to describe the foundation systems
5   Able to explain the main properties of retaining walls
6   Able to describe the ultimate capacity of soil
7   Able to calculate the soil settlement

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Soil Investigation Methods
2 Stress Distribution and Development in the Soil
3 Problems on Stress Development in the Soil
4 The Depth of the Soil Investigation
5 Foundation Systems: Shallow Foundations
6 Foundation Systems: Deep Foundations
7 Mid term exam
8 Retaining Walls
9 Problems on Retaining Walls
10 Ultimate Capacity of the Soil
11 Problems on Ultimate Capacity of Soil
12 Settlement
13 Consolidation and Consolidation Settlement
14 Problems and Solutions on Soil Settlement

Recomended or Required Reading

Özdoğru, K., Tan, O., Aksoy, I.H., 2001, Soil Mechanics Problems and Solutions, Istanbul (in Turkish)
Kumbasar, V., Kip, F., 1999, Soil Mechanics Problems, Çağlayan Publishşng, Istanbul (in Turkish)
Foundation Systems Course Script: Dr. Cihan Taylan Akdağ(in Turkish)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course involves theoretical lecture and problem solutions related to the subject. The lecture continues in the form of mutual discussion between the lecturer and the students after introduction and basic description of the subject. Problems are given as homework for each related subject.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 PRC PRACTICE
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Mid term exam : %50
Final exam: %50

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

nurcihan.taskin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 10:30-11:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 14 14
Preparation for final exam 1 14 14
Preparing assignments 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 70

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41
LO.51
LO.61
LO.71

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