COURSE UNIT TITLE

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 (ENGLISH)
Geotechnicel Engineering (English)
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING (ENGLISH)

Course Objective

Being able to perform geotechnical analysis and design of machine foundations.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Foundation Analysis and Design, Bowles, J. E., McGraw Hill, 1995;

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

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Theoretical background of machine foundations will be introduced to the students. Special emphasis will be given to fundamentals of structural and soil dynamics. Students will be asked to do homework assignments on various types of machine foundation problems. 3D numerical solution software will also be utilized to illustrate foundation response as a function of dynamic characteristics of soil and machine foundations.

Assessment Methods

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 homework 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

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes