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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS INT 4202 SOIL MECHANICS 2 COMPULSORY 1 2 0 2

Offered By

Construction Technology

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

MEHMET GÜNEŞ

Offered to

Construction Technology Construction Technology (Evening)

Course Objective

To determine the properties of the soil by making experiments according to soil standarts.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to perform the mechanical tests of soil.. 2   To be able to determine the carrying capacity of soils. 3   To be able to calculate lateral earth pressure on the ground. 4   To be able to calculate for retaining structures. 5   To be able to express the soil improvement methods.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Soil stabilizations and improvemens 2 Soil stabilizations and improvemens 3 Soil compaction 4 Soil compaction 5 Shear strength of soils. 6 efective stres and stres distribution 7 Mid-term exam 8 Mid-term exam 9 Bearing capacity ofshallow foundation 10 Lateral earh pressure and retaining structures. 11 Lateral earh pressure and retaining structures. 12 Test on soils determining the strength parameters 13 compressibility and consolidation of soils 14 compressibility and consolidation of soils

Recomended or Required Reading

Zemin Mekaniği,Kutay Özaydınlı,Istanbul 2000 Temel Zemin mekaniği,Bayram Ali Uzuner,Trabzon 2005 TS 1900 Zemin Labratuvar Deneyleri

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture Q&A and problem solving laboratory test

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM 2 RO Rapor/Ödev 3 FN Final 4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE VZ*0.20 + RO*0.20 + FN* 0.60 5 RST RESIT 6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) VZ*0.20 + RO*0.20 + BUT* 0.60 *** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The Learning Outcomes will be measured by using mid-term exam, final exam and homeworks

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Compulsory attandance to theoretical sessions is %70 and practical sessions is %80. Any act of cheating will be resulted in disciplinary investigation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

mehmet.gunes@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

The Office hours will be determined according to the program of the instructer for each semester.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 14 1 14 Tutorials 14 2 28 Preparation for midterm exam 1 3 3 Preparation for final exam 1 5 5 Preparing the laboratory notebook 10 1 10 Final 1 1 1 Midterm 1 1 1 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 62

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 LO.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 LO.2 1 1 1 1 1 LO.3 1 1 1 1 1 LO.4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 LO.5 1 1 1 1 1 1