COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SOIL MECHANICS II

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TGT 3007 SOIL MECHANICS II COMPULSORY 2 4 0 6

Offered By

GEOTECHNICS

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

NURCIHAN TAŞKIN

Offered to

GEOTECHNICS

Course Objective

Ground survey report that is required during the preparation of soil mechanics soil mechanics laboratory tests done by the student. To learn methods of calculation. Experiment to learn the preparation of the final report.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Able to sort of material properties of the soil
2   Able to apply mechanical properties of soil mechanics laboratory experiments
3   Able to determine properties of the soil compaction, permeability, and the status of consolidation
4   Able to reporting experimental data
5   Able to interpret the experimental results

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The importance of occupational health and safety in laboratory use, work accidents and occupational diseases, precautions to be taken and sample practices,Compaction test, the standard compaction test
2 Modified Compaction test
3 Calculations have been made about the experiment, graphics, acquisition, evaluation of results and preparation of test report
4 Unconfined compression test
5 Calculations have been made about the experiment, graphics, acquisition, evaluation of results and preparation of test report
6 Direct shear test with cohesionless soils
7 Direct shear test with cohesive soils
8 Calculations have been made about the experiment, graphics, acquisition, evaluation of results and preparation of test report
9 Mid-term exam + laboratory work
10 Settlement of soils, finding the water content and specific gravity of soil before consolidation test.
11 Consolidation test
12 Consolidation test
13 Triaxial compression test
14 Calculations have been made about the experiment, graphics, acquisition, evaluation of results and preparation of test report

Recomended or Required Reading

Experimental Soil Mechanics, Dr. Mustafa Aytekin (in Turkish)
Soil Mechanics Laboratory Tests, Dr. Cihan Taylan Akdağ, Nurcihan Taşkın (in Turkish)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course of theoretical lectures in the classroom, in the form of application will be processed in the laboratory. A faculty member will explain threads with slides, create in the form of question and answer discussion with students and practice in the laboratory experiments about the subject matter. will provide information after the end of experiments about preparation of reports and evaluation of results

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 * 0.25 +PRC * 0.25 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.25 + PRC * 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

Mid term exam : %25
Laboratory work: %25
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

Tuesday 10:20-11:05

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Tutorials 14 4 56
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 11 11
Preparation for final exam 1 13 13
Preparing assignments 5 4 20
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 154

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.11
LO.2111
LO.31
LO.41
LO.51