COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SPECIAL FOUNDATIONS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
INŞ 4272 SPECIAL FOUNDATIONS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Civil Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR OKAN ÖNAL

Offered to

Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering (Evening)

Course Objective

Teaching of fundamentals of design and practice of pile foundations are aimed within the scope of this course. The analysis and essentials of pile foundations and retaining walls by means of contemporary numerical techniques is a priority in this course.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Introduction of pile foundations and retaining wall types.
2   Interpretation of soil and superstructure load data and to become aware of the cases where pile foundations are preferred over spread foundations.
3   Perform bearing capacity and settlement calculations of pile foundations under static axial and dynamic-equivalent static lateral load combinations.
4   Compare results of the analyses made for various load combinations sectional characteristics.
5   Determine the layout of the pile foundation and/or retaining wall system; establish the blueprints of the project and design the reinforced concrete section of the piles following the evaluation of analysis results.
6   Planning and evaluation of pile loading tests.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction; Terms and definitions; Overview of construction industry
2 Single pile bearing capacity and examples
3 Establishment of pile groups
4 Bearing capacity of pile groups and settlement analysis
5 Example problem solutions for bearing capacity of pile groups
6 Example problem solutions for settlement of pile groups
7 Numerical analyses of single and group piles (Q-z, t-z and p-y curves in finite difference solution schemes)
8 Principles of piled foundation application projects
9 Broms Method for lateral pile load carrying capacity
10 Examples to laterally loaded piles
11 Pile foundation projects
12 Pile loading tests
13 Assessment of pile loading tests
14 Examples to the evaluation of pile loading tests

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook: Pile Design and Construction Practice (Tomlinson, M. and Woodward, J., Taylor and Francis, Fifth Edition, 2008, ISBN 0-203-96429-2)
Supplementary Book: Foundation Analysis and Design (Bowles, J.E., McGraw-Hill, Fifth Edition, 1997, ISBN 0-07-912247-7)
Course Material: Lecture notes and presentations

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Analytical and numerical analysis techniques will be taught to the students by the help of sample problem solutions during the course. Besides, essentials of pile foundation and retaining wall projects will be covered with sample project presentations. Copies of presentations will be handed over to the registered students.

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

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Assessment Criteria

LO1, 2, 3 and 4 will be assessed by means of midterm and final exams (LO4 static load analysis/single pile in Midterm No.1; LO4 dynamic load analysis/single pile in Midterm No.2; LO4 group piles in Final Exam)

LO5, 6, 7 and 8 to be assessed by project work.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

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

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Design Project 1 10 10
Final 1 4 4
Midterm 1 6 6
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.12455
LO.2454
LO.35555
LO.4555
LO.55
LO.6

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