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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
INŞ 4111	FOUNDATION ENGINEERING	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	3

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

Fundamentals of foundation analysis and construction are covered in this course. Planning of site investigations, foundation cuts, subgrade modulus, selection of foundation type, and foundation analysis under earthquake loads are in the scope of this course. Special emphasis is given to field tests and analyses of foundations using field test data.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	To know the soil investigation techniques and to plan the soil studies.
2	To classify the ground profile according to the earthquake code.
3	Recognizing the combinations of loads for basic design in the codes, knowing the permitted seating limits.
4	To know the basic types and to choose the most suitable type of foundation for the engineering problem.
5	To be able to calculate the bearing capacity and seating under the axial and horizontal load combinations of the foundations and to know the basic design principles of earthquake performance.
6	To recognize simple leaning systems and to calculate the horizontal loads from simple shoring systems.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	General criteria pertaining to the design and selection of foundation system, cases from practice
2	Planning of site investigations, field tests, determination of soil class
3	Sloped foundation cuts
4	Retained foundation cuts
5	Sample problem solutions for sloped and retained foundation cuts
6	Static bearing capacity of spread foundations, sample problem solutions
7	Settlement analyses of spread foundations.
8	Floating foundations and design principles.
9	Tension piles and their use in civil engineering
10	Eccentric loading of spread foundations
11	Sample problem solutions for spread foundations
12	Effect of earthquake loads on spread foundations (liquefaction and post-earthquake settlement)
13	Examples of spread foundation response under earthquake loading
14	Concept of beams on elastic foundations and modulus of subgrade reaction

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook: Foundation Analysis and Design (Bowles, J.E., McGraw-Hill, Fifth Edition, 1997, ISBN 0-07-912247-7)
Supplementary Book: Other available textbooks on foundation engineering
Course Material: Lecture notes and presentations

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Soil investigations and conventional methods for spread foundation analysis will be taught by the help of sample problem solutions. Besides, decision criteria regarding selection of foundation type and plan dimensions will be covered using sample presentations. Copies of the presentations will be handed over to the registered students.

Assessment Methods

To be announced!

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 will be assessed in midterm and final exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance is mandatory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Okan. Önal: okan.onal@deu.edu.tr /Office phone: 0 232 301 7061
Prof.Dr. Yeliz Yukselen Aksoy: yeliz.yukselen@deu.edu.tr
Prof.Dr. Ali Hakan Ören: ali.oren@deu.edu.tr

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	10	10
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	14	1	14
Final	1	2	2
Midterm	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			85

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.8	PO.9
LO.1		3		5	5
LO.2		5			3	5	4
LO.3	3					5	4
LO.4		5		3
LO.5		5		4
LO.6	3		5	3

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Description of Individual Course Units

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Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

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Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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