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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS INT 4201 SOIL MECHANICS 1 COMPULSORY 2 1 0 3

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 soil engineering properties by using equipments of soil mechanics laboratory.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to receive soil sample by using standard methods 2   To be able to perform the necessary tests to determine the physical properties of soil samples taken. 3   To be able to detect the consistency limits of soil according to the relationship between the ground-water. 4   To be able to create report from the results of the test. 5   To be able to make the soil classification.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Introduction. General structure of soils 2 Introduction. General structure of soils 3 Soil investigation, boring and sampling methods. 4 Geotechnical inspection report 5 Index properties and classification of soils 6 Index properties and classification of soils 7 Mid-term exam 8 Mid-term exam 9 Water flow in soils and permeability 10 Standart test methods on soils for determining all soil index properties 11 Standart test methods on soils for determining all soil index properties 12 Standart test methods on soils for determining all soil index properties 13 Standart test methods on soils for determining all soil index properties 14 Field methods for determining density of compacted 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

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 2 28 Tutorials 14 1 14 Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 1 10 Preparation for final exam 1 14 14 Preparing the laboratory notebook 10 1 10 Final 1 1 1 Midterm 1 1 1 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 84

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 1 1 1 LO.2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 LO.3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 LO.4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 LO.5 1 1 1 1 1 1