COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO SOIL MECHANICS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TGT 1005 INTRODUCTION TO SOIL MECHANICS COMPULSORY 2 1 0 3

Offered By

GEOTECHNICS

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

NURCIHAN TAŞKIN

Offered to

GEOTECHNICS

Course Objective

Introduction to the soil mechanics: Description of the soil properties, classification of the soil, calculation of total and effective stress along the depth of the soil profile, permeability and seepage properties of the soil.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Describe the properties of soils
2   Describe the index and classification properties of soils
3   Describe and calculate the total and effective stresses
4   Describe the permeability of soils
5   Describe shear strength of sand and clays

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Soil Mechanics
2 Index and Classification Properties of Soils
3 Problems with the calculation of soil characteristic parameters
4 Grain Size and Grain Size Distribution
5 Soil Classification
6 Clay Minerals and Soil Structure
7 Visiting the Geotechnical Laboratory and Introduction the Experiment Equipments
8 Mid Term Exam
9 Compaction
10 Soil Profile, Calculation of Total and Effective Stress
11 Water in Soils I: Capilarity, Schrinkage, Swelling
12 Water in Soils II: Permeability, Seepage
13 Consolidation and Consolidation Settlement
14 Shear Strength of Sands and Clays
15 Soil Liqufaction

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Holtz, R., Kovacs, W., 2002, Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering, Translated by Kamil Kayabalı, Gazi Publishing (in Turkish)
Materials: Introduction to Soil Mechanics Course Script: Nurcihan TAŞKIN

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course involves theoretical lecture and problem solutions related to the subject. The lecture continues in the form of mutual discussion between the lecturer and the students after introduction and basic description of the subject. Problems are given as homework for each related subject.

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 * 0.35 + PRC * 0.15 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.35 + PRC * 0.15 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Mid term exam : %35
Practice: %15
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 14 2 28
Tutorials 14 1 14
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4
Preparation for final exam 1 4 4
Preparation for tutorial exam 1 2 2
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
Practical exam 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 68

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41
LO.51