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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS TGT 2008 SOIL AND ROCK SAMPLING METHODS COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2

Offered By

GEOTECHNICS

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

NURCIHAN TAŞKIN

Offered to

GEOTECHNICS

Course Objective

It is aimed to learn the methods of taking and storing the soil and rock samples to be tested in the soil and rock laboratory.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to classify sampling methods suitable for the field 2   To be able to plan suitable sampling for the field 3   To be able to determine the appropriate experiments that can be performed on the sample taken 4   Learning the storage conditions of samples 5   To know Soil and Foundation Study Application Principles and Report Format

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 General Information about Soil and Foundation Study Application Principles and Report Format 2 Office Work and Land Evaluation 3 Ground Survey Studies 4 Investigation of General Structure of Building Ground 5 Disturbed and Undisturbed Sample Concept 6 Opening the inspection pit 7 Sample Sampling Methods from Soils, Sampling in accordance with the experiment 8 Lesson revise 9 Midterm 10 Soil Drilling and Sampling Methods 11 Rock Drilling and Sampling Methods 12 Core drilling in soil drilling, sampling and preservation of samples 13 Core drilling in rock drilling, sampling and preservation techniques of samples 14 Preparation of Drilling Log 15 Preparation of the Ground Investigation Minutes

Recomended or Required Reading

GROUND AND BASIC STUDY APPLICATION PRINCIPLES AND REPORT FORMAT (in Turkish) Geotechnical investigation and testing - Sampling methods and groundwater measurements - Part 1: Technical principles for execution (ISO 22475-1: 2006)

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.

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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Mid term exam : %50 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

Monday 10:30-11:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 14 2 28 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26 Preparation for midterm exam 1 3 3 Preparation for final exam 1 3 3 Midterm 1 1 1 Final 1 1 1 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 62

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