COURSE UNIT TITLE

: METHODS OF SOIL IMPROVEMENT

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TOR 4068 METHODS OF SOIL IMPROVEMENT ELECTIVE 2 2 0 3

Offered By

GEOTECHNICS

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR CELALETTIN ŞIMŞEK

Offered to

Drilling Technology
GEOTECHNICS

Course Objective

The course aims to provide soil improvements methods, to improve the description of weak soil and rocks

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To describe the weak soil and rocks properties
2   To explain the environmental effects of weak soil and rocks
3   To list of improvement methods for soil classification
4   To class the modern soil improvement methods
5   To know the word equipment and used for soil improvement

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Identification of weak soil and rocks
2 Resource methods for soil and weak rocks
3 Classification of soil improvement methods
4 Injection technique, equipment and construction
5 Jet Grounding technique, equipment and construction
6 Jet Grounding technique, equipment and construction
7 Deep soil improvement methods
8 Mid term exam
9 Piles and Piles types
10 Bored and vibrex piles
11 Slope improvements and anchoring application
12 Soil Dewatering Methods
13 Field Trip/Aplication
14 Field Trip/Aplication

Recomended or Required Reading

- Şekercioğlu E, 1998. Yapıların projelendirilmesinde Mühendislik Jeolojisi. Ankara
- Özbayoğlu Y. 1983. Elmaslı Sondaj Tekniği El Kitabı.
- Bayram Ali Uzuner. Temel Mühendisliğine Giriş

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course is taught in a lecture, class presentation, discussion and field observation format. Lecture gives subjects and students discuss and prepare some presentation and all students discuss each other.

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 * 0.25 + ASG * 0.25 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.25 + ASG * 0.25 +RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

I. Mid-term exam %25: Assessment of the theoretical information.
II. Assignment %25: Providing the investigation of the fundamental topics.
III. Final Exam %50: Assessment of the all learning outcomes.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

celalettin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Every wednesday 15.00-15.30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Tutorials 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4
Preparation for final exam 1 4 4
Preparation for quiz etc. 1 1 1
Preparing assignments 1 12 12
Field study 1 8 8
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
Quiz etc. 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.11
LO.2
LO.31
LO.41111
LO.5111