Course Information

Course Title	Code	Semester	L+U Hour	Credits	ECTS
SOIL MECHANICS	GEO342	6. Semester	2 + 2	3.0	5.0

Prerequisites

None

Language of Instruction	English
Course Level	Bachelor's Degree
Course Type	Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors	Kamil KAYABALI
Assistants
Goals	Teaching geological science knowledge in recognition of soils for structures built on or in soils
Course Content	Geological characteristics of various soils, problematical soils, groundwater and capillarity, normally consolidated and overconsolidated soils, horizontal stresses in soil, determination of shear strength using direct shear and triaxial shear tests, bearing capacity definition and calculations, simple liquefaction analysis
Learning Outcomes	1) Reminds basic concepts of mechanics 2) Plans optimum loading conditions on soil 3) Discusses the behavior of soils under different loading conditions

Week	Topics	Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques	Study Materials
1. Week	Introduction: Definitions about soil and soil mevhanics	Question Answer; Discussion Colloquium; Debate Problem Based Learning	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week	Phase problems	Discussion Debate Problem Based Learning	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week	Consistency limits	Problem Solving Colloquium	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week	Gradation analysis and classification	Case Study Buzz Group	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week	Clay minerals	Discussion Buzz Group	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week	Total and efective stresses	Discussion Buzz Group	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week	Hydraulic problems	Discussion Debate	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week	Midterm	Problem Solving Problem Based Learning	Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
9. Week	Consolidation, definition, basic concepts	Discussion Debate	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week	Consolidation problems	Discussion Colloquium	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week	Consolidation rate	Case Study Buzz Group	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week	Shear strength - Direct shear	Discussion Colloquium	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week	Shear strength - 3X test	Discussion Debate	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week	Executing 3X tests	Discussion Colloquium	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)

Recommended Sources

(Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering, 1981, R. D. Holtz ve W. D. Kovacs, Prentice Hall, 733 s)

Geotechnical Engineering – Principles and Practices, 1999, D. P. Coduto, Prentice Hall, 759 s

*DK = Course's Contrubution.

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Level of contribution	None	Very Low	Low	Fair	High	Very High

Event	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week)	14	4	56
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening)	1	20	20
Homework	5	10	50
Midterm Exam	1	2	2
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam	1	10	10
Final Exam	1	2	2
Time to prepare for Final Exam	1	20	20
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course			30