| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
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| Soil Mechanics II | INS330 | Elective | Bachelor's degree | 3 | Spring | 4 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Sami ARSOY
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Describe shear strength of soil
2) Design retaining walls
3) Design sheet piles
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||
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| 1 | Low | High | High | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 2 | Low | High | High | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 3 | Low | High | High | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Soil Mechanics I
Course Contents
This course covers stress-deformation relationship of soils, shear resistance, soil pressures, earth pressures, retaining wall design, slope stability.
Weekly Schedule
1) Intro: main issues, stresses in soils and Mohr circles review2) Mohr-Coulomb yield criteria and shear strength parameters
3) Determination of shear strength of soils in lab
4) Shear strength parameters with Triaxial testing
5) Earth pressure theories
6) Earth pressures in cohesive soils
7) Effect of external loading on earth pressures
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) Retaining wall types
10) Principles of design of rigid retaining walls
11) Principles of design of flexible retaining walls
12) Calculation of bearing capacity of retaining wall foundations
13) Calculation in slope stability and infinite slope problems
14) Slope stability analysis - Modified Bishop Method
15) Closure: review of important issues
16) Final examination
Recommended or Required Reading
1- Geoteknik Bilgisi I, Akın Önalp, Birsen Yayınevi
2- Zemin İncelemesi ve Temel Tasarımı, Sönmez Yıldrım, Birsen Yayınevi
3- Fundamentals of Soil Mechnanics, S. Prakash, Shamser Prakash Foundation
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Self Study
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Semester Studies to Course Grade |
60% |
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Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
40% |
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Total | 100% | |||||||||||
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required