| 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 Dynamics | INS565 | Elective | Master's degree | 1 | Spring | 8 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Sami ARSOY
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Vibration motion and , properties of dynamically loaded soils.
2) Damping coefficients.
3) Soil behavior during an earthquake and liquefaction of soils.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | ||||||||||
| 1 | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | |
| 2 | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | |
| 3 | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | High | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Advanced Soil Mechanics
Course Contents
Vibrations, stress waves, properties of dynamically loaded soils, dynamical soil mechanics laboratory experiments, experiments performed in the site for dynamic parameters, corrections in shear stress and c, dynamical loadings in retaining structures, soil liquefaction.
Weekly Schedule
1) Introduction to Geot. EQ Engineering2) Earthquake mechanism and seismographs
3) Size of earthquakes
4) Strong Ground Motions
5) Attenuation relationship
6) Dynamic soil properties
7) EQ, soil and structure period interaction
8) Midterm
9) Liquefaction of Soils
10) Deterministic Seismic Hazard Analysis
11) Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis
12) Case histories
13) Case histories
14) Case histories
15) Closing and review of important points
16) Final Exam
Recommended or Required Reading
1- NAVFAC 7.03 Soil Dynamics, USA Navy
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Self Study
5) Project Based Learning
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