JZ317 Soil Mechanics II

4 ECTS - 2-1 Duration (T+A)- 5. Semester- 2 National Credit

Information

Code JZ317
Name Soil Mechanics II
Term 2022-2023 Academic Year
Semester 5. Semester
Duration (T+A) 2-1 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 4 ECTS
National Credit 2 National Credit
Teaching Language Türkçe
Level Lisans Dersi
Type Normal
Mode of study Yüz Yüze Öğretim
Catalog Information Coordinator Prof. Dr. HASAN ÇETİN
Course Instructor Prof. Dr. HASAN ÇETİN (A Group) (Ins. in Charge)
Arş.Gör.Dr. Emre PINARCI (A Group) (Asst. Ins.)


Course Goal / Objective

To teach the recognition of soils, classification, determining physicial, mechanic and consistency properties of soils.

Course Content

Introduction, definitions, soil formation, soil types, clays and clay types, engineering properties of clays, soil water types, grain size analysis, atterberg limits, soil classification

Course Precondition

None

Resources

Holtz and Kovacs, 1981. An Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering

Notes

Coduto, D. P., 1999. Geotechnical Engineering


Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 Recognizes soils and takes disturbed and undisturbed soil samples
LO02 Determines physicial (unit weights, porosity, void ratio, degree of saturation, water content) and consistency (Liquid limit, Plastic limit, Shrinkage Limit and Plastisity index) properties by doing related tests and calculations.
LO03 Determines the grain size of soils by doing grain size analysis (sieve and hydrometer) and calculations.
LO04 Classifies soils and evaluates their engineering beviors preliminarily


Relation with Program Learning Outcome

Order Type Program Learning Outcomes Level
PLO01 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Have sufficient background in basic geological knowledge, mathematics and science related subjects. 3
PLO02 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Designs and performs experiments, collects data and interprets the results. 3
PLO03 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Realizes the social effects of identified solutions for geological problems. 1
PLO04 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Searches for underground and aboveground natural resources
PLO05 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Chooses and applies necessary methods and instruments for engineering applications. 2
PLO06 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Works and undertakes responsibility in solving geological problems both individually and in multidiciplinary working groups
PLO07 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Has an awareness of life long learning; follows developments in science and technology to keep up to date 1
PLO08 Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik Defines necessities in learning in scientific, social, cultural and artistic areas and improves himself/herself continuously. 1
PLO09 Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik Entrepreneurship has knowledge about innovation issues and the problems of the age.
PLO10 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Recognizes and solves geological and engineering problems. 3
PLO11 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Knows job related and ethical responsibilities, project management, office applications and safety, and realizes juridical responsibilities of engineering applications.
PLO12 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Thinks, interprets, analyzes and synthesizes geological events in 3D.
PLO13 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Knows the formation of rocks, rock types, minerals.
PLO14 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Has an awareness of life long learning; follows developments in science and technology to keep up to date 1
PLO15 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Draws maps and extracts geological sections by using necessary techniques and tools for geological applications.
PLO16 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Investigates and reports all kinds of natural resources and geological hazards 2


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 Introduction, history of soil mechanics, life of Dr. Karl Terzaghi, introduction of laboratory tools. Reading related sections of the suggested course books Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
2 Introduction, classification and sampling of soils, protection and transportation of soil samples. Reading related sections of the suggested course books and also, attendance with suitable field outfit for soil sampling in the field Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
3 Clays as a constituent of soils and theilr engineering properties Reading related sections of the suggested course books and also, attendance with suitable field outfit for soil sampling in the field Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
4 Soil water Reading related sections of the suggested course books and also, attendance with suitable field outfit for soil sampling in the field Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
5 Phase analysis Reading related sections of the suggested course books and also, attendance with suitable field outfit for soil sampling in the field Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
6 Unit weights Reading related sections of the suggested course books and also, attendance with suitable field outfit for soil sampling in the field Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
7 Specific Gravity Reading related sections of the suggested course books and also, attendance with suitable field outfit for soil sampling in the field Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
8 Mid-Term Exam Studying the subjects and performed tests up to the exam Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
9 Atterberg Limits, Liquid limit Reading related sections of the suggested course books and obtaining test material from the copy center Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
10 Plastic Limit, Plasticity index Reading related sections of the suggested course books and obtaining test material from the copy center Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
11 Shrinkage Limit Reading related sections of the suggested course books and obtaining test material from the copy center Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
12 Engineering properties of Atterberg Limits Reading related sections of the suggested course books and obtaining test material from the copy center Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
13 Grain size analysis, Sieve analysis Reading related sections of the suggested course books and obtaining test material from the copy center Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
14 Hydrometer analysis Reading related sections of the suggested course books and obtaining test material from the copy center Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
15 USCS, TS and AASHTO classifications Reading related sections of the suggested course books and obtaining test material from the copy center Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
16 Term Exams Studying the subjects and performed tests up to the exam Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
17 Term Exams Studying the subjects and performed tests up to the exam Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav


Student Workload - ECTS

Works Number Time (Hour) Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 3 42
Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 3 42
Assesment Related Works
Homeworks, Projects, Others 1 2 2
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 7 7
Final Exam 1 18 18
Total Workload (Hour) 111
Total Workload / 25 (h) 4,44
ECTS 4 ECTS

Update Time: 19.11.2022 04:18