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| Code | JZ317 |
| Name | Soil Mechanics II |
| 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 Goal
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 | ||