JZ316 Soil Mechanics II

5 ECTS - 2-1 Duration (T+A)- 6. Semester- 2 National Credit

Information

Code JZ316
Name Soil Mechanics II
Term 2024-2025 Academic Year
Semester 6. Semester
Duration (T+A) 2-1 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 5 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
1 2
Prof. Dr. HASAN ÇETİN (A Group) (Ins. in Charge)
Arş.Gör.Dr. Emre PINARCI (A Group) (Asst. Ins.)


Course Goal / Objective

Compaction characteristics of soils, Strengths of soils, uniaxial and triaxial strengths (unconsolidated undrained, consolidated undrained, consolidated drained), direct shear strength (unconsolidated undrained, consolidated undrained, consolidated drained), consolidation, bearing capacity of soils, settlement calculations.

Course Content

To teach the determination of compaction, consolidation, unconfined compression, triaxial and direct shear properties of soils, calculations of bearing capacity and settlement.

Course Precondition

Taken JZ Soil Mechanics undergraduate course

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 Proktor deneyleri ile zeminlerin kompaksiyon özellikerini belirler ve yorumlar
LO02 Determines and evaluates unconfined compression, triaxial and direct shear strenght properties of soils doing by related strenght tests.
LO03 Determines and practices preconsolidation pressure, overconsolidation ratio (OCR) and consolidation indexes and understands soil memory phenomenon by doing consolidation test.
LO04 Calculates bearing capacity and settlement of soils.


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.
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. 3
PLO06 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Works and undertakes responsibility in solving geological problems both individually and in multidiciplinary working groups 2
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.
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 1


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 Compaction on soils, Maximum dry unit weight and optimum water content Reading related sections of the suggested course books and obtaining test material from the copy center Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
2 Soil structure (fabric) and compaction relationships, diffrence between compaction and consolidation Reading related sections of the suggested course books Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
3 Unconfined compression strenght of soils Reading related sections of the suggested course books and obtaining test material from the copy center Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
4 Direct Shear strenght of soils, UU, CU ve CD shear strenghts Reading related sections of the suggested course books and obtaining test material from the copy center Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
5 Triaxial strenght of soils, UU, CU ve CD triaxial strenghts Reading related sections of the suggested course books and obtaining test material from the copy center Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
6 Diffrences of triaxial, unconfined compression and shear strenghts, application conditions Reading related sections of the suggested course books and obtaining test material from the copy center Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
7 Consolidation of soils, consolidation ratio, preconsolidation pressure Reading related sections of the suggested course books and obtaining test material from the copy center Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
8 Mid-Term Exam Studying the subjects covered up to the exam Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
9 Overconsolidation of soils and causes of overconsolidation Reading related sections of the suggested course books Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
10 Consolidation indexes (Cc, Cv, Mv, av) Reading related sections of the suggested course books and obtaining test material from the copy center Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
11 Log-time method Reading related sections of the suggested course books and obtaining test material from the copy center Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
12 Square Root - time method Reading related sections of the suggested course books and obtaining test material from the copy center Öğretim Yöntemleri:
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13 Validitiy conditions of soil tests, preferency reasons according to project and field conditions Reading related sections of the suggested course books Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
14 Bearing capacity calculations of soils Reading related sections of the suggested course books Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
15 Settlement calculations of soils Reading related sections of the suggested course books Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
16 Term Exams Studying the subjects covered up to the exam Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
17 Term Exams Studying the subjects covered 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 12 12
Final Exam 1 18 18
Total Workload (Hour) 116
Total Workload / 25 (h) 4,64
ECTS 5 ECTS

Update Time: 13.05.2024 02:47