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| OINS3019 | Soil Mechanics I | 2+1+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of CIVIL ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures and 1 hour of practicals per week | | Lecturer | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Ümit ÇALIK | | Co-Lecturer | - | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The course aims providing knowledge to students about formation of soils, basic properties of soils, classificaton of soils, compaction of soils, permeability of soils, seepage in soils, relevant soil tests and determination of vertical stresses by soil weight and finite surface loads |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | Knowledge about formation of soils | 1,2,5 | 1, | | LO - 2 : | Knowledge about basic physical properties of soils | 1,2,5 | 1, | | LO - 3 : | Knowledge about classification of soils | 1,2,5 | 1, | | LO - 4 : | Knowledge about water in soil and effective tress, permeability of soils, seepage through soils | 1,2,5 | 1, | | LO - 5 : | Knowledge about compaction of soils | 1,2,5 | 1, | | LO - 6 : | Knowledge about vertical stress distrubution in soils. | 1,2,5 | 1, | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Formation of soils, Basic physical properties of soils, Classification of soils: Particle size distribution (granulometric curve), consistency limits, Classification systems, Compaction, Soil water and effective stress, Permeability of soils, Seepage in soil, Vertical stress distribution in soil. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Origin and formation of soils | | | Week 2 | Physical properties of soils | | | Week 3 | Weight-volume relationships of soils | | | Week 4 | Plasticity of soils | | | Week 5 | Plasticity of soils | | | Week 6 | Classification of soils | | | Week 7 | Classification of soils | | | Week 8 | Soil water, permeability and seepage | | | Week 9 | Written midterm exam | | | Week 10 | Soil water, permeability and seepage | | | Week 11 | Compaction of soils | | | Week 12 | Compaction of soils | | | Week 13 | Effective stress concept of soils | | | Week 14 | Stresses in soil mass | | | Week 15 | Stresses in soil mass | | | Week 16 | Written end-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Das, B. M. and Khaled, S. 2018; Principles of Geotechnical Engineering 9th edition, Cengage Publishing, Boston | | | 2 | Aytekin, M. 2004; Deneysel Zemin Mekaniği 2. Baskı, Teknik Yayınevi, Ankara | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 25.11.2023 | 2 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 15.01.2024 | 2 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 4 | 1 | 4 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Uygulama | 1 | 8 | 8 | | Klinik Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Ödev | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Proje | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Kısa sınav | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 4 | 1 | 4 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Diğer 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | | Diğer 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total work load | | | 66 |
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