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| INSL5724 | Uncertainty Calculations in Geotechnical Tests | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Second Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of CIVIL ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Sabriye Banu İKİZLER | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The main objective of this course is to examine to prepare soil sample for soil testings and uncertainty calculation of this experiments. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | learn to prepare soil sample for soil mechanics experiments | 1,2 | 1 | | PO - 2 : | gain the ability to evaluate general knowledge about soils. | 1,2 | 1 | | PO - 3 : | learn uncertainty calculation of soil mechanics experiments. | 1,2 | 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), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Accept of the laboratory sample. Principles of sample preparation for soil testing. Calculation of uncertainty for water content test. Calculation of uncertainty for solidl density test. Calculation of uncertainty for grain size distribution test. Calculation of uncertainty for consistency limits test. Calculation of uncertainty for compaction test. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction (Soil composition and laboratory tests)
| | | Week 2 | Accept the conditions of the laboratory sample. Principles of sample preparation for soil testing | | | Week 3 | Standard Deviation, Uncertainty Calculations | | | Week 4 | Standard Deviation, Uncertainty Calculations (Cont) | | | Week 5 | Calculation of uncertainties of instruments used in the laboratory
| | | Week 6 | Water content test uncertainty calculation. | | | Week 7 | Solid Density Test Uncertainty Calculation. | | | Week 8 | Grain Size Distribution Test Uncertainty Calculation. | | | Week 9 | Mid-Term Exam | | | Week 10 | Grain Size Distribution Test Uncertainty Calculation
| | | Week 11 | Grain Size Distribution Test Uncertainty Calculation (Cont.). | | | Week 12 | Liquiid limit Test Uncertainty Calculation. | | | Week 13 | Plasticity Limit Test Uncertainty Calculation. | | | Week 14 | Compaction Test Uncertainty Calculation
| | | Week 15 | Compaction Test Uncertainty Calculation (Cont.). | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | BARDET, J.P., (1997) Experimental Soil Mechanics, Prentice-Hall, Inc., (ISBN 0-13-374935-5) | | | 2 | Uzuner, B.A.,2005, Temel Zemin Mekaniği, Derya Kitabevi, 6. Baskı, Trabzon | | | 3 | Aytekin, M. 2004. Deneysel Zemin Mekaniği, 2. Baskı, Teknik Yayınevi. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 22/11/2021 | 2 | 30 | | Quiz | 15 | 03/01/2022 | 1 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 11/01/2022 | 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 | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 10 | 4 | 40 | | Arasınav | 4 | 1 | 4 | | Uygulama | 1 | 14 | 14 | | Ödev | 1.5 | 10 | 15 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 10 | 5 | 50 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 4 | 1 | 4 | | Total work load | | | 225 |
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