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| INS5110 | Soil Dynamics | 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. Erol ŞADOĞLU | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The course aim is to have students to gain ability to understand fundamentals of Soil Dynamics |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | learn fundamentals of vibrations and wave propagations. | 1,2 | 1, | | PO - 2 : | learn fundamentals of dynamic lateral earth pressures.
| 1,3,5,9,11 | 1, | | PO - 3 : | learn fundamentals of dynamic bearing capacity of soils (foundatons). | 1,2 | 1, | | PO - 4 : | learn fundamentals of liquefaction. | 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 | | |
| Theory of vibrations, Wave propagation in elastic medium, Dynamic stress deformation and shear strength characteristics of soils, Dynamic earth pressures problem and retaining walls, Dynamic bearing capacity, Liquefaction of soils, Machine foundations. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Theory of vibrations | | | Week 2 | Theory of vibrations | | | Week 3 | Wave propagation in elastic medium | | | Week 4 | Dynamic stress deformation and shear strength characteristics of soils | | | Week 5 | Dynamic stress deformation and shear strength characteristics of soils | | | Week 6 | Dynamic earth pressures problem and retaining walls, | | | Week 7 | Dynamic earth pressures problem and retaining walls, | | | Week 8 | Dynamic earth pressures problem and retaining walls, | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Siesmic Stability of Slopes and Embankments | | | Week 11 | Siesmic Stability of Slopes and Embankments | | | Week 12 | Vibrations of foundations | | | Week 13 | Liquefaction of soils | | | Week 14 | Liquefaction of soils | | | Week 15 | Machine foundations. | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Das, B.M.,1983, Fundamentals of Soil Dynamics, Elsevier, New York. | | | 2 | Prakash, S., Soil Dynamics, Mcgraw-Hill, New York. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 24.11.2021 | 2 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 18.01.2022 | 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 | 7 | 14 | 98 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 23 | 1 | 23 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 48 | 1 | 48 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Diğer 1 | 10 | 1 | 10 | | Total work load | | | 225 |
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