GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
SOIL MECHANICS I/İNM 303
Course Title: SOIL MECHANICS I
Credits 3 ECTS 3
Course Semester 5 Type of The Course Compulsory
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Understanding the importance of Soil Mechanics in Civil Engineering
Understanding phase diagrams and classification of soils
Understanding permeability, seepage forces, total and effective stresses of soils
Understanding compaction and improvement of soils bearing capacity
Understanding shear strength of soils
Understanding consolidation theory of soils
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
   Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Formations of Soils
2. Week  Basic Phase diagrams
3. Week  Capillarity and Water,
4. Week  Permeability
5. Week  Seepage Forces in Soils,
6. Week  Total Stresses, Pore Water Pressure and Effective Stresses,
7. Week  Soil Compaction,
8. Week  Mid-Term Examination/Stress Analyses in Soils
9. Week  Stress Analyses in Soils
10. Week  Shear Strength of soils,
11. Week  Consolidation Theory in Soils,
12. Week  Horizontal Soil Pressures,
13. Week  Slope Stability Analyses
14. Week  Slope Stability Analyses
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
60
 Assignment
0
0
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
60
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
40
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
3
42
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
 Reading Tasks
0
 Searching in Internet and Library
0
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
0
 Preparing a Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
2
5
10
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
2
6
12
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
64
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
2.56
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
3
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Having a sufficient substructure concerning basic mathematics as well as natural and applied sciences, also having the competence in use of theoretical knowledge along with application experiences in engineering solutionsX
2Equipped with determination, formulation and solution skills of complex engineering problems, and having the ability to select and apply appropriate analysis and modeling methodsX
3Ability to design a complex system, process, equipment or product meeting certain needs under realistic limitations and conditions. In this way, having the skill to use modern designing methods (realistic limitations and conditions include subjects such as economics, environmental conditions, sustainability, productivity, ethics, health, security, social and political problems)X
4Having the ability to develop, select and use of modern methods and tools, talented to use of informatics technologies effectivelyX
5Having the ability to design an experimental setup, carry out experiments, acquire data, analyze and interpret the outcomesX
6Having the ability to study in interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary teams effectively and talented to carry out individual studiesX
7Having the ability in written and oral Turkish communication and use of a foreign language (at least)X
8Awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning, having the ability to access knowledge, following developments in science and technology and renewing himself/herselfX
9Awareness of professional and ethical responsibilitiesX
10Having informed of applications in professional life including project and amendment management, awareness of entrepreneurship, reformism and sustainable developmentX
11Information regarding the universal and social effects of engineering applications on health, environment and security as well as problems of era; awareness of legal results of engineering solutionsX
12Possessing administrative skillsX
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Assoc.Prof. Seyhan FIRAT , Assoc.Prof. Nihat S. IŞIK , )
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (https://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/nihatsinan , https://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/sfirat/bio)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (sfirat@gazi.edu.tr , nihatsinan@gmail.com)