GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
SOIL-BEARING CAPACITY FOR SHALLOW FOUNDATIONS/5041332
Course Title: SOIL-BEARING CAPACITY FOR SHALLOW FOUNDATIONS
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Course Semester 1 Type of The Course Elective
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
1. Foundation engineering terms, Soil report, evaluation of field and laboratory experiments,
2.General information about the shallow foundation and design
3.Terzaghi bearing capacity theory
4.General bearing capacity Methods (Meyerhof, Vesic, etc.),
5.Bearing capacity calculation with SPT test result,
6.Bearing capacity at the mat foundations,
7.Bearing capacity calculation of the Eccentrically Loaded Foundations,
8. Bearing Capacity of Shallow Foundations: Special Cases,
9. Bearing capacity of layered soils,
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  1.Introduction, Geotechnical investigation and explorations
2. Week  2.Soil investigations and drilling,
3. Week  3.Drilling logs and soil report evaluation,
4. Week  4.Field and laboratory test methods,
5. Week  5. Shallow Foundations Bearing Capacity,
6. Week  6.The Terzaghi Bearing Capacity Theory,
7. Week  7.General bearing capacity equations,
8. Week  8.Midterm Exam. Vesic, Hansen and so on. Equalities
9. Week  9. Bearing Capacity based on field tests (SPT)
10. Week  10. Eccentrically Loaded Foundations,
11. Week  11. Mat Foundation,
12. Week  12. In special cases, the bearing capacity,
13. Week  13. In special cases, the bearing capacity,
14. Week  14. Bearing capacity of layered soils,
15. Week  15. Final Exam.
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
50
 Assignment
1
50
 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
0
0
 Reading Tasks
12
1
12
 Searching in Internet and Library
12
2
24
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
4
6
24
 Preparing a Presentation
2
6
12
 Presentation
2
6
12
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
1
10
10
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
1
10
10
 Other (should be emphasized)
6
9
54
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
200
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
8
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Develop expertise knowledge in a civil engineering specialty area founded on their graduate competenceX
2Realize the interaction between disciplines associated with their specialty areaX
3Use the theoretical and practical expertise knowledge gained in their specialty areaX
4Create new knowledge by integrating their knowledge area with the knowledge coming from different disciplines; and solve problems that need expertise by using scientific research methodsX
5Devise a problem in their specialty area, develop a solution methodology, solve the problem, and interpret the results and take action if necessaryX
6Develop new strategic approaches to unforeseen and complex scenarios in their specialty area and create solutions with taking responsibilityX
7Criticize the knowledge in their specialty area, guide the learning process, and independently direct high level studiesX
8Systematically communicate the recent developments in their specialty area and their own studies to groups both inside and outside their specialty area, orally, in writing and visuallyX
9Examine social relationships and the norms that dictate them with a critical point of view; develop and take action to change these norms if necessaryX
10Communicate orally and in writing with at least one foreign languageX
11Use computer software at a level required by their specialty area with drawing upon information and communication technology at a high levelX
12Develop strategic, political, and application plans associated with their specialty area, and analyze the attained results within total quality processesX
13Protect social, scientific, and ethical values during collection, interpretation, and dissemination stages of the data associated with their specialty area; instruct and supervise these valuesX
14Apply problem solving skills and the assimilated knowledge within their specialty area to multidisciplinary studiesX
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Prof. Dr. Mehmet ORHAN)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/orhanm)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (orhanm@gazi.edu.tr)