GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION

GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION/5451308

Course Title:	GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION
Credits	3	ECTS	7.5
Course Semester	1	Type of The Course	Elective

COURSE INFORMATION

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-- (TEXTBOOK)

-- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)

-- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)

-- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Turkish

-- COURSE OBJECTIVES

-- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

To be able to demostrate the parameters which will be used geotechnical problems
To be able to recognize technics of borong,sounding and sample obtaining
To be able to analyzed laboratory and in-situ testing results
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-- MODE OF DELIVERY

The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face

--WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week	Introduction of geotechnical investigation
2. Week	Planning and executing subsurface explorations
3. Week	Laboratory tests
4. Week	Laboratory tests
5. Week	Drilling techniques
6. Week	Soil boring and sample obtaining methods
7. Week	Rock boring and sample obtaining methods
8. Week	Midterm
9. Week	Field measurement and in-situ testing
10. Week	Standart penetration testing (SPT)
11. Week	Cone penetration testing (CPT)
12. Week	Pressiometer test(PMT)
13. Week	Geotechnical site characterization using laboratory and in-situ tests
14. Week	Use of laboratory and in-situ tests in foundation design
15. Week	Use of laboratory and in-situ tests in rock design
16. Week	-

-- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS

-- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

	Quantity	Total Weighting (%)
Midterm Exams	2	100
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	14	3	42
Searching in Internet and Library	10	3	30
Material Design and Implementation	7	3	21
Report Preparing	1	10	10
Preparing a Presentation			0
Presentation			0
Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam	2	15	30
Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam	1	15	15
Other (should be emphasized)			0
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			190
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			7.6
Course Credit (ECTS):			7.5

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

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-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

(Prof.Dr.Nail ÜNSAL)

-- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)

(http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/nunsal)

-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

(nunsal@gazi.edu.tr)

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