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Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
İ310B2Soil Mechanics IICompulsory364
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
Under a loaded foundation, it is to solve the stability problems such as ground migration, a slope shift, a retaining wall slipping forward, and calculating the ground shear resistance parameters.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Fatih YILMAZ
Learning Outcomes
1Recognizes elastic and plastic balance problems.
2Explains how soil shear resistance parameters are determined, calculates shear stress for soil.
3Designs classical retaining walls.
4Designs a reinforced floor structure.
5Shows the bearing capacity calculation of foundations.
6Solves stability problems of slopes
Mode of Delivery
Normal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Shear strength of soils; Compaction; Lateral ground pressures; Retention structures; Slope stability; The transport power of the bases.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Elastic balance - plastic balance
2Active - Passive pressures
3Soil pressure theory
4Retaining walls
5Project of retaining walls and its controls
6Project of retaining walls and its controls
7Sheet pile curtains
8Midterm Exam
9Reinforced soil
10Reinforced soil
11Bearing capacity, shallow foundations
12Bearing capacity, shallow foundations
13Bearing capacity, shallow foundations
14Stability of slopes
15Stability of slopes
Recommended or Required Reading
-Temel Zemin Mekaniği, Bayram Ali Uzuner, Teknik Yayınevi, Trabzon. -Zemin Mekaniği Problemleri, Vahit Kumbasar ve Fazıl Kip, Çağlayan Kitabevi, İstanbul -Deneysel Zemin Mekaniği, Mustafa Aytekin, Teknik Yayınevi, Ankara.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination122
Attending Lectures14342
Practice6212
Individual Study for Mid term Examination7321
Individual Study for Final Examination14342
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)120
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