TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	3
SEMESTER	Fifth Term (Fall)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Assistant Professor Sevinç Ünsal Oral
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Understand the importance and significance of soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering, 2) Calculate weights and volumes of the different phases of material (minerals, air, and water) in soil and understand soil plasticity and engineering use, 3) Classify soil based on standard classification schemes, 4) Understand soil compaction and compaction control, 5) Understand the concept of one-dimensional fluid flow through soil and calculate flow rates and use flow net for flow, 6) Calculate stresses within a soil mass, 7) Predict ultimate settlement and time rates of settlement in soil due to various mechanisms, 8) Understand the concept of shear strength as it pertains to soil, 9) Understand the concept of lateral earth pressure.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	Introduction: engineering problems involving soil. Basic properties of soil, classification and compaction of soil. Effective stress principle. Permeability and water flow (leakage) in soils. Shear strength of soils. Slope stability. Lateral earth pressure theories. Consolidation theory.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction: Origin of soil and grain size and introduction to subsoil exploration 2nd Week Physical properties of soils: Weight-volume relationships, plasticity, and structure of soil, engineering classification of soils 3rd Week Physical properties of soils: Weight-volume relationships, plasticity, and structure of soil, engineering classification of soils 4th Week Soil compaction:Principles and purpose of soil compaction 5th Week One-dimensional flow: permeability and seepage, darcy's law, hydraulic gradient, permeability, determination of coefficient of permeability 6th Week Effective stresses: stresses in soils, induced stresses due to different types of loading, principle of effective stress, quicksand, critical hydraulic gradient, concept of lateral earth pressures 7th Week Effective stresses: stresses in soils, induced stresses due to different types of loading, principle of effective stress, quicksand, critical hydraulic gradient, concept of lateral earth pressures 8th Week Midterm 9th Week Two-dimensional flow: Construction of flow nets 10th Week Two-dimensional flow: Construction of flow nets 11th Week Consolidation: fundamentals of consolidation, laboratory tests, void ratio-pressure relationships, settlement-time relationship 12th Week Consolidation: fundamentals of consolidation, laboratory tests, void ratio-pressure relationships, settlement-time relationship 13th Week Strength in soils: Mohr-Coulomb failure criteria, determination of shear strength parameters, strength tests, drained vs undrained strength 14th Week Slope stability: stability of slopes, methods for slope stability analysis
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Problem Solving,Experiment
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 25 Assignment 2 10 Quiz 1 15 Practice 5 15 Total(%) 65 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 65 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 35 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz 1 5 5 Individual or group work Preparation for Final exam 1 40 40 Course hours 14 4 56 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 30 30 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 2 2 Homework 2 2 4 Quiz 1 1 1 Performance Practice 5 2 10 Total Workload 150 Total Workload / 30 5 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No