TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	3
SEMESTER	Sixth Term (Spring)
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) Learn stress distrubution in soils, 2) Understand site investigation and planning of borings, boring methods, sampling, in-situ (field) tests, 3) Explain initial (elastic) settlement, consolidation settlement, allowable settlement; settlements of footings on granular and cohesive soils, 4) Learn bearing capacity of cohesionless and cohesive soils, allowable bearing capacity of soils, use of field tests , 5) Understand types of shallow foundations, rigid design of shallow foundations on cohesionless and cohesive soils, use of in-situ tests in foundation design 6) Review of earth pressure theory, earth retaining systems, cantilever and gravity retaining walls, anchored walls, reinforced earth walls, design of retaining structures, 7) Explain classification of piles, types of piles, bearing capacity of a single pile in cohesionless and cohesive soils, design of pile groups, settlement of pile groups.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	Yes(CE361)
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	General Principles of Foundation Design, Soil Investigation and Soil Tests, Shallow Foundations, Deep Foundations, Earth Structures and Lateral Pressures, Slope Stability Analysis.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction 2nd Week Stress Distribution in Soils 3rd Week Stress Distribution in Soils 4th Week Site Investigation 5th Week Site Investigation 6th Week Settlement of Structures 7th Week Settlement of Structures 8th Week Midterm 9th Week Bearing Capacity of Soils 10th Week Bearing Capacity of Soils 11th Week Design of Shallow Foundations 12th Week Retaining Structures, Excavations 13th Week Retaining Structures, Excavations 14th Week Pile Foundations
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Reference Book: Das, B.M., Principles of Foundation Engineering, 2007. Additional References: Varghese, P.C., Foundation Engineering, PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd., 2005. Tomlinson, M.J., Foundation Design and Construction, Prentice Hall, 2001. Day, R.W., Geotechnical and Foundation Engineering: Design and Construction, McGraw-Hill Professional, 1999.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Problem Solving,Questions/Answers
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 25 Assignment 1 15 Quiz 1 20 Total(%) 60 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz 1 10 10 Individual or group work Preparation for Final exam 1 45 45 Course hours 14 4 56 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 30 30 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 2 2 Homework 1 4 4 Quiz 1 1 1 Total Workload 150 Total Workload / 30 5 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No