TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
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 advantages/limitations and assess the most suitable ground improvement solution for a project, 2) Design preloading with or without vertical drains, 3) Design dynamic compaction ground improvement solution, 4) Design vibro-compaction system, 5) Design stone columns, 6) Design geosynthetic reinforced walls and slopes, 7) Design soil nailing, 8) Design retaining walls.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction to ground improvement, a review on available techniques 2nd Week Compaction; laboratory compaction tests, field compaction equipments, properties of compacted soils 3rd Week Compaction; laboratory compaction tests, field compaction equipments, properties of compacted soils 4th Week Preloading and vertical drains 5th Week Preloading and vertical drains 6th Week Deep vibratory methods; vibro-compaction methods, vibro-replacement stone columns, mitigation against liquefaction 7th Week Deep vibratory methods; vibro-compaction methods, vibro-replacement stone columns, mitigation against liquefaction 8th Week Midterm 9th Week Cement grouting, jet grouting, compaction grouting, hydraulic fracturing, monitoring, controls and acceptance tests 10th Week Cement grouting, jet grouting, compaction grouting, hydraulic fracturing, monitoring, controls and acceptance tests 11th Week Soil mixing; dry and wet methods for shallow and deep mixing, strength of stabilized soil 12th Week Mechanically stabilized earth walls and slopes 13th Week Mechanically stabilized earth walls and slopes 14th Week In-situ ground reinforcement; Anchors, Rock bolts, Soil nails
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Reference Book: M. P. Moseley and K. Kirsch , Ground Improvement, (2nd edition), Spon Press, 2004. Additional Reference: Satyendra Mittal, An Introduction to Ground Improvement Engineering, Medtech, 2013. Peter Nicholson, Soil Improvement and Ground Modification Methods, Butterworth Heinemann, 2014. Engineering Principles of Ground Modification, McGraw-Hill Companies, 1989.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Project,Discussion,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 25 Assignment 2 10 Quiz 1 10 Project 1 15 Attendance 1 5 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 4 4 Individual or group work Preparation for Final exam 1 50 50 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 40 40 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 2 2 Homework 2 2 4 Project 1 5 5 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