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)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Understand site investigations and review of widely used site investigation techniques, 2) Understand soil characterization and soil classes, 3) Estimate design of shallow foundations, 4) Estimate design of deep foundations, 5) Understand limit equilibrium-based slope stability, 6) Design foundations on problematic soils, 7) Design retaining structures, 8) Design soil nail walls.
MODE OF DELIVERY
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	Yes(CE361 CE362)
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction 2nd Week Site Investigations 3rd Week Soil Characterization 4th Week Shallow Foundations 5th Week Deep Foundations 6th Week Deep Foundations 7th Week Limit Equilibrium-Based Slope Stability Assessments 8th Week Midterm 9th Week Problematic Soils 10th Week Design of Retaining Structures 11th Week Preloading & Vertical Drains 12th Week Vibro Techniques 13th Week Soil Nail Walls 14th Week Project Presentations
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Reference Book: Poulos, H. G. and Davis, E. H. (1980). "Pile Foundation Analysis and Design", Rainbow-Bridge Book Co., Canada. Additional Reference: Arnold Verruijt, An Introduction to Soil Dynamics, Springer, 2010. Prakash, S. and Sharma H. D. (1990). "Pile Foundations in Engineering Practice", John Wiley & Sons. Tomlinson, M. J., "Foundation Design and Construction", Longman, 6th edition, 1995. Craig, R. F. (1997), "Soil Mechanics", E & FN Spon, Taylor & Francis Group, 6th edition, Van Nostrand Reinhold (UK). BS Manuals: BS 8006-1 (2010) Code of Practice for Strengthened Reinforced Soils and Other Fills, BS 8006-2 (2010) Code of Practice for Strengthened Reinforced Soils and Other Fills-Soil Nail Design.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Project,Presentation,Questions/Answers
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Assignment 1 15 Project 1 25 Total(%) 70 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 70 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 30 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz 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 1 2 2 Project 1 12 12 Total Workload 150 Total Workload / 30 5 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No