COURSE DESCRIPTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION
| Course Name | Code | Semester | T+A+L (hour/week) | Type (C / O) | Local Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deep Excavations and Retaining Structures | CIV 472 | Fall | 02+02+00 | Elective | 3 | 5 |
| Academic Unit: | Civil Engineering |
| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
| Prerequisites: | CIV372 |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Course Unit: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | - - |
| Course Objectives: | The objective of the course is to teach students how to design retaining structures for deep by applying principles of geology, soil mechanics, and foundation engineering |
| Course Contents: | The project is divided into 5 phases:
Phase 1: Creating the Idealized soil profile of the site Phase 2: Interpretation of laboratory test results for site soils Phase 3: Selection of the appropriate retaining structure for the excavation Phase 4: Calculating lateral earth pressures and doing preliminary design Phase 5: Finalizing the design of the retaining structure |
| Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit (LO): |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: | This course consists of one project divided into five phases. The results/findings of each phase will be an input to the following phase. The phases consist of a combination of laboratory work, interpretation of laboratory results, literature review, data analyses, calculations and presentations. Students will prepare a final report and five presentations (one for every phase) for this class. The phases will last an average of two weeks. Each phase will consist of a brief introduction followed by class discussions. Applications relevant to the phases (interpretation of test results, calculations) follow these discussions. Students are required to prepare a presentation for each phase, which will serve to evaluate their progress. Students are also expected to a read the articles / book chapters provided to them and be ready for additional class discussions. The weight of the project presentations and report in the course evaluation is 60%, the final exam is 25%, active participation in class is 5% and the remaining 5% is based on peer evaluation of presentations. |
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATIONS
| Week | Subjects | Related Preperation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction and Project Brief | - |
| 2 | Phase 1: Idealized Soil Profile | Reading assignment for class discussion |
| 3 | Phase 1: Idealized Soil Profile cont’d | Phase 1 Presentations |
| 4 | Phase 2: Interpretation of Laboratory Results | Reading assignment for class discussion |
| 5 | Phase 2: Interpretation of Laboratory Results cont’d | - |
| 6 | Phase 2: Interpretation of Laboratory Results cont’d | Phase 2 Presentations |
| 7 | Phase 3: Selection of the appropriate retaining structure for the excavation | Reading assignment for class discussion |
| 8 | Review and Assessment of Phases of the project | - |
| 9 | Phase 3: Selection of the appropriate retaining structure for the excavation cont’d | Phase 3 Presentations |
| 10 | Phase 4: Calculate lateral earth pressures and doing preliminary design | Reading assignment for class discussion |
| 11 | Phase 4: cont’d | Reading assignment for class discussion |
| 12 | Phase 4: cont’d and Phase 5: Finalizing the dimensions of the foundation | Phase 4 Presentations |
| 13 | Phase 5: Finalizing the design of the retaining structure | Phase 5 Presentations and Final Report |
| 14 | Course wrap-up | - |
At Kadir Has University, a Semester is 14 weeks; The weeks 15 and 16 are reserved for final exams.
REQUIRED AND RECOMMENDED READING
| • US Army Corps of Engineers: Engineering and Design “Geotechnical Investigations” EM 1110-1-1804 January 2001. • FHWA-SA-96-038 Geotechnical Engineering Circular No.2 ‘‘Earth Retaining Systems’’ • Foundation Engineering Handbook Robert W. Day ISBN: 978-0-07-174010-4 |
OTHER COURSE RESOURCES
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
| Semester Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance / Participation | 12 | 5 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 25 |
| Project Reports | 1 | 35 |
| Project Presentations (Faculty member review) | 5 | 30 |
| Project Presentations (Peer review) | 5 | 5 |
| Total: | 24 | 100 |
WORKLOAD
| Events | Count | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload (hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Final Exam | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| In-Class Studies where Faculty Members are Active | 5 | 2.5 | 12.5 |
| In-Class Studies where Students are Active | 5 | 7 | 35 |
| Out-of-Class Studies where Students are Active | 5 | 12 | 60 |
| Presentation of Project Reports | 5 | 1.5 | 7.5 |
| Total Workload (hour): | 125 | ||
1 ECTS = 25 Hours Workload
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO) AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS (PQ)
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Contribution: 1 Low, 2 Average, 3 High