| Academic Unit: |
Civil Engineering |
| Mode of Delivery: |
Face to face |
| Prerequisites: |
- |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Course Unit: |
Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
- - |
| Course Objectives: |
This course aims to help students comprehend the basics of foundation design and construction by applying principles of geology, soil mechanics, rock mechanics and structural engineering. |
| Course Contents: |
1. Module 1: Site Investigation Techniques and Idealized Soil Profile
2. Module 2: Evaluation of Shear Strength of Soils
3. Module 3: Bearing Capacity of Foundations
4. Module 4: Induced Pressure and Settlement of Foundations
5. Module 5: Lateral earth pressure and earth retaining structures + Pile Foundations |
| Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit (LO): |
- 1- be able to communicate effectively in written and oral forms
- 2- be able to work effectively and respectfully in teams to conduct analysis and each decisions
- 3- be able to gather data and interpret results and use them in design
- 4- be able to identify potential engineering problems and recommend solutions and laboratory/field tests
- 5- be able to apply knowledge of mechanics on engineering problems and gain ability of engineering design
- 6- understand professional responsibility in engineering
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: |
The course consists of 5 modules. Each module consists of a comprehensive project on the subject matter, which includes all, or a combination of laboratory work, interpretation of laboratory results, literature review, calculations, presentations and writing reports. The projects will last an average of two weeks. Each module will consist of a brief introduction followed by class discussions. Project related applications (experiments, observations, calculations) follow these discussions. Students are required to prepare a report and present their report for each project. 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 reports in the course evaluation is 40%, in class activities are 30%, the final oral exam is 25%, active participation in class is 5%. |
| Week | Subjects | Related Preperation |
| 1 |
Introduction and Module 1: Site Investigation Techniques |
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| 2 |
Module 1: Site Investigation Techniques |
In class Activity 1 |
| 3 |
Module 1: Site Investigation Techniques + Module 2: Evaluation of Shear Strength of Soils |
Submission of Project 1 reports |
| 4 |
Module 2: Evaluation of Shear Strength of Soils |
In class Activity 2 |
| 5 |
Module 3: Bearing Capacity of Foundations |
Reading assignment for class discussion |
| 6 |
Module 3: Bearing Capacity of Foundations |
Submission of Project 2 reports |
| 7 |
Review and Assessment of Topics |
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| 8 |
Module 3: Bearing Capacity of Foundations |
Reading assignment for class discussion |
| 9 |
Module 4: Induced Pressure and Settlement of Foundations |
In class Activity 3 |
| 10 |
Module 4: Induced Pressure and Settlement of Foundations |
Submission of Project 3 reports |
| 11 |
Module 5 Part 1: Lateral Earth Pressure and Retaining Structures |
In class Activity 4 |
| 12 |
Module 5 Part 1: Lateral Earth Pressure and Retaining Structures |
Submission of Project 4 reports |
| 13 |
Module 5 Part 2: Axial Capacity of Pile Foundations |
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| 14 |
Course wrap-up |
Submission of Project 5 reports and In class Activity 5 |
At Kadir Has University, a Semester is 14 weeks; The weeks 15 and 16 are reserved for final exams.
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO) AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS (PQ)
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Contribution: 1 Low, 2 Average, 3 High
