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Programme |
Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences Civil Engineering |
Course Information |
Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | | Credit Pratic | Credit Lab/A | Credit Total | Credit Ects | Semester |
01INS5189 | SHEAR STRENGTH AND SLOPE STABILITY | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 6.00 | 1 |
Course Information |
Language of Instruction | Turkish |
Type of Course Unit | Elective |
Course Coordinator | Assistant Professor Dr. Turan Selçuk GÖKSAN |
Course Instructors | 3-Turan Selçuk GÖKSAN |
Course Assistants | |
Course Aims | This course aims to define and evaluate shear strength and slope stability problems, to apply engineering techniques, to interpret results and to provide the ability to solve problems for students. |
Course Goals | This course aims to define and evaluate shear strength and slope stability problems, to apply
engineering techniques, to interpret results and to provide the ability to solve problems for
students. |
Learning Outcomes of The Course Unit | 1) Stresses in soils.
2) Mohr circles.
3) Failure theories.
4) Shear strength of cohesive and cohesionless soils.
5) Slope stability analysis of natural and man-made slopes. |
Course Contents | Failure Theories, Laboratory Strength Tests, Field Strength Tests, Shear Strength of Sands, Shear Strength of Clays, Critical State Soil Mechanics, Slope Movements, Classification of Slope Movements, Effect of Water on the Slope Movements, Stability Analyses of Natural and Man-made Slopes, Limit Equilibrium Methods, Stability Analysis: Plane Strain and Wedge Analysis, Stability Analysis: Circular Failure Surfaces, Stability Analysis: Noncircular Failure Surfaces and Stress Deformation Analyses, Strength Factors Influencing Slope Stability, Mitigation of Slope Stability. |
Prerequisities and Co-requisities Courses | |
Recommended Optional Programme Components | |
Mode Of Delivery | |
Level of Course Unit | |
Assessment Methods and Criteria | ECTS / Table Of Workload (Number of ECTS credits allocated) |
Studies During Halfterm | Number | Co-Efficient | Activity | Number | Duration | Total |
Visa | 1 | 50 | Course Duration (Excluding Exam Week) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Quiz | 0 | 0 | Time Of Studying Out Of Class | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Homework | 1 | 50 | Homeworks | 1 | 45 | 45 |
Attendance | 0 | 0 | Presentation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Application | 0 | 0 | Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lab | 0 | 0 | Lab Study | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Project | 0 | 0 | Field Study | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Workshop | 0 | 0 | Visas | 1 | 20 | 20 |
Seminary | 0 | 0 | Finals | 1 | 30 | 30 |
Field study | 0 | 0 | Workload Hour (30) | 30 |
TOTAL | 100 | Total Work Charge / Hour | 179 |
The ratio of the term to success | 40 | Course's ECTS Credit | 6 |
The ratio of final to success | 60 | |
TOTAL | 100 | |
Recommended or Required Reading |
Textbook | |
Additional Resources | Aytekin, M., ?Deneysel Zemin Mekaniği?, Teknik Yayınevi, 2004.
Duncan, J.M., Wright, S. G., "Soil Strength and Slope Stability", Wiley & Sons, 2005.
Holtz, R. D. and Kovaks, W. D., " An Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering", Prentice Hall, First Edition, 1981.
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Material Sharing |
Documents | |
Assignments | Practice about units |
Exams | Questions and solutions |
Additional Material | |
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
Lectures, Practical Courses, Presentation, Seminar, Project, Laboratory Applications (if necessary) |
Work Placements |
As with any other educational component, credits for work placements are only awarded when the learning outcomes have been achieved and assessed. If a work placement is part of organised mobility (such as Farabi and Erasmus), the Learning Agreement for the placement should indicate the number of credits to be awarded if the expected learning outcomes are achieved. |
Program Learning Outcomes |
No | Course's Contribution to Program | Contribution |
1 | An ability to design, conduct laboratory experiments and analyze and interpret data, in one of the major civil engineering areas | 5 |