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  • Engineering Properties of Soils
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Course Introduction Information

Code - Course Title YBL509 - Engineering Properties of Soils
Course Type Elective Courses
Language of Instruction Türkçe
Laboratory + Practice 3+0
ECTS 7.5
Course Instructor(s) DOKTOR ÖĞRETİM ÜYESİ SEYFETTİN UMUT UMU
Mode of Delivery This course is given only face to face
Prerequisites There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
Courses Recomended Students taking this course are also encouraged to take all the compulsory courses of the graduate program
Required or Recommended Resources Literature will be reviewed.
Recommended Reading List Craig, R.F. “ Soil Mechanics”, ELBS, (1992), Holtz, R.D. and Kovacs, W.D., “An Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering”, PrenticeHall, (1981), Özaydın, K., “Zemin Mekaniği”, Birsen Yayınevi, (2004)
Assessment methods and criteria Experiment results and reports will be assessed.
Work Placement Soil Mechanics experiments will be conducted.
Sustainability Development Goals

Content

Weeks Topics
Week - 1 Basic principles of soil mechanics
Week - 2 Soil classification and Atterberg Limits
Week - 3 Soil classification systems and water content of soil
Week - 4 Pore water pressure and effective stress
Week - 5 Permeability of soils
Week - 6 Compaction
Week - 7 Factors to which compaction is related
Week - 8 Proctor experiment
Week - 9 Experiment 2
Week - 10 Experiment 3
Week - 11 Experiment 4
Week - 12 Experiment 5
Week - 13 Report preperation
Week - 14 Conclusion, discussion and presentation

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  • Experiment
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  • Report Preparation and/or Presentation
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  • Follow ethical and moral rules

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