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  • Soil Mechanics in Railway
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Course Introduction Information

Code - Course Title RYL5505 - Soil Mechanics in Railway
Course Type Elective Courses
Language of Instruction Türkçe
Laboratory + Practice 3+0
ECTS 7.5
Course Instructor(s) DOKTOR ÖĞRETİM ÜYESİ EREN BAYRAKCI
Mode of Delivery Face-to-face instruction is provided.
Prerequisites This course has no prerequisites or corequisites.
Courses Recomended There is no recommended course for this course.
Required or Recommended Resources [1] Das, B. M., & Sobhan, K. (2006). Principles of geotechnical engineering.[2] Holtz, R. D., Kovacs, W. D., & Sheahan, T. C. (1981). An introduction to geotechnical engineering (Vol. 733). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-hall.[3] Das, B. M. (2019). Advanced soil mechanics. CRC press.[4] Coduto, D. I. P. (1999). Geotechnical Engineering Principies and Practices. PRENTICE HALL.
Recommended Reading List [1] Das, B. M., & Sobhan, K. (2006). Principles of geotechnical engineering.[2] Holtz, R. D., Kovacs, W. D., & Sheahan, T. C. (2015). Geoteknik mühendisliğine giriş (A. Erken, çev.). Ankara: Nobel Yayınları.[3] Das, B. M. (2019). Advanced soil mechanics. CRC press.[4] Coduto, D. I. P. (1999). Geotechnical Engineering Principies and Practices. PRENTICE HALL.
Assessment methods and criteria Midterm examination, assignments, and final examination
Work Placement Not applicable
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Content

Weeks Topics
Week - 1 Physical and Index Properties of Soils
Week - 2 Weight - Volume Relationships of Soils
Week - 3 Soil Classification Systems
Week - 4 Soil Compaction and Improvement
Week - 5 Field Compaction Methods
Week - 6 Permeability and Seepage
Week - 7 Flow Nets and Seepage Problems
Week - 8 Soil Stresses: Effective and Total Stress
Week - 9 Stress Distribution in Soils Due to Surface Loads
Week - 10 Settlement Behaviour of Soils: Elastic Settlement
Week - 11 Settlement Behaviour of Soils: Consolidation Theory
Week - 12 Time Rate of Consolidation
Week - 13 Settlement Analysis
Week - 14 Settlement Analysis

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