Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Course Code | : MCE542 |
| Course Type | : Area Elective |
| Couse Group | : Second Cycle (Master's Degree) |
| Education Language | : English |
| Work Placement | : N/A |
| Theory | : 3 |
| Prt. | : 0 |
| Credit | : 3 |
| Lab | : 0 |
| ECTS | : 8 |
The main objective of the course is to provide an in depth knowledge about the shear strength of cohesionless and cohesive soils under drained and undrained loading conditions. The level of the material requires an audience with fundamental knowledge in undergraduate soil mechanics classes, and builds new information referring to that stage. Special emphasis is given on deformation characteristics of different types of soils under various loading conditions and critical state soil mechanics concepts. Yielding criteria other than Mohr-Coulomb criterion are also introduced
1. Concept of failure, 2. Failure theories. 3. Mohr-Coulomb failure criterion. 4. Shear resistance between soil particles. 5. Shear testing methods. 6. Pore pressure parameters. 7. Shear strength of cohesionless soils. 8. Shear strength of cohesive soils. 9. Types of stability analysis.
| Prof. Selman SAĞLAM |
| 1. | The students will be able to have a detailed idea of how soils behave under various loading types |
| 2. | The students will be able to decide on the loading history of soil and the associated stress/strain paths based on supplied data |
| 3. | The student will comprehend the steps required to assess shear strength parameters and pore pressure parameters in triaxial testing, under Mohr-Coulomb failure criterion; and calculate the shear strength of soils using laboratory test results |
| 4. | The students will have introductory knowledge in ciritical state soil mechanics |
| 5. | The students will also have knowledge about failure criteria other than Mohr-Coulomb criterion |
| 1. | Holtz R. D. And Kovacs W. D. (1981), An introduction to Geotechnical Engineering, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, USA. |
| 2. | Lambe W., and Whitman R. V. (1979) Soil Mechanics. John Wiley & Sons |
| 3. | Parry, R. H. G. (1995). Mohr Circles, Stress Paths and Geotechnics. E&FN SPON |
| 4. | Atkinson (1993). An Introduction to Mechanics of Soils and Foundations. McGRAW HILL |
| Type of Assessment | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Midterm Examination | 2 | %50 |
| Final Examination | 1 | %30 |
| Assignment | 5 | %20 |
| Activities | Count | Preparation | Time | Total Work Load (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture - Theory | 14 | 5 | 3 | 112 |
| Assignment | 5 | 0 | 15 | 75 |
| Midterm Examination | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) | 202 | |||
PÇ-1 | PÇ-2 | PÇ-3 | PÇ-4 | PÇ-5 | PÇ-6 | PÇ-7 | PÇ-8 | PÇ-9 | PÇ-10 | PÇ-11 | PÇ-12 | PÇ-13 | |
OÇ-1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
OÇ-2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
OÇ-3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
OÇ-4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
OÇ-5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 |