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| Code | İM0021 |
| Name | Transportation Geotechnics I |
| Term | 2024-2025 Academic Year |
| Term | Fall |
| Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 6 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Yüksek Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
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Course Goal / Objective
The aim of this course, Geotechnical Eng. is to make designs for different transportation structures, taking into account the conditions.
Course Content
Geotechnical Eng. The use of the principles of transportation structures in the basic design and analysis: Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering, Land survey and determination of soil conditions, stresses under the foundation systems of transportation structures,
Course Precondition
To have taken courses such as Soil Mechanics 1 and 2 at undergraduate level, and geotechnical courses in master's degree.
Resources
Principles of Geotechnical Engineering by Braja Das
Notes
Transportation geotechnics
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Within the scope of the course, the student learns to analyze and evaluate and develop a project at the doctoral level. |
| LO02 | Within the scope of the course, to evaluate the advanced railway project, |
| LO03 | Within the scope of the course, to evaluate the advanced road project, |
| LO04 | The student designs transportation structures using different models.. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Have knowledge and understanding at advanced level providing required basis for original projects in the field of civil engineering based on qualifications gained at undergraduate level. | |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Gain required knowledge through scientific research in the field of engineering, evaluate, interpret and apply data. | 5 |
| PLO03 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Be aware of new and emerging applications,examine and learn where necessary. | |
| PLO04 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Construct engineering problems, develop strategies to solve them, and apply innovative methods for solutions. | 4 |
| PLO05 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Design and implement analytical modeling and experimental research and solve complex situations encountered in this process. | 5 |
| PLO06 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Develop new and / or original ideas and methods; develop innovative solutions for the system, part, and process design. | |
| PLO07 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Have learning skills. | 3 |
| PLO08 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Be aware of innovative developments in the field of civil engineering, and analyse and learn them when needed. | 4 |
| PLO09 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | ransfer process and results of the projects in the field of civil engineering or on national and international platforms in written or oral form. | 5 |
| PLO10 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Have knowledge in current techniques and methods applied in civil engineering. | |
| PLO11 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Use computer software as well as information and communication technologies at the level required in the field of civil engineering. | 4 |
| PLO12 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Oversee social, scientific and ethical values in all professional platforms. |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Use of geosynthetics in transportation projects | Lecture Notes and Related Resource Books | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 2 | Geotechnical aspects of large section jacked box tunnels | Lecture Notes and Related Resource Books | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 3 | Long term settlement of piles under repetitive loading from trains | Lecture Notes and Related Resource Books | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 4 | Private finance initiative infrastructure projects - implications on geotechnical design | Lecture Notes and Related Resource Books | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 5 | Geotechnical asset management | Lecture Notes and Related Resource Books | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 6 | Examination of sample projects-1 from the field | Lecture Notes and Related Resource Books | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Proje Temelli Öğrenme |
| 7 | Examination of sample projects-2 from the field | Lecture Notes and Related Resource Books | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Proje Temelli Öğrenme |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Lecture Notes and Related Resource Books | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Ödev |
| 9 | A performance specification for pavement foundations | Lecture Notes and Related Resource Books | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 10 | Recycling in transportation | Lecture Notes and Related Resource Books | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 11 | Hydraulically bound soil for road foundations | Lecture Notes and Related Resource Books | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 12 | Bioengineering and the transportation infrastructure | Lecture Notes and Related Resource Books | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 13 | Legacy of railway construction : impact on geotechnical characterisation | Lecture Notes and Related Resource Books | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 14 | Keynote lecture-1: Soil mechanics for pavement engineers | Lecture Notes and Related Resource Books | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 15 | Sustainable pavement construction utilizing engineered unbound aggregate layers | Lecture Notes and Related Resource Books | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 16 | Term Exams | Lecture Notes and Related Resource Books | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Ödev |
| 17 | Term Exams | Lecture Notes and Related Resource Books | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Ödev |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 5 | 70 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 157 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 6,28 | ||
| ECTS | 6 ECTS | ||