Foundation Engineering (CE328) Course Detail

Course Name	Course Code	Season	Lecture Hours	Application Hours	Lab Hours	Credit	ECTS
Foundation Engineering	CE328	6. Semester	3	0	0	3	5.5

Pre-requisite Course(s)
CE311

Course Language	English
Course Type	Compulsory Departmental Courses
Course Level	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery	Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies	Lecture, Question and Answer, Problem Solving.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)	Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ebru AKIŞ
Course Assistants
Course Objectives	This course provides an introduction to the basic principles of foundation engineering. Students will also gain experience in: site investigation methods and the assessment of data obtained from these methods, design of shallow foundations, retaining structures and bearing capacity of single pile.
Course Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; Understand and be able to describe subsurface exploration techniques as they pertain to foundation investigation Demonstrate an ability to design shallow foundations Demonstrate an ability to calculate lateral earth pressures. Demonstrate an ability to design retaining structures. Demonstrate an ability to calculate bearing capacity of a single pile. Understand and interpret geotechnical concepts and principles related to special topics such as soil stabilization methods etc. (if covered).
Course Content	Geotechnical properties of soils, subsurface investigations, shallow foundations, mat foundations, lateral earth pressures, retaining structures, sheet piles, braced cuts, pile foundations, drilled shafts and soil improvement.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week	Subjects	Preparation
1	Introduction + Stress distribution in soils	Lecture Notes
2	Stress distribution in soils	Lecture Notes
3	Site investigation	Lecture Notes
4	Site investigation	Lecture Notes
5	Settlement of structures	Lecture Notes
6	Settlement of structures	Lecture Notes
7	Settlement of structures	Lecture Notes
8	Bearing capacity of soils	Lecture Notes
9	Bearing capacity of soils	Lecture Notes
10	Bearing capacity of soils	Lecture Notes
11	Shallow foundations	Lecture Notes
12	Shallow foundations + Retaining structures	Lecture Notes
13	Retaining structures	Lecture Notes
14	Retaining structures	Lecture Notes
15	Pile foundations + Ground improvements (if covered)	Lecture Notes
16	Final Exam Period

Sources

Course Book	1. Ders notlar/Course Notes and Hand-outs
Other Sources	2. Das B. M., Principles of Foundation Engineering, Seventh Edition, Thomson Publication
	3. Coduto D. P., Foundation Design Principles and Practices, Second Edition, Prentice-Hall Publication
	4. Budhu M., Foundation and Earth Retaining Structures, 2007, Wiley Publication
	5. Birand A., Ergun U, Erol O., CE366 Foundation Engineering 1 Lecture Notes, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey

Evaluation System

Requirements	Number	Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation	-	-
Laboratory	-	-
Application	-	-
Field Work	-	-
Special Course Internship	-	-
Quizzes/Studio Critics	5	10
Homework Assignments	-	-
Presentation	-	-
Project	-	-
Report	-	-
Seminar	-	-
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury	2	50
Final Exam/Final Jury	1	40
Toplam	8	100

Percentage of Semester Work	60
Percentage of Final Work	40
Total	100

Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	Level of Contribution
#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	1	2	3	4	5

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours)	16	3	48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class	14	2	28
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics	5	2	10
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury	2	15	30
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury	1	22	22
Total Workload			138