ECTS - Geotechnical Site Characterization

Geotechnical Site Characterization (CE416) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Geotechnical Site Characterization CE416 Elective Courses 3 0 0 3 6
Pre-requisite Course(s)
CE311
Course Language English
Course Type Elective 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)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives To teach how to perform geotechnical field test and how to evaluate the results of them
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • able to know the field geotechnical field test
  • able to evaluate the result of the geotechnical field test
  • able to use the results of filed test in geotechnical design
Course Content The sub-surface investigation, standard penetration test, cone penetration test, dilatometer test , Vane shear test, resistivity.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Geotechnical site investigations Lecture Notes
2 Geotechnical site investigations and Drilling and sampling of soil and rock Lecture Notes
3 Drilling and sampling of soil and rock Lecture Notes
4 Standard penetration test (SPT) Lecture Notes
5 Standard penetration test (SPT) Lecture Notes
6 Cone penetration test (CPT) Lecture Notes
7 Cone penetration test (CPT) Lecture Notes
8 Pressuremeter test (PMT) Lecture Notes
9 Pressuremeter test (PMT) Lecture Notes
10 Vane shear test (VST) Lecture Notes
11 Vane shear test (VST) Lecture Notes
12 Dilatometer test (DMT) Lecture Notes
13 Dilatometer test (DMT) Lecture Notes
14 Geophysical methods Lecture Notes
15 Geophysical methods Lecture Notes
16 Final Exam Period

Sources

Course Book 1. Lecture Notes and Hand-outs
Other Sources 2. Mayne, P.W., Christopher, B.R., and DeJong, J. 2001. Manual on Subsurface Investigations. National Highway Institute Publication No. FHWA NHI-01-031, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 6 30
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 30
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
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 3 42
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 6 6 36
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 10 10
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 14 14
Total Workload 150