Psychology | |||||
Bachelor | Length of the Programme: 4 | Number of Credits: 240 | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF: Level 6 |
School/Faculty/Institute | Faculty of Engineering | |||||
Course Code | CE 434 | |||||
Course Title in English | Earth Retaining Systems and Slopes | |||||
Course Title in Turkish | Zemin İstinad Yapıları ve Şev Stabilitesi | |||||
Language of Instruction | EN | |||||
Type of Course | Flipped Classroom,Lecture | |||||
Level of Course | Introductory | |||||
Semester | Spring,Fall | |||||
Contact Hours per Week |
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Estimated Student Workload | 128 hours per semester | |||||
Number of Credits | 5 ECTS | |||||
Grading Mode | Standard Letter Grade | |||||
Pre-requisites | None | |||||
Expected Prior Knowledge | Prior knowledge of soil mechanics is expected. | |||||
Co-requisites | None | |||||
Registration Restrictions | Undergraduate Students & Graduate Students | |||||
Overall Educational Objective | To learn the necessary theoretical background for application of soil mechanics to the design and analysis of various types of retaining structures and slopes. | |||||
Course Description | This course uses the basic principles of soil mechanics to design and analysis of earth retaining systems and slope stability. The following topics are covered: lateral earth pressures, retaining walls, and slope stability analysis. | |||||
Course Description in Turkish | Bu derste zemin mekaniğinin temel kavramları kullanılarak farklı iksa sistemlerinin tasarımı ve şev stabilitesi şu konu başlıkları altında kapsamlı bir şekilde incelenmektedir: yanal zemin basıncı, dayanım yapıları, şev kayma analizleri. |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) calculate lateral earth pressures; 2) design mechanically stabilized earth and concrete retaining walls, and sheet-pile walls; 3) describe retention systems for deep excavations and learn the design criteria concerning how to select and apply appropriate techniques and tools; 4) understand the importance of water related problems for retaining structures, get familiar with instability problems and instrumentation of deep excavations; 5) analyze the stability of slopes and supported sloped excavations; 6) develop computational skills by an analysis software. |
Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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1) Thorough knowledge of the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in psychology. | ||||||
2) Understanding of and ability to apply essential research methods in psychology, including research design, data analysis, and data interpretation. | ||||||
3) Competence to use critical and creative thinking, skeptical inquiry and a scientific approach to solving problems related to behavior and mental processes. | ||||||
4) Understanding and ability to apply psychological principles, skills and values in personal, social, and organizational contexts. | ||||||
5) Ability to weigh evidence, to tolerate ambiguity, and to reflect other values that underpin psychology as a discipline. | ||||||
6) Internalization and dissemination of professional ethical standards. | ||||||
7) Demonstration of competence in information technologies, and the ability to use computer and other technologies for purposes related to the pursuit of knowledge in psychology and the broader social sciences. | ||||||
8) Skills to communicate the knowledge of psychological science effectively, in a variety of formats, in both Turkish and in English (in English, at least CEFR B2 level). | ||||||
9) Recognition, understanding, and respect for the complexity of sociocultural and international diversity. | ||||||
10) Recognition for the need for, and the skills to pursue, lifelong learning, inquiry, and self-improvement. | ||||||
11) Ability to formulate critical hypotheses based on psychological theory and literature, and design studies to test those hypotheses. | ||||||
12) Ability to acquire knowledge independently, and to plan one’s own learning. | ||||||
13) Demonstration of advanced competence in the clarity and composition of written work and presentations. |
N None | S Supportive | H Highly Related |
Program Outcomes and Competences | Level | Assessed by | |
1) | Thorough knowledge of the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in psychology. | N | |
2) | Understanding of and ability to apply essential research methods in psychology, including research design, data analysis, and data interpretation. | N | |
3) | Competence to use critical and creative thinking, skeptical inquiry and a scientific approach to solving problems related to behavior and mental processes. | H | Exam,HW,Participation |
4) | Understanding and ability to apply psychological principles, skills and values in personal, social, and organizational contexts. | N | |
5) | Ability to weigh evidence, to tolerate ambiguity, and to reflect other values that underpin psychology as a discipline. | N | |
6) | Internalization and dissemination of professional ethical standards. | N | |
7) | Demonstration of competence in information technologies, and the ability to use computer and other technologies for purposes related to the pursuit of knowledge in psychology and the broader social sciences. | N | |
8) | Skills to communicate the knowledge of psychological science effectively, in a variety of formats, in both Turkish and in English (in English, at least CEFR B2 level). | N | |
9) | Recognition, understanding, and respect for the complexity of sociocultural and international diversity. | S | Participation |
10) | Recognition for the need for, and the skills to pursue, lifelong learning, inquiry, and self-improvement. | S | HW,Participation |
11) | Ability to formulate critical hypotheses based on psychological theory and literature, and design studies to test those hypotheses. | N | |
12) | Ability to acquire knowledge independently, and to plan one’s own learning. | S | Exam,HW |
13) | Demonstration of advanced competence in the clarity and composition of written work and presentations. | H | Exam,HW |
Prepared by and Date | GÖKÇE TÖNÜK , February 2024 |
Course Coordinator | GÖKÇE TÖNÜK |
Semester | Spring,Fall |
Name of Instructor | Prof. Dr. SAMİ ARSOY |
Week | Subject |
1) | Introduction, lateral earth pressures |
2) | Concrete retaining walls – gravity and cantilever |
3) | Sheet – pile walls |
4) | Mechanically stabilized earth walls |
5) | Mechanically stabilized earth walls - geosynthetics |
6) | Deep excavation retention systems – type of walls, earth pressures |
7) | Deep excavation retention systems - type of supports, type of failures |
8) | Deep excavation retention systems – analysis and design steps |
9) | Deep excavation retention systems – examples |
10) | Water related problems, Instabilities and Instrumentation of excavations |
11) | Slopes – review on slope stability analysis |
12) | Slopes – stability analysis of sloped excavations, soil nailing |
13) | Slopes - examples |
14) | Earth retaining structures and slope stability under seismic loading |
15) | Final Exam/Project/Presentation period |
16) | Final Exam/Project/Presentation period |
Required/Recommended Readings | Required: None Recommended: • Earth Pressures and Earth Retaining Structures, Chris R.I. Clayton, Rick I. Woods, Andrew J. Bond, Jarbas Milititsky, CRC Press. • Bowles, J. E., Foundation Analysis and Design, McGraw Hill. • Principles for Foundation Engineering, PWS Braja M. Das, 2010, 8th Edition. • Foundation Design, Principles and Practices, Prentice Hall, Donald P. Coduto, William A. Kitch, Man-chu Ronald Yeung, 3rd Edition. • Salgado R., The Engineering of Foundations, McGraw Hill. • Soil Mechanics, Spon Press R.F.Craig, 2004, 7th Edition. | |||||||||||||||
Teaching Methods | Contact hours using “flipped classroom” as an active learning technique | |||||||||||||||
Homework and Projects | Design assignments as take-home midterm exams and a project | |||||||||||||||
Laboratory Work | ||||||||||||||||
Computer Use | Several software and/or numerical methods for the analysis of retaining wall design / slope stability problems may be introduced. | |||||||||||||||
Other Activities | ||||||||||||||||
Assessment Methods |
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Course Administration |
tonukg@mef.edu.tr Rules for attendance: Attendance required. Classroom practice contributes to 5% of the final grade. Missing the project: No make-up will be given. Missing a midterm: Provided that proper documents of excuse are presented, make-up MAY be given. Missing a final: University regulations will be enforced. A reminder of proper classroom behavior, code of student conduct: YÖK Regulations Statement on plagiarism: YÖK Regulations |
Activity | No/Weeks | Hours | Calculation | ||||
No/Weeks per Semester | Preparing for the Activity | Spent in the Activity Itself | Completing the Activity Requirements | ||||
Course Hours | 14 | 0 | 3 | 42 | |||
Project | 1 | 13 | 1 | 14 | |||
Midterm(s) | 3 | 12 | 12 | 72 | |||
Total Workload | 128 | ||||||
Total Workload/25 | 5.1 | ||||||
ECTS | 5 |