Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Psychology | |||||
| Bachelor | Length of the Programme: 4 | Number of Credits: 240 | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF: Level 6 |
Ders Genel Tanıtım Bilgileri
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences
| 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 |
Course Contents
| 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. | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
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ECTS Student Workload Estimation
| 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 | ||||||