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SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
6CE366FOUNDATION ENGINEERING3+1+04515.08.2025

 
Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program CIVIL ENGINEERING
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course Introducing the fundamental principles of engineering mechanics and civil engineering technology
Course Content This course, briefly, consist of application of soil mechanics, geotechnical design of foundations, including variety of footings, piles and drilled shafts and structural members such as retaining walls, sheet piles whose primary function is to provide lateral earth support, subsoil exploration, shallow foundations: bearing capacity, settlements, methods of site and soil exploration, mat foundations, pile foundations, drilled shaft and caisson foundations, lateral earth pressure, retaining walls.
Course Methods and Techniques Face to Face Teaching
Prerequisites and co-requisities ( CE363 )
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Associate Prof.Dr. Halil İbrahim FEDAKAR halilibrahim.fedakar@agu.edu.tr
Associate Prof.Dr. Müge AKIN muge.akin@agu.edu.tr
Assistants Research Assist. Ersin ERDOĞAN ersin.erdogan@agu.edu.tr
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Foundation Design: Principles and Practices, by Donald P. Coduto, 2000, Prentice Hall. Soil Mechanics and Foundations, Budhu Craig’s Soil Mechanics, R.F. Craig, 7th Ed., Principles of Foundation Engineering, B.M.Das, 2007

Course Category
Engineering Design %100

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Quiz/Küçük Sınav 6 % 70
Final examination 1 % 30
Total
7
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Yazılı Sınav 2 20 40
F2F Dersi 14 4 56
Kısa Sınav 4 10 40
Final Sınavı 1 20 20
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 5 156

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Identify stress distribution in soils due to loading at the ground surface
2 Discuss site investigation methods, planning of boreholes, soil sampling, and in-situ tests such as Standard Penetration Test, Cone Penetration Test etc.
3 Identify different foundation types and design shallow foundations
4 Identify single and group bearing capacity of piles in soils, and calculate settlement of pile groups

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Subsurface Exploration
2 Ultimate Bearing Capacity (Shallow Foundations)
3 Ultimate Bearing Capacity (Shallow Foundations)
4 Allowable Bearing Capacity and Settlement (Shallow Foundations)
5 Allowable Bearing Capacity and Settlement (Shallow Foundations)
6 Mat Foundations, Lateral Earth Pressure
7 Retaining Structures,
8 Settlement of Structures
10 Presentation-Discussion
11 Presentation-Discussion
13 Bearing Capacity of a single pile
14 Pile design of pile groups

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11
C1 4 2 1 3 4 3 4 1
C2 2 3 2 1 3 2
C3 2 2 3 1 2 2 2
C4 3 4 2 2 3 1

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant

  
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