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SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
7CE461FOUNDATION ENGINEERING 23+0+03415.08.2025

 
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 Elective
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course The course emphasize pile foundation design and teach the state of the art concepts of behavior and design of single piles and pile groups
Course Content Deep foundations. Piles and pile foundations. types of piles. pile foundation design. Types of sheet pile walls. Single-wall. double-wall and cellular cofferdams. Box open and pneumatic caissons. Underpinning of existing structures.
Course Methods and Techniques The course gives an ability to use the techniques, skills and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice
The course gives an ability to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems
Prerequisites and co-requisities ( CE366 )
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Associate Prof.Dr. HALİL İBRAHİM FEDAKAR halilibrahim.fedakar@agu.edu.tr
Assistants Research Assist. Ersin Erdoğan ersin.erdogan@agu.edu.tr
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources W. A. Marr, C. C. Ladd, P. J. Fox, Guidelines for Writing a Case Study Paper, ASCE Journal of Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Engineering, 140(3), (2014). Pile Foundations, I. Ordemir, Kazıklı Temeller, A. Birand, 2001 Foundation Design, D.P.Coduto, 2001 Soil Mechanics and Foundations – 3 rd Edition (2011) by M. Budhu – Wiley. Soil Strength and Slope Stability – 2 nd Edition (2014) by J. M. Duncan, S. G. Wright, T. L. Brandon – Wiley.
Course Notes Lecture notes and slides
Documents Foundation Design: Principles and Practices – 3 rd Edition (2016) by D. P. Coduto, W. A. Kitch, M. R. Yeung – Pearson Canadian Foundation Engineering Manual – 4 th Edition (2006) by The Canadian Geotechnical Society – BiTech Publishers.
Assignments rapor hazırlanması
Exams proje, final sınavı

Course Category
Mathematics and Basic Sciences %10
Engineering %60
Engineering Design %20
Science %10

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
Yarıyıl İçi Çalışmalarının Başarı Notunun Katkısı 4 % 60
Proje/Çizim 1 % 20
Laboratuar 1 % 20
Total
6
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Yazılı Sınav 2 14 28
F2F Dersi 14 3 42
Sunum 1 10 10
Proje 2 12 24
Rapor 2 6 12
Final Sınavı 1 10 10
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 4 126

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 The course gives an ability to use the techniques, skills and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice
2 To gain practical experience in order to solve problems for the design of deep foundations
3 The learner is expected to gain knowledge of the type of deep foundations
4 To gain practical experience in order to solve problems for the design of deep foundations

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Stress Distribution In Soils
2 Settlement Of Structures Initial (Elastic) Settlement, Consolidation Settlement, Allowable Settlement Settlements Of Footings On Granular And Cohesive Soils
3 Settlement Of Structures Initial (Elastic) Settlement, Consolidation Settlement, Allowable Settlement Settlements Of Footings On Granular And Cohesive Soils
4 Initial (Elastic) Settlement, Consolidation Settlement, Allowable Settlement Settlements Of Footings On Granular And Cohesive Soils
5 Initial (Elastic) Settlement, Consolidation Settlement, Allowable Settlement Settlements Of Footings On Granular And Cohesive Soils
6 Bearing Capacity Of Soils Bearing Capacity Of Cohesionless And Cohesive Soils, Allowable Bearing Capacity Of Soils, Use Of Field Tests
7 Bearing Capacity Of Soils Bearing Capacity Of Cohesionless And Cohesive Soils, Allowable Bearing Capacity Of Soils, Use Of Field Tests
8 Bearing Capacity Of Soils Bearing Capacity Of Cohesionless And Cohesive Soils, Allowable Bearing Capacity Of Soils, Use Of Field Tests
9 Retaining Structures, Excavations Review of earth pressure theory, earth retaining systems, cantilever and gravity retaining walls, anchored walls, reinforced earth walls, design of retaining structures
10 Retaining Structures, Excavations Review of earth pressure theory, earth retaining systems, cantilever and gravity retaining walls, anchored walls, reinforced earth walls, design of retaining structures
11 Retaining Structures, Excavations Review of earth pressure theory, earth retaining systems, cantilever and gravity retaining walls, anchored walls, reinforced earth walls, design of retaining structures
12 Review of earth pressure theory, earth retaining systems, cantilever and gravity retaining walls, anchored walls, reinforced earth walls, design of retaining structures
13 Review of earth pressure theory, earth retaining systems, cantilever and gravity retaining walls, anchored walls, reinforced earth walls, design of retaining structures
14 Pile Foundations Classification of piles, types of piles, bearing capacity of a single pile in cohesionless and cohesive soils, design of pile groups, settlement of pile groups Geotechnical investigations

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

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

  
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