Course Code	Semester	Course Name	LE/RC/LA	Course Type	Language of Instruction	ECTS
TİT3005	3	Soil Mechanics I	2/1/0	CC	Türkçe	3

Course Goals	To teach the basic concepts of soil mechanics
Prerequisite(s)	-
Corequisite(s)	-
Special Requisite(s)	-
Instructor(s)	Semih Okuroğlu
Course Assistant(s)	-
Schedule	Tuesday, 13:00-15:50, 1B-15, ATAKÖY
Office Hour(s)	Wednesday, 1A-11, İNCİRLİ
Teaching Methods and Techniques	This course will be face-to-face with theoretical and practical lectures during 2022-2023 fall term.
Principle Sources	Önalp, A., Arel, E. (2018). Geoteknik Bilgisi I: Zeminler ve Mekaniği (5.Baskı). İstanbul/ Türkiye: Birsen Yayınevi. ISBN-13: 978-975-511-395-5.
Other Sources	Önalp, A., Sert, S. (2016). Geoteknik Bilgisi III: Bina Temelleri (3.Baskı). İstanbul/Türkiye: Birsen Yayınevi. ISBN 13: 978-975-511-465-1.

Course Schedules
Week	Contents	Learning Methods
1. Week	Introducation to soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering	Oral presentation
2. Week	Physical properties of soils, weigth and volume relationships	Oral presentation
3. Week	Physical properties of soils, weigth and volume relationships	Oral presentation
4. Week	Grain size and distribution	Oral presentation
5. Week	Consistency limits	Oral presentation
6. Week	Classification of soils	Oral presentation
7. Week	Classification of soils	Oral presentation
8. Week	Midterm	Exam
9. Week	Concept of total and effective stress in soil	Oral presentation
10. Week	Concept of total and effective stress in soil, stress increase	Oral presentation
11. Week	Compression and consolidation	Oral presentation
12. Week	Compression and consolidation	Oral presentation
13. Week	Shearing resistance of soils	Oral presentation
14. Week	Shearing resistance of soils	Oral presentation
15. Week
16. Week
17. Week

Assessments
Evaluation tools	Quantity	Weight(%)
Midterm(s)	1	40
Final Exam	1	60

Program Outcomes PO-1 Hold technical and vocational drawings PO-2 Give support to engineering work in choosing construction materials PO-3 Give support to engineering work in choosing construction materials PO-4 Draw vocational projects and apply them in computer PO-5 Take duty in designing and making projects of structure elements PO-6 Ability to perform individually or as part of a group and take responsibility with confidence PO-7 Having well-structured responsibilities in profession and ethics PO-8 Possessing the critical and creative thinking skills and strategies essential for life-long learning and for keeping up with technological advancements PO-9 Keep the field measurement and make the necessary calculations of field measurement PO-10 Know the types of soil and help making experiements related to the soil

Learning Outcomes LO-1 Calculates the physical properties of soils LO-2 Knows the classification of soils LO-3 Knows the concepts of total and effective stress LO-4 Perporfms compression and consolidation calculations LO-5 Calculates the shear strength of soils

Course Assessment Matrix:

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7	PO 8	PO 9	PO 10
LO 1
LO 2
LO 3
LO 4
LO 5