1. SECOND CYCLE - MASTER'S DEGREE
  2. THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES
  3. GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
  4. 1149 Geological Engineering
Course Information Course Learning Outcomes Course's Contribution To Program ECTS Workload Course Details
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COURSE INFORMATION
Course CodeCourse TitleL+P HourSemesterECTS
JEO 618MODEL TESTS IN GEOTECHNICS3 + 02nd Semester7,5

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Course Level Master's Degree
Course Type Elective
Course Objective In this course, giving the mechanism and development of mass movements under static and dynamic conditions in laboratory beside model tests of liquefaction caused by earthquakes are aimed.
Course Content Model tests concepts, types of mass movements and their risk assessments, planar, circular and wedge type sliding, static and dynamic tests on models which are prepared from cement mortar, analysis of soil liquefaction and investigation using models
Prerequisites No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite No the corequisite of lesson.
Mode of Delivery Face to Face

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
1Understanding the mass movement types
2Ability to estimate the mass movement types in different conditions
3Understand the dynamic loads on mass movements
4Liquefaction phenomena and understanding the cyclic stresses caused to liquefaction

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
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Contribution00000000000000000000

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
ActivitiesQuantityDuration (Hour)Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)14342
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)148112
Mid-terms12020
Final examination12121
Total Work Load

ECTS Credit of the Course





195

7,5
COURSE DETAILS
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 Course TermNoInstructors
Details 2015-2016 Fall1SEFER BERAN ÇELİK
Details 2014-2015 Fall1SEFER BERAN ÇELİK


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Course Details
Course Code Course Title L+P Hour Course Code Language Of Instruction Course Semester
JEO 618 MODEL TESTS IN GEOTECHNICS 3 + 0 1 Turkish 2015-2016 Fall
Course Coordinator  E-Mail  Phone Number  Course Location Attendance
Prof. Dr. SEFER BERAN ÇELİK scelik@pau.edu.tr MUH B0013 %70
Goals In this course, giving the mechanism and development of mass movements under static and dynamic conditions in laboratory beside model tests of liquefaction caused by earthquakes are aimed.
Content Model tests concepts, types of mass movements and their risk assessments, planar, circular and wedge type sliding, static and dynamic tests on models which are prepared from cement mortar, analysis of soil liquefaction and investigation using models
Topics
WeeksTopics
1 Concept and purposes of model test in geotechnics
2 Laboratory model test mechanisms
3 Classification of mass movement types and their importances in Geotechnical Engineering
4 General overview of the risk assessment of the mass movements
5 Seismicity and mass movements
6 Criticlal acceleration concept and its evaluation
7 Introducing PAU shaking table and its motion parameters
8 Investigation of the behavior of mass movements under dynamic loads: planar and circular sliding
9 Investigation of the behavior of mass movements under dynamic loads: wedge sliding
10 Introducing the liquefaction phenomena and methods to evaluate the liquefaction risk
11 Demonstration of the liquefaction phenomena on shaking table
12 Presentation of projects
13 Presentation of projects
14 Discussion and Evaluations
Materials
Materials are not specified.
Resources
ResourcesResources Language
1. Wood, D.M., 2004. Geotechnical Modelling (Applied Geotechnics). Taylor & Francis, 504p. Türkçe
2. Kramer, S.L., 1996. Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering. Prentice Hall, 653p.Türkçe
3. Rahn, P.H., 1986. Engineering Geology An Environmental Approach, 539p. Türkçe
Course Assessment
Assesment MethodsPercentage (%)Assesment Methods Title
Final Exam50Final Exam
Midterm Exam50Midterm Exam
L+P: Lecture and Practice
PQ: Program Learning Outcomes
LO: Course Learning Outcomes