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COURSE CONTENT

1. INTRODUCTION

2. STRESS DISTRIBUTION IN SOILS

3. SITE INVESTIGATION

Planning of borings, boring methods, sampling, in-situ (field) tests

4. SETTLEMENT OF STRUCTURES

Initial (elastic) settlement, consolidation settlement, allowable settlement

Settlements of footings on granular and cohesive soils

5. BEARING CAPACITY OF SOILS

Bearing capacity of cohesionless and cohesive soils, allowable bearing capacity of soils, use of field tests

6. DESIGN OF SHALLOW FOUNDATIONS

Types of shallow foundations, rigid design of shallow foundations on cohesionless and cohesive soils, use of in-situ tests in foundation design

7. RETAINING STRUCTURES, EXCAVATIONS

Review of earth pressure theory, earth retaining systems, cantilever and garavity retaining walls, anchored walls, reinforced earth walls, design of retaining structures

8. 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

GRADING 27% Midterm 1,

27% Midterm 2,

8% Homeworks,

3% Attendance,

35% Final

REFERENCE BOOKS

1. Lecture Notes

2. Soil Mechanics, R.F. Craig, Van Nostrand Reinhold (UK),

5th Edition, ELBS Low Priced Edt., 1992

3. Foundation Design and Construction, M.J. Tomlinson,

6th Ed. A.W. Longman, 1995

4. Foundation Engineering, I. Ordemir, METU Publications, 1984

5. Pile Foundations, I. Ordemir, METU Publications, 1984

6. Kazikli Temeller, A. Birand, Teknik Yayinevi, 2001

RECOMMENDED READINGS

For all the subjects below, we recommend you to read your lecture notes first.

The bold numbers in front of the reading pages show the reference book number.

Stress Distribution 2/ 163-174 pp

3/ 62-63 pp 1.

Site Investigation 2/ 158-160pp, 314-316pp, 326-327pp, 393-415pp,

3/ 1-27 pp

4/ 1-6 pp, 13-16 pp, 23-31 pp

Settlement 2/ 174-179 pp, 252-261 pp, 321-327 pp, 329-332 pp, CE 363 Review 2/244-252 pp, 2/262-284 pp

3/ 41-42 pp, 55-78 pp

Bearing Capacity 2/ 298-320 pp

3/ 41-49 pp

Shallow Foundations 3/ 36-37 pp, 130-135 pp, 142-147 pp

4/ 57-58 pp, 63-64 pp, 125-132 pp, 140-150 pp, 155-159 pp, 162-166 pp, 178-187 pp

Retaining Structures 2/ 206-217 pp, 219-231 pp, 234-237 pp, 310-311 pp

3/189-197 pp, 402-405 pp, 464-475 pp

4/ 100-123 pp

Pile Foundations

2/ 332-353 pp(except 346,347)

3/ 265-282 pp, 290-295 pp

5/ 21-53 pp, 79-85 pp, 91-94 pp

6/ 1-84 pp, 256-263 pp