Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
7CE461Foundation Engineering3+0+03529.07.2024
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 To enable students to design shallow foundations and retaining structures at basic level.
Course Content Stress distributions beneath foundations, settelement and bearing capacity concepts for shallow foundations, design of shallow foundation and retaining structures.
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator Prof.Dr. Hanifi Çanakcı
Name of Lecturers None
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Lecture notes
Course Notes Principals of Foundation Engineering (Braja M. Das)

Course Category
Mathematics and Basic Sciences %20
Engineering %40
Engineering Design %40

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
Mid-terms 1 % 40
Final examination 1 % 60
Total
2
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 13 3 39
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 7 98
Mid-terms 1 2 2
Final examination 1 2 2
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 4,5 141

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Shallow foundation types.
2 Foundation behavior under loading.
3 Calculation of total and differential settlement of foundations.
4 Bearing capacity calculation.
5 Design of retaining structures.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Introduction to foundation engineering
2 Stress distributions under shallow footings-elastic methods
3 Stress distributions under shallow footings-elastic methods
4 Elastic settlement under shallow footings
5 Consolidation settlement under shallow footings
6 Bearing capacity for shallow footings
7 Bearing capacity for shallow footings
8 Midterm Exam
9 Base reactions under shallow footings
10 Base reactions under shallow footings
11 Subgrade modulus concept-Winkler Model
12 Types and behavior of retaining structures
13 Design principles of retaining structures
14 Types and behavior of retaining structures

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11
All 5 5 5
C1 5 5 5
C2 5 5 5
C3 5 5 5
C4 5 5 5
C5 5 5 5

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