ADVANCED SOIL MECHANICS

CE562

Course Code: CE562
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 10

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree With Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Explain the stress-strain behavior and engineering properties of soils using advanced soil mechanics concepts,
Analyze soil behavior based on effective stress principles, shear strength theories, and failure criteria,
Apply critical state concepts, constitutive relationships, and plasticity theories to model soil behavior,
Evaluate laboratory test results and employ elasto-plastic models in geotechnical engineering applications.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

Engineering properties of soils and observed soil behavior in the field. Concept of effective stress. Shear strength and failure hypotheses. Stress-strain behavior, critical state line, and Roscoe surface. Hvorslev parameters. Soil tests and critical state model. Plasticity theory for clays and sands under undrained conditions. Elasto-plastic models.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction to Advanced Soil Mechanics
2^nd Week	Engineering Properties of Soils
3^rd Week	Soil Behavior in the Field
4^th Week	Effective Stress Principle
5^th Week	Shear Strength of Soils
6^th Week	Failure Criteria and Failure Hypotheses
7^th Week	Stress?Strain Behavior of Soils
8^th Week	Midterm
9^th Week	Critical State Line and Roscoe Surface
10^th Week	Hvorslev Parameters
11^th Week	Soil Testing and Critical State Modeling
12^th Week	Plasticity Theory for Clays under Undrained Conditions
13^th Week	Plasticity Theory for Sands under Undrained Conditions
14^th Week	Elasto-Plastic Soil Models
15^th Week	Applications of Constitutive Models in Geotechnical Engineering

Recommended or Required Reading

1. Lambe, T.W. and Whitman, R.V. (1969). Soil Mechanics. John Wiley & Sons.
2. Craig, R. F. (1997) Soil Mechanics (sixth or later edition; Craig?s Soil Mechanics in edition eight) E&FN SPON.
A. M. Das. Advanced Soil Mechanics, 3rd ed, 2008.
3. Muni Budhu. Soil Mechanics and Foundations, 3rd ed, 2011.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Questions/Answers
Presentation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	30
Assignment	1	10
Quiz	1	20
Total(%)		60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		40
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	2	2
Preparation for Quiz	1	50	50
Individual or group work	14	3	42
Preparation for Final exam	1	80	80
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	60	60
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework	1	20	20
Quiz	1	2	2
Total Work Load			300
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			10
ECTS Credit of the Course			10

Language of Instruction

English

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4
K1	X	X	X	X
K2	X	X	X	X
K3			X
K4		X	X	X
K5				X
K6
K7
K8
K9
K10
K11