Middle East Technical University
Civil Engineering Department
2014-15 Spring Semester
CE 468 GEOTECHNICAL DESIGN COURSE OUTLINE
Instructor: Dr. Zeynep ÇEKİNMEZ (Part-Time)
[email protected]
Assistant: Burak AKBAŞ (K1-115B)
Prerequisite: CE 363 Soil Mechanics
CE 366 Foundation Engineering I
It is strongly advised you to REMEMBER the theoretical background and terminology of the
contents of both above fundamental geotechnical courses; especially the following topics:
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Standard Soil Mechanics Laboratory Tests,
Deformation and Stress Behavior of Cohesionless and Cohesive Soils,
Effective and Total Stresses, Shear Stress
Terzaghi’s Consolidation Theory,
Lateral Earth Pressure Theories (Rankine and Coulomb),
Standard Penetration Test, Cone Penetration Test, Pressuremeter Test,
Net Foundation Pressure, Bearing Capacity, Shear Strength
Immediate and Consolidation Settlement,
Load Distribution on Shallow and Pile Foundations
Reinforced Earth Walls
Pile Capacity Under Vertical Compression Load
Course Content:
1. Introduction
Course content, geotechnical aspects of various civil engineering projects
2. Soil Characterization
Site investigations, in-situ tests, idealized soil profile, correlations used for soil
parameters and geotechnical design
3. Design of Shallow Foundations
Bearing capacity, settlement
4. Design of Foundations on Swelling and Collapsing (Problematic) Soils
Behavior of swelling and collapsible soils, design considerations
5. Design of Pile Foundations
Pile load tests, pile group settlements: strain integration method and elastic method,
laterally loaded piles, piled-raft systems
6. Design of Braced Excavations and Soil Nail Walls
Braced excavations, bottom heave, piping, excavations supported by struts, soil nail
walls
7. Design of Retaining Walls
Retaining walls supported by extensible and inextensible reinforcements, external and
internal stability checks
8. Design of Preloading and Vertical Drains
9. Design of Vibro Columns
Vibro-compaction columns, vibro-replacement (stone) columns
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Middle East Technical University
Civil Engineering Department
2014-15 Spring Semester
Course Program:
Week
1
2
3
Mondays
16 February
23 February
2 March
2 March
4
9 March
5
16 March
16 March
16 March
6
7
8
9
23 March
25 March
25 March
30 March
6 April
10 April
13 April
15 April
10
11
12
13
14
20 April
27 April
27 April
27 April
4 May
11 May
11 May
11 May
18 May
Final Date & Time
Subject
Introduction
Soil Characterization
Design of Shallow Foundations
Homework 1 given (Topics: Soil Characterization,
Design of Shallow Foundations)
Consolidation Settlement, Design of Foundations on
Swelling Soils
Design of Foundations on Collapsing Soils, Design of
Pile Foundations
Homework 1 due date
Homework 2 given (Topics: Consolidation Settlement,
Swelling Soils, Collapsing Soils)
Design of Pile Foundations
Homework 2 due date
Homework 3 given (Topics: Pile Foundations)
Design of Pile Foundations
Design of Braced Excavations and Soil Nail Walls
Homework 3 due date
Midterm 1 (Topics: Subjects covered between
16.02.2015-30.03.2015)
Homework 4 given (Topics: Braced Excavations and
Soil Nail Walls)
Design of Retaining Walls
Design of Retaining Walls
Homework 4 due date
Homework 5 given (Topics: Retaining Walls)
Design of Preloading and Vertical Drains
Design of Vibro Columns
Homework 5 due date
Example problem will be distributed for Midterm 2
Midterm 2 (Topics: Subjects covered between
30.03.2015-11.05.2015)
PRESENTATIONS or TERM PROJECT
References:
1. Erol, A. O. ve Çekinmez, Z. (2014). “Geoteknik Mühendisliğinde Saha Deneyleri”,
Yüksel Proje Yayınları No: 14-01, Ankara, 278 pages.
2. Craig, R. F. (1997), “Soil Mechanics”, E & FN Spon, Taylor & Francis Group, 6th
edition, Van Nostrand Reinhold (UK).
3. Das, B. M. (2011). “Principles of Foundation Engineering”, Thomson, 4th Edition.
4. Tomlinson, M. J. (1995), “Foundation Design and Construction”, Longman, 6th
edition.
5. Ordemir, İ. (2012). “CE 366 Lecture Notes: Foundation Engineering” METU
Publication, Ankara.
6. Birand, A. (2001). “Kazıklı Temeller”, Teknik Yayınevi, Ankara.
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7. Poulos, H. G. and Davis, E. H. (1980). “Pile Foundation Analysis and Design”,
Rainbow-Bridge Book Co., Canada.
8. Prakash, S. and Sharma H. D. (1990). “Pile Foundations in Engineering Practice”,
John Wiley & Sons.
9. FHWA Manuals: Soil Nail Walls (FHWA0-IF-03-017)
10. US Army Corps Manuals: Retaining and Flood Walls (EM 1110-2-2502), Design of
Pile Foundations (EM 1110-2-2906)i Design of Sheet Pile Walls (EM 1110-2-2504)
11. BS Manuals: BS 8006-1 (2010) Code of Practice for Strengthened Reinforced Soils
and Other Fills, BS 8006-2 (2010) Code of Practice for Strengthened Reinforced Soils
and Other Fills-Soil Nail Design
12. Canadian Geotechnical Society (2006). “Canadian Foundation Engineering Manual”,
BiTech Publishers Ltd., 4th edition, Canada.
13. NAVFAC DM 7.01 Soil Mechanics and DM 7.02 Foundations and Earth Structures
Tentative Grading: Homework and Presentation: ~ 30%
Exams: ~ 65%
Attendance: ~ 5%
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