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Department of Civil Engineering

Course Details
KTO KARATAY UNIVERSITY
Graduate Education Institute
Programme of Department of Civil Engineering
Course Details
Course Code Course Name Year Period Semester T+A+L Credit ECTS
81011106 Improving the Ground 2023 Autumn 1 0+0+0 7,5 7,5
Course Type Elective
Course Cycle Master's (Second Cycle) (TQF-HE: Level 7 / QF-EHEA: Level 2 / EQF-LLL: Level 7)
Course Language Turkish
Methods and Techniques -
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Prerequisites -
Coordinator Asst. Prof. İsa KUL
Instructor(s) Asst. Prof. İsa KUL
Instructor Assistant(s) -
Course Instructor(s)
Name and Surname Room E-Mail Address Internal Meeting Hours
Asst. Prof. İsa KUL - [email protected]
Course Content
Importance of Basic Soil Improvement in Civil Engineering, Definition of subjects, Adequacy of foundation and foundation. Soil improvement methods. Compacting of the foundation floor. Compression due to ground. Compacting machines. Pre-loading, improvement with sand piles, soil freezing methods. Improvement with deep compressors, Dynamic consolidation. Lime and cement stabilization, sand, stone and cement columns. Improvement with ground exchange. Injection materials and methods. Ground nails, reinforced floor, places and design. Examination of the applied fields for improvement of ground.
Objectives of the Course
The improvement of soils is one of the most important subjects of Basic Engineering and in practice, Civil Engineers have the ability to produce solutions in the field of ground improvement with current course subjects as they are in the field of developing economical and safe solutions in this field which is constantly developing with new technologies
Contribution of the Course to Field Teaching
Basic Vocational Courses
Specialization / Field Courses
Support Courses
Transferable Skills Courses
Humanities, Communication and Management Skills Courses
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week Topics
1 Introduction, Importance of Basic Ground Improvement in Civil Engineering, Definition of course subjects, Basic ground and sufficiency of foundation ground, Soil improvement methods.
2 Introduction, Importance of Basic Ground Improvement in Civil Engineering, Definition of course subjects, Basic ground and sufficiency of foundation ground, Soil improvement methods.
3 Compacting of the foundation floor. Compression due to ground. Compacting machines. Preloading, improvement with sand piles,
4 Compacting of the foundation floor. Compression due to ground. Compacting machines. Preloading, improvement with sand piles,
5 Compacting of the foundation floor. Compression due to ground. Compacting machines. Preloading, improvement with sand piles,
6 Improvement with deep compressors, Dynamic consolidation.
7 Improvement with deep compressors, Dynamic consolidation.
8 Midterm
9 Sand, stone and cement columns. Improvement with deep displacement of soils
10 Lime and cement stabilization Injection in soil and rocks, Injection materials and methods
11 Lime and cement stabilization Injection in soil and rocks, Injection materials and methods
12 Ground freezing methods.
13 Ground nails, reinforced floor, places and design.
14 Examination of the applied fields for improvement of ground.
Textbook or Material
Resources John A. Hudson Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, University of London, UK,GROUND IMPROVEMENT Case Histories
John A. Hudson Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, University of London, UK,GROUND IMPROVEMENT Case Histories
ECTS / Working Load Table
Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Week Number and Time 0 0 0
Out-of-Class Study Time (Pre-study, Library, Reinforcement) 0 0 0
Midterms 0 0 0
Quiz 0 0 0
Homework 0 0 0
Practice 0 0 0
Laboratory 0 0 0
Project 0 0 0
Workshop 0 0 0
Presentation/Seminar Preparation 0 0 0
Fieldwork 0 0 0
Final Exam 0 0 0
Other 0 0 0
Total Work Load: 0
Total Work Load / 30 0
Course ECTS Credits: 0