CVE460 USE OF IN-SITU TEST IN GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING 
    
       | Course Code: | 
       3640460 | 
    
    
       | METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 
       3(3-0) | 
    
    
       | ECTS Credit: | 
       5.0 | 
    
    
       | Department: | 
       Civil Engineering | 
    
    
       | Language of Instruction: | 
       English | 
    
    
       | Level of Study: | 
       Undergraduate | 
    
    
       | Course Coordinator: | 
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       | Offered Semester: | 
       Fall and Spring Semesters. | 
    
	
	| Prerequisite: | 
		Set 1: 3640363
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	| The course set above should be completed before taking
	  CVE460 USE OF IN-SITU TEST IN GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING . | 
Course Content
Methods used in geotechnical investigations. Standard procedures of in-situ tests including standard penetration test. cone penetration test. pressuremeter test. field vane test and field permeability test. Geotechnical site characterization using in-situ tests. Use of in-situ tests in shallow and deep foundation design.