Academic Catalog

CE560 GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATIONS

Course Code: 5620560
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: Civil Engineering
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Graduate
Course Coordinator: Prof.Dr. AHMET ORHAN EROL
Offered Semester: Fall or Spring Semesters.

Course Content

Planning and executing subsurface explorations: explorator holes and sampling. Field instrumentation, field measurements and in-situ testing. Geophysical methods. Interpretation of field data and selection of soil parameters for geotechnical design. Case studies of predicted behavior and performance of structures. (R)