Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE / JM 511 - GEOLOGY ENGINEERING

Code: JM 511 Course Title: SLOPE STABILITY I Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 2nd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department GEOLOGY ENGINEERING
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer İSMAİL DİNÇER (idincer@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
Analysis of factors that cause the defeat of slope, slope stability conditions for the analysis of teaching, safety coefficients and coefficients of the introduction of security, stability analysis, interpretation of results and presentation of the results intended.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Get to learn the conditions that cause slope failure PO-2 An ability to identify, formulate, and solve geological engineering problems and knowledge of contemporary issues.
PO-6 An ability to design and carry out experiments, collect data, analyze results and interpret them in order to investigate problems of geological engineering.
Examination
LO-2 Get to learn the conditions for the analysis of slope stability PO-1 An ability to apply knowledge of basic engineering sciences and earth sciences for the solution of geological engineering problems.
PO-2 An ability to identify, formulate, and solve geological engineering problems and knowledge of contemporary issues.
Examination
LO-3 Able to determine the shear strength parameters of soil and household wastes PO-4 An ability to obtain to determine, identify, formulate and solve complex engineering problems and with this purpose in mind, to be able to choose proper methods of analysis and modeling.
PO-6 An ability to design and carry out experiments, collect data, analyze results and interpret them in order to investigate problems of geological engineering.
Examination
LO-4 Get to learn the limit equilibrium methods PO-2 An ability to identify, formulate, and solve geological engineering problems and knowledge of contemporary issues.
PO-4 An ability to obtain to determine, identify, formulate and solve complex engineering problems and with this purpose in mind, to be able to choose proper methods of analysis and modeling.
Examination
LO-5 Get to learn the slope stability analysis methods PO-2 An ability to identify, formulate, and solve geological engineering problems and knowledge of contemporary issues.
PO-3 An ability to design field experiments, as well as analyze and interpret data for a predifined engineering purpose.
PO-6 An ability to design and carry out experiments, collect data, analyze results and interpret them in order to investigate problems of geological engineering.
Examination
LO-6 Get to learn what is reinforced slope and filling meterials PO-2 An ability to identify, formulate, and solve geological engineering problems and knowledge of contemporary issues.
PO-6 An ability to design and carry out experiments, collect data, analyze results and interpret them in order to investigate problems of geological engineering.
Examination
LO-7 Get to learn what is the reinforced slope and filling materials PO-4 An ability to obtain to determine, identify, formulate and solve complex engineering problems and with this purpose in mind, to be able to choose proper methods of analysis and modeling.
PO-5 An ability to acquire to design and use modern tools and products which are developed for earth sciences and engineering practices in a way that meets certain needs.
Examination
LO-8 Get to learn presentation technics of the slope stability analysis results PO-6 An ability to design and carry out experiments, collect data, analyze results and interpret them in order to investigate problems of geological engineering.
PO-8 An ability to have verbal and written scientific communication skills in Turkish and English.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Teaching of the causes of slope failure, slope stability analyzes, determination of conditions, soil shear determination and household wastes, limit equilibrium methods, introducing durayl?k slope analysis methods, introduction of reinforced slopes and embankments, fast drop analysis, teaching, seismic slope of soils, introducing the factor of safety and coefficients of the introduction of security, stability analysis, presentation of the results, slope stabilization and repair consists of the introduction.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Introduction, reason of slope stability and same example oral presentation
2 Principles of soil mechanics, stability condition for slope stability analysis oral presentation
3 Shear strength parameters of soil and household wastes oral presentation
4 Limit equilibrium methods oral presentation
5 Slope stability analysis methods oral presentation
6 Reinforced slopes and filling meterials oral presentation
7 Analysis of speed drop oral presentation
8 mid-term exam
9 Stability analysis of seismically slope oral presentation
10 Filling analysis of with partial consolidation of weak foundations oral presentation
11 Back analysis methods oral presentation
12 Coefficient of safety oral presentation
13 Important details of slope stability analysis oral presentation
14 Presentation of slope stability analysis results oral presentation
15 Slope stability and rapair oral presentation
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 J. Mıchael Duncan, Stephen G. Wright (Çev; Kamil Kayabalı), Zemin Şevlerin Duraylılığı,Gazi Kitabevi, Ankara, 294
Required Course instruments and materials
Textbook, lecture notes, computer.

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 7 1 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 1 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 1 10 10
       b) Search in internet/Library 2 14 28
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 7 7 49
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 7 7 49
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 180