Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue
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| Year/Semester of Study | 1 / Spring Semester | ||||
| Level of Course | 1st Cycle Degree Programme | ||||
| Type of Course | Compulsory | ||||
| Department | CIVIL ENGINEERING | ||||
| Pre-requisities and Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face to Face | ||||
| Teaching Period | 14 Weeks | ||||
| Name of Lecturer | AHMET ORHAN (ahmet.orhan@nevsehir.edu.tr) | ||||
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish | ||||
| Work Placement(s) | None | ||||
| Objectives of the Course | |||||
| Explain the basic concepts of geology and the main properties of the earth. | |||||
| Learning Outcomes | PO | MME | |
| The students who succeeded in this course: | |||
| LO-1 | Be able to define rocks, rock forming minerals and structural and geological processes on earth crust. |
PO-8 Awareness of the life-long learning, the skills to access to the information, to follow the improvements in science and technology and continuous self-development PO-11 Knowledge about contemporary issues and the global and societal effects of engineering practices on health, environment, and safety awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions |
Examination |
| LO-2 | Be able to solve engineering geological and geotechnical promlems using quantitavite values and mathematical models. |
PO-5 The ability of designing experiments to examine the engineering problems, conducting experiments, collecting data, analyzing and interpreting the results PO-8 Awareness of the life-long learning, the skills to access to the information, to follow the improvements in science and technology and continuous self-development PO-11 Knowledge about contemporary issues and the global and societal effects of engineering practices on health, environment, and safety awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions |
Examination |
| LO-3 | By means of mathematical models and numerical expressions, geotechnical and engineering geology problems can be solved. |
PO-1 Recovery adequate knowledge in the field of mathematics, science and civil engineering; ability to use theoretical and applied information in these areas to model and solve Civil Engineering problems.
PO-2 Ability to determine, identify, formulate and solve the sophisticated engineering problems, to select and apply appropriate methods and techniques for this purpose. PO-3 The ability of designing a complex system, process, device product under realistic constraints and conditions and to meet certain requirements; for this purpose, the ability of applying modern design methods. |
Examination |
| LO-4 | Can analyze the mechanisms of natural disasters |
PO-11 Knowledge about contemporary issues and the global and societal effects of engineering practices on health, environment, and safety awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions |
Examination |
| PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation |
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| Course Contents | ||
| Processes and history in terms of the plate tectonics theory, plate tectonics, oceanic and continental crust, geological structures and deformation, earthquakes and natural hazards, geologic time scale, earth history and the climate system. | ||
| Weekly Course Content | ||
| Week | Subject | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| 1 | Development of engineering geology, engineering geology researches, research methods applied in engineering geology. | Description Method |
| 2 | Concepts of separation, physical and chemical decomposition in rocks, introduction to engineering classification of rocks, parameters used in rock classification | Description Method |
| 3 | Classification of rocks by seperation, RQD and core concepts, line survey method, classification of rocks according to physical properties, classification according to mechanical properties, classification according to elastic properties. | Description Method |
| 4 | Introduction to mass movements, economic importance of mass movements, factors causing mass movements, classification of mass movements, active, stationary and fossil landslide concepts. | Description Method |
| 5 | Stability of slopes and ground slopes, rock slopes, factors affecting the stability of rock slopes, methods of examining mass movements, methods of preventing mass movements. | Description Method |
| 6 | Stability analysis methods of rock slopes, empirical methods, stress analysis method, analytical methods, stereographic projection method, physical models. | Description Method |
| 7 | Introduction to dam geology, classification of dams, common terms used in dams, factors affecting dam type and site selection. | Description Method |
| 8 | mid-term exam | |
| 9 | Impacts on the dam body, full sluices, engineering geology studies in dam construction, dam site and lake field studies, dams in the dam, other water holding structures. | Description Method |
| 10 | Dam collapse, effect of rocks on dam construction, impact of dams around, impact on the air, water effect, land effect, introduction to tunnel geology. Provision of the Term Project. | Description Method |
| 11 | The terms used in tunnels and galleries, the purpose of using tunnels, the factors affecting the cost of opening tunnels, the events encountered in tunnels opening, the effect of tunneling of geological structures, water, heat and gas problems encountered in tunnels. | Description Method |
| 12 | Tunnel rock classification methods, RMR, Q, GSI rock mass classification systems, tunneling methods. | Description Method |
| 13 | Introduction to basic geology, building, road and bridge foundations, introduction to material geology, building and technological marble concepts, properties required in building blocks, stone quarries, stone quarry research and block taking methods, stone quarry operation forms, stone processing. | Description Method |
| 14 | Engineering geology maps, classification, methods used in engineering geology. | Description Method |
| 15 | Geographic information systems and the use of remote sensing in the construction of engineering geological map. | Description Method |
| 16 | final exam | |
| Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading | ||
| 1 | Tarhan, F., 2002; Mühendislik Jeolojisi Prensipleri, KTÜ Yayınları, No:145, Trabzon | |
| 2 | Erguvanlı, K. 1995; Mühendislik Jeolojisi, Seç Yayın Dağıtım, İstanbul | |
| Required Course instruments and materials | ||
| 1- Tarhan, F., 2002; Mühendislik Jeolojisi Prensipleri, KTÜ Yayinlari, No:145, Trabzon 2- Erguvanli, K. 1995; Mühendislik Jeolojisi, Seç Yayin Dagitim, Istanbul | ||
| Assessment Methods | |||
| Type of Assessment | Week | Hours | Weight(%) |
| mid-term exam | 8 | 2 | 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 | 2 | 60 |
| Student Work Load | |||
| Type of Work | Weekly Hours | Number of Weeks | Work Load |
| Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) | 2 | 14 | 28 |
| Outside Class | |||
| a) Reading | 2 | 14 | 28 |
| b) Search in internet/Library | 0 | ||
| 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 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| mid-term exam | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Own study for final exam | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| final exam | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | |||
| 0 | |||
| Total work load; | 90 | ||