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INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE / JM 533 - GEOLOGY ENGINEERING

Code: JM 533 Course Title: EVALUATION OF ENGİNEERING PROPERTIES OF ROCKS 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 MUTLUHAN AKIN (mutluhanakin@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
To experience rock mechanic applications, to lecture about engineering project on rock masses

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Gives the prediction of rock mass beheaviour before construction engineering structures. 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.
PO-3 An ability to design field experiments, as well as analyze and interpret data for a predifined engineering purpose.
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.
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
Presentation
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Introduction, rock mechanic applications, rock mass stresses, stress-strain relation, failure teories, rock mechanic tests, slope stability in rock mass, rock mass classification systems.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Introduction, and definition of rock mechanic terms. Lecturing and practice
2 Rock mechanic applications Lecturing and practice
3 Rock mass stresses Lecturing and practice
4 Stress-strain measurement Lecturing and practice
5 Failure theories. Lecturing and practice
6 Rock slope stability Lecturing and practice
7 Rock slope stability Lecturing and practice
8 mid-term exam
9 Rock foundation Lecturing and practice
10 Rock mass classification systems Lecturing and practice
11 Rock mass classification systems Lecturing and practice
12 Rock mass failure theories Lecturing and practice
13 Hoek Brown Failure Criteria Lecturing and practice
14 Hoek Brown Failure Criteria Lecturing and practice
15 Hoek Brown Failure Criteria Lecturing and practice
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Kayabalı, K. (2003) Kaya Mekaniğine giriş (Introduction to Rock Mechanics/Richard E. Goodman. 2 nd ed) çeviri Ankara Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi. ANKARA.
Required Course instruments and materials
Textbook, lecture notes, computer.

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 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