Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE / JM 823 - GEOLOGY ENGINEERING

Code: JM 823 Course Title: GEOLOGICAL MATERIALS USED IN STRUCTURES 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 AHMET ORHAN (ahmet.orhan@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
To gain more information Natural building materials and experience. In addition, the structure and pebbles with concrete aggregates and investigate the engineering properties of these materials are introduced and gain information to protect the use and operation of the stones.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Learning of the work process to search for natural building stones 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-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-2 Learning of the experiments performed on natural building stones 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-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-3 Instead of learning problems to use of natural building stones 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.
PO-11 An ability to acquire consciousness of professional and ethical responsibility.
Examination
LO-4 Learning of the concrete aggregates and standard aggregate tests 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.
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-7 An ability to acquire to work effectively both in teams of discipline and interdiscipline.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Basic concepts, construction materials, blocks of stone, veneer stone, aggregates and other building materials (stucco materials, cement, raw materials, insulation materials, roofing materials) and their characterization to obtain a quarry for the research, field and laboratory experiments applied to construction materials and used comparisons over the standard values
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Introduction, course presentation topics Oral presentation
2 Hard rock materials, Oral presentation
3 Sand and gravels, Oral presentation
4 Asphalt aggregates, Oral presentation
5 Binding materials and properties, Oral presentation
6 Aggregates, definition and presence, field studies, Oral presentation
7 Physical and mechanical properties of aggregates, Oral presentation
8 mid-term exam
9 Experiments conducted on aggregates, Oral presentation
10 The engineering geological studies of natural stone quarries Oral presentation
11 Natural building stones (blocks of natural stones, marbles) Oral presentation
12 Natural building stones (blocks of natural stones, marbles) Oral presentation
13 Engineering properties of block and covering stones on standards specifications Oral presentation
14 Natural building stone (marble) quarry operations, Oral presentation
15 Problems encountered in building stones used in place Oral presentation
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 [1] Akman, S., 1990. Yapı Malzemeleri, İTÜ İnşaat Fakültesi Matbaası, 2. Basım, sayı: 1408, İstanbul, 162 s.
2 [2] McNally, G. H., 1998. Soil & Rock Construction Materials, E&FN Spon, London and New York, 403 p.
3 [3] Postacıoğlu, B., 1986. Beton (Bağlayıcı maddeler, Agregalar, Beton) Cilt 1 - 2 Bağlayıcı maddeler, Matbaa Teknisyenleri Basımevi, İstanbul, 175 s.
Required Course instruments and materials

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