COURSE UNIT TITLE

: DESIGN OF TAILINGS DAM

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MDT 4078 DESIGN OF TAILINGS DAM ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Mining Technology

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

HASAN ERAY YAMAN

Offered to

Mining Technology

Course Objective

Making underground excavation and design works with classical and mechanized methods, way opening about underground preparation and its project, making a sample plan of mining preparation.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. To know basic concept of waste deposits.
2   2. To know site selection parameters of waste deposit
3   3. To know study methods for waste deposit.
4   4. To know in situ test for cover material.
5   5. To know in situ test for basement materials.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Given basic concept the waste materials
2 Define the waste disposal methodology
3 Define the necessity parameters of waste disposal site
4 Geological parameters
5 Hydrogeological parameters
6 Geotechnical parameters
7 Mid-Exam
8 Standards
9 Cover materials properties
10 Basement materials properties
11 In situ test for cover and basement materials
12 Monitoring of waste site
13 Field trips
14 Assessment of all knowledge

Recomended or Required Reading

Main book: Environmental Geology, Prof.Dr. Kamil Kayabali

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

This lecture is going to make with theoretical courses in class, laboratory works and field trips. Instructor is going to teach the lessons with slide shows, create a discussion area with question and answer method with students and make laboratory works
on specific subjects.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 PRC PRACTICE
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.25 + ASG * 0.25 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.25 + ASG * 0.25 +RST * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

I. Mid-term exam %25: Assessment of the theoretical information.
II. Homework %25
III. Final Exam %50: Assessment of the all learning outcomes.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

celalettin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Every Wednesday: 15.30-16.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Tutorials 1 6 6
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Preparation for midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Final 1 4 4
Midterm 1 6 6
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 64

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.411
LO.511