COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MOTORWAYS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
INŞ 4084 MOTORWAYS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 3

Offered By

Civil Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR BURAK ŞENGÖZ

Offered to

Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering (Evening)

Course Objective

The main objective of the course is to provide information related to the detailed design and construction applications of motorways by using sample projects.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To classify the geometric characteristics which are needed on motorways.
2   To determine the design of bridge and viaduct, prestressed beams.
3   To anayze the data related to the infrastructure construction of motorways.
4   To illustrate the steps for the construction of motorways.
5   To introduce a example of motorway Project.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

INŞ 3026 - TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING II

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction, the necessity for building a motorway, the geometric characteristics of motorway
2 Earthworks, explosives in earth work operations, splitting and embankments, excavation operations, grading operations
3 Pavement, flexible pavements, the properties of subgrade, base and subbase courses, HMA, pavement design, AASHTO design
4 The design of bridge and viaduct, prestressed beams
5 Drainage, the principles of soil drainage, subsurface drainage, surface drainage, ditches
6 The improvement of consolidated soils, consolidation calculation methods, sand drainage and The stabilization of side slopes, analysis related to stability, anchorage
7 MIDTERM EXAM
8 The application of dwidag, retaining walls
9 New techniques in retaining wall design, their calculation methods
10 Geomembranes and geosynthetics, production methods, properties and utility in pavement construction
11 Tunnels construction methods, rock classification
12 Production of prestressed precast beams, application criteria
13 Landscape and environmental regulation on motorways, general evaluation of the course
14 Homework submission and presentations and general discussions

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):

Karayolu Tasarım El Kitabı, Karayolları Genel Müdürlügü, Ankara, 2006

Supplementary Book(s):

Karayolları Teknik Sartnamesi, Karayolları Genel Müdürlügü, Ankara, 2006


Materials:

Presentations used in lecture

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The visual presentations and presentation slides.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO 1-2, 3-4: Consideration with mid-term exam and final exam
LO 5: Consideration with assignments and presentations

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance will be considered in the evaluation. The rules of writing term paper topics, and it will be distributed to students at the beginning of the period

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Doç. Dr. Burak ŞENGÖZ: burak.sengoz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Examination dates should be specified in the course content given below. The examination dates can be changed later.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Tutorials 0 0 0
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Preparing assignments 1 4 4
Preparing presentations 1 4 4
Preparation for quiz etc. 0 0 0
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
Quiz etc. 0 0 0
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 85

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.15
LO.24
LO.35
LO.45
LO.5455

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