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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
INŞ 4021	OPERATION OF CONSRUCTION EQVIPMENTS	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	3

Offered By

Civil Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR SELÇUK TÜRKEL

Offered to

Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering (Evening)

Course Objective

Aimed to give information to the Civil Engineer candidates about the excavation, filling, compaction, loading, unloading and crushing machines, operation and maintenance principles for various construction and cost elements.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	To know the machines used in civil engineering applications.
2	To understand the working principles of construction machines.
3	Choosing the appropriate Machines to the project.
4	To know the use principles of construction machines.
5	Knowledge of the principles of construction machinery maintenance and repair.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

CIE 2009 - ENGINEERING DYNAMICS
INŞ 2009 - DYNAMICS

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Introduction, General Information About Construction Machines
2	Excavation Construction machines.
3	Crushing Construction machines
4	Construction machines for fill.
5	Compaction Construction machines.
6	Construction machines for Unloading.
7	1st Mid Term
8	Principles of operation of various construction machines
9	Information about the hydraulic systems.
10	Hydraulic system of construction machinery.
11	Selection of appropriate Construction machines according to the project.
12	Failures of Construction machines.
13	Construction machines maintenance procedures and cost elements
14	2nd Mid term and student presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): MMO/302/7, Iş Makinaları El Kitabı Cilt-1 (Genel Konular). MMO/303/8, Iş Makinaları El Kitabı Cilt-2 (Kaldırma Makinaları), MMO/304/5, Iş Makinaları El Kitabı Cilt-3 (Kazıma ve Yükleme Makinaları), MMO/305/3, Iş Makinaları El Kitabı Cilt-4 (Kazıma, Serme , Sıkıştırma Makinaları)
Materials: Presentations used in class with a projector.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Visual presentations and the slides presentation given in the course(sent to the students before class to read via e-mail.). The preparation and presentation of homework given to each student at the beginning of the period.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE1	MIDTERM EXAM 1
2	MTE2	MIDTERM EXAM 2
3	QUZ	QUIZ
4	FIN	FINAL EXAM
5	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	MTE1 * 0.20 + MTE2 * 0.20 + QUZ * 0.10 + FIN * 0.50
6	RST	RESIT
7	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE1 * 0.20 + MTE2 * 0.20 + QUZ * 0.10 + RST * 0.50

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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

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Assessment Criteria

Assessment Criteria is mid-term exam and final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance will be considered in the evaluation. Term paper topics will be distributed to students at the beginning of the period, and spelling rules.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc.Prof.Dr.Selçuk TÜRKEL: selcuk.turkel@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Created in the course schedule will be announced by the instructor.

Work Placement(s)