COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SEDIMENTOLOGY / SEDIMENTARY PETROGRAPHY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
JEO 3503 SEDIMENTOLOGY / SEDIMENTARY PETROGRAPHY COMPULSORY 2 2 0 5

Offered By

Geological Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR HASAN SÖZBILIR

Offered to

Geological Engineering
Geological Engineering (Evening)

Course Objective

Study sufficently formation, properties and classification of the sedimentary rocks and sedimentary environments.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Analysis the textural properties of the clastic rocks by statistic methods.
2   Establish the sedimentary events relation with physic and chemistry
3   Identify the sedimentary rocks in the field
4   Make sedimentary log by using sedimentary data
5   Classification of the sedimentary rocks using microscope.
6   Synthes the sedimentary data for interpretation of the sedimentary environments.
7   How to applicate sedimentology on the geological engineering.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Weathering, sediments, sediment transporting, physical properties of transporting media, flow regimes, laminar and turbulent flow, transporting mechanisms of the grains in a fluid, bedload transporting, suspended transporting, sedimentation rate, sediment accumulation, Hjulström diagram
2 Weathering, sediments, sediment transporting, physical properties of transporting media, flow regimes, laminar and turbulent flow, transporting mechanisms of the grains in a fluid, bedload transporting, suspended transporting, sedimentation rate, sediment accumulation, Hjulström diagram
3 Clastic texture and textural statistic of grain size analysis, cumulative frequency curves, grafic sorting, grafic skewness and grafic kurtosis, grain shape, textural and mineralogical maturity
4 Physical and chemical framework of sedimentation; water, ionic potential, hidratation, pH, Eh, alkalinity
5 Physical and chemical framework of sedimentation; water, ionic potential, hidratation, pH, Eh, alkalinity
6 Conglomerates and sandstones, classification, sandstone diagenesis and porosity, relationship of the sandstones with provenance and sediment deposition areas
7 First midterm exam
8 Mudrocks and classification, siliceous sedimentary rocks, lithification in mudrocks, silica diagenesis
9 Carbonate rocks and classification, carbonate rock constituent, textural components of the carbonate rocks, allochems, carbonate deposition and diagenesis, carbonate neomorphism, dolomitization and dolostones, carbonate rock porosity
10 Field working
11 Sedimentary depositional environments, terrestrial depositional environments, alluvial and colluvial fans, fluvial environments and lakes
12 Transitional and marine environments; deltas, marine coastal environments, shallow marine environments, carbonate environments
13 Deep marine environments; continental slope environments, deep marine environments, submarine fans
14 Second midterm exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Suggested Sources for the Course:
Textbook(s):
Nichols, G., 1999. Sedimentology and Stratigraphy. Blackwell, 1. baskı, 355 sayfa.
Supplementary Book(s):
1. Kaya, O., 2003. Sedimantoloji notları.. JMO Yayını. 150 sayfa.
2. Kaymakçı, N., 2001. Sedimantoloji Ders Notları, 200 sayfa, ODTÜ Ankara
3. Sedimentology and Petroleum Geology. Springer Verlag, 356 pp.
4. Hsü, Kenneth.J., 1989. Physics of sedimentology. Springer, 2. baskı, 240 sayfa.

References:
Materials: Microskop, drowing tools, thin sections of the limestone and sandstones, hand speciment of the sedimentary rocks, laboratuar application texts, sedimentary observation

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Prensentation
2. Microscob laboratuar
3. Drawing and problem solving
4. Field working

Assessment Methods

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


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. Vize examinations is created by writing and drawing methods. II Vize examination comprise the latest learning objectives.
2. LAB = Arithmetic mean of two microscope examinations + homeworks + field report

Assessment Criteria

1. Sedimentary knowledge degree of student is evaluated with two mid-term exams
2. Microscope skill of the student is tested with two microscope exams.
3. Assessments of the drawings, applications and problem solvings.
4. Report of the field working.
5. Remarks on the student interactivity during the course.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Researching on microscope, applications and fild working are essential.
2. Field workings has been created during weekends.
3.Uncomplited workings during applications and labor are complited as homeworks and given as report.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ugur.inci@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday, 13.00-15.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Tutorials 12 2 24
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Preparation for midterm exam 2 6 12
Preparation for quiz etc. 2 4 8
Field study 1 8 8
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 1 12
Preparing assignments (compliting the labor and applications in labor ore home as assignments) 6 3 18
Midterm 2 2 4
Quiz etc. 2 2 4
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.155
LO.254
LO.35344
LO.4542
LO.5553
LO.6544
LO.7555553