COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN II

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
JEO 4803 GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN II COMPULSORY 4 2 0 7

Offered By

Geological Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MEHMET AKBULUT

Offered to

Geological Engineering
Geological Engineering (Evening)

Course Objective

The aim of this course to apply the ability and experiences which gained in the first three years in description the economic geology problems, design and modellisation

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To know the principles and methods of design
2   To be able to synthesis geological litterature and geological problems
3   to be able to use geological backround in geological problems
4   to be able to describe the economic geology problems
5   to be able to design some models to analyze the economic geology problems
6   to be able to improve alternative solutions for the described geological problems
7   to be able to plan the solution of the problem by setting up a budget, equipment and related staff
8   to be able to present the results of a design project

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Exploration for coal deposits: basic terms and principles
2 Environments of coal formation, anaytical methods for coal, analytical techniques, sampling and laboratory studies
3 Basic terms and principles in evaluation of rezerve and coal parameters such as moisture-ash-lower calorific value by geostatistic methods
4 Database construction for computer aided design (CAD) programs for modelling of deposits and data entry
5 Creating a solid model of a deposit and reserve estimation using CAD programs
6 Block modelling and evaluation of coal parameters such as moisture-ash-lower calorific value using CAD programs
7 Midterm exam
8 Cement and cement types, cement raw materials; Limestone formations and standards used in cement production
9 Clay formations
10 Characteristics of gypsium used in cement production
11 Additives used in cement production (trass)
12 Aggregate, concrete and concrete tests
13 Production of raw material in the cement factories, cement chemistry
14 Midterm exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Pirajno, F., 1992. Hydrothermal mineral deposits, Springer Ver Lag, Berlin.
2. Robb, L., 2005. Introduction to to Ore-Forming Processes, Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, U.K.1
3. Mermer Jeolojisi, Nejat Kun.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentations: Interactive presentations will be given
Laboratory: Computer programs will be given to design the problem
Field study: Ore deposits related with the design problem will be visited.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRJ 1 PROJECT 1
2 MTE1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
3 PRJ 2 PROJECT 2
4 MTE2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
5 FIN FINAL EXAM
6 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRJ1 * 0.125 + MTE1 * 0.125 + PRJ2 * 0.125 + MTE2 * 0.125 + FIN * 0.50
7 RST RESIT
8 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) PRJ1 * 0.125 + MTE1 * 0.125 + PRJ2 * 0.125 + MTE2 * 0.125 + RST * 0.50


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5, LO6, LO7 and LO8 will be assessed via projects, and midterm, final and makeup exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

-First 7 weeks of the course is related with a scenario including a problem on exploration and evaluation of coal deposits.
-A problem on cement and cement raw materials is handled during the second 7 week period.
-The class i divided into groups of 8-10 students
-Every study group is supervised by a faculty member. Supervisors may contribute as instructors when necessary.
-Group work is made interactively.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Doç. Dr. Tolga OYMAN
tolga.oyman@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Doç. Dr. Tolga OYMAN
tolga.oyman@deu.edu.tr

Friday 13:00-15:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 4 48
Tutorials 12 2 24
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 1 12
Preparation for midterm exam 2 15 30
Preparing assignments 2 8 16
Preparing presentations 2 5 10
Field study 2 8 16
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Midterm 2 1 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 175

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.155555
LO.254555
LO.3535
LO.45555
LO.5555455
LO.655555
LO.75454555554
LO.85

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