COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ENGINEERING GEOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
JEO 2501 ENGINEERING GEOLOGY COMPULSORY 2 1 0 4

Offered By

Geological Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR CEM KINCAL

Offered to

Mining Engineering
Mining Engineering (Evening)

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to teach the outlines of Engineering Geology to Mining Engineering students.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to define engineering properties of rocks
2   Being able to define engineering properties of soils
3   Being able to determine weathering grade of rocks
4   Being able to measure discontinuities in the field
5   Being able to calculate geotechnical parameters using rock cores (RQD%, CR%, geotechnical logging)
6   Being able to determine elasticity modulus of rock masses using different methods
7   Being able to interpret index test results of rocks (Schmidt Hammer test, Tilt test, Determination of Barton Shear Strength using joint roughness coefficient)

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Overview of research methods in use in Engineering Geology, Difference between Engineering Geology & Geology and The Concept of Geotechniques
2 Rock material and rock mass differentiation in Engineering Applications
3 Discontinuities and Their Properties (Determination of the type of discontinuities and their orientation, aperture, persistence, frequency, filling properties, roughness)
4 Discontinuities and Their Properties (scan line, block size concept and calculation techniques
5 Permeability (Darcy Rule, Determination of permeability in the laboratory and in the field)
6 Weathering Grade Determination (In rocks and soils)
7 RQD%, CR% and Logging (Measuring using cores, considering-alpha, considering-Jv.
8 Determination of the strength of rock material [( c, Is50, t), Shear Strength (c, phi)
9 Rock Mass Classification Systems (RMR, Q, MRMR)
10 Elasticity Properties of Rock Material (Et, Es, Eav, G, K)
11 Elasticity Properties of Rock Mass
12 Selected index tests for rocks (Schmidt Hammer, Tilt Test and Barton Shear Strength)

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbooks: Erguvanlı, K., 1996. Mühendislik Jeolojisi, ITÜ Kütüphanesi, Sayı : 1227, s.590.
Supplementary Book(s): Tarhan, F., 1996. "Mühendislik Jeolojisi Prensipleri", KTÜ Yayınları, Yayın no.145, s.384.
Ulusay, R., 2010. Uygulamalı Jeoteknik Bilgiler, TMMOB Jeoloji Mühendisleri Odası Yayınları, Güncelleştirilmiş, Genişletilmiş 5.Baskı, Yıldızlar Ofset, Ankara.
Mayne, P.W., Christopher, B.R., DeJong, J., 2014. Jeoteknik Saha Inceleme Kılavuzu, USA DOT FHWA NHI Rapor No.01-131, Çeviren : Kamil Kayabalı, Ankara Üniversitesi Yayınları, ISBN.978-605-136-130-7, s.254, Ankara.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentations and applications

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 MTE2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE1 * 0.25 + MTE2 * 0.25 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE1 * 0.25 + MTE2 * 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

LO1-4 : Will be evaluated in homework/project
LO4-7 : Will be evaluated in homework/project
LO1-7 : Will also be evaluated in Final exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

cem.kincal@deu.edu.tr, 02323017344

Office Hours

Mondays, 16-17 hours.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 24 1 24
Tutorials 12 1 12
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 2 12 24
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Midterm 2 1,5 3
Final 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 101

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.1452454423
LO.2452454423
LO.3454243322
LO.4543454453
LO.5444444453
LO.6545455532
LO.7555455533

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