COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SEA-STRUCTURE-SOIL INTERACTION IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
CIE 5160 SEA-STRUCTURE-SOIL INTERACTION IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MUSTAFA DOĞAN

Offered to

HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING AND WATER RESOURCES
HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING AND WATER RESOURCES
HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING AND WATER RESOURCES

Course Objective

The main purpose of the lecture is to teach disrupted flow structure and formed sediment motion around coastal structures

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Ability to classify coastal structures according to sea-structure-soil interaction
2   Ability to explain seabed materials in coastal zone
3   Ability to comprehend basic concepts of scour mechanics
4   Ability to explain local sediment motion around cylindrical structures
5   Ability to explain local sediment motion around vertical and sloped structures
6   Ability to explain local sediment motion due to ship propellers

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Basic concepts about sea-structure-soil interaction
2 Classification of coastal and offshore structures according to soil interaction
3 Seabed material characteristics
4 Scour mechanics and basic concepts
5 Scour mechanics and basic concepts (continue)
6 Local sediment motion around cylindrical structures; submerged pipes
7 Local sediment motion around cylindrical structures; submerged pipes (continue)
8 Local sediment motion around cylindrical structures; piled coastal structures
9 Local sediment motion around cylindrical structures; piled coastal structures (continue)
10 Midterm exam
11 Local sediment motion around vertical and sloped structures; breakwaters
12 Local sediment motion around vertical and sloped structures; breakwaters (continue)
13 Local sediment motion around vertical and sloped structures; coastal revetment
14 Local sediment motion due to ship propellers

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
The Mechanics of Scour in the Marine Environment, B.M. Sumer & J. Fredsoe, 2002.

Supplementary Book(s):
Hydrodynamics around Cylindrical Structures, B.M. Sumer & J. Fredsoe, 2006.
Mechanics of Coastal Sediment Transport, J. Fredsoe & R. Deigaard, 1992.
Deniz Tabanı Hidrodinamiği ve Kıyı Morfolojisi, Y. Yüksel, 2005.
Kıyı Mühendisliği, Y. Yüksel & E. Çevik, 2009.
CEM (2006), Coastal Engineering Manual. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
CERC, Shore Protection Manual (Vol. I and II), U.S. Army Coastal Eng. Res. Center, 1987.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Visual presentations, Lecture notes; reference textbooks; mid-term and final exams

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 PRJ PROJECT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.35 + PRJ * 0.15 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.35 + PRJ * 0.15 + 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 and 4 will be assessed and rated using midterm exam and final exam
LO 5 and 6 will be assessed and rated using final exam
LO 4, 5 and 6 will be assessed and rated using homework

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Course policy and rules will be announced at the beginning of the semester

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mustafa DOĞAN: mustafa.dogan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Student face time will be determined at the beginning of the semester

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 5 70
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Preparing assignments 3 10 30
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 188

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.154
LO.254
LO.3535
LO.453435
LO.553335
LO.6533435

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