COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TUNNELING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MDT 4056 TUNNELING ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Mining Technology

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

KAMIL BOSTANCI

Offered to

Mining Technology
Mining Technology

Course Objective

It is aimed to inform the students about tunneling which is an alternative employment area to mining.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. Knows to define the role of mining technician on tunneling.
2   2. Knows tunneling methods.
3   3. Knows machinery equipments used in tunneling.
4   4. Knows to apply drilling and blasting design in tunneling .
5   5. Knows to use RMR and Q systems.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Short introduction
2 General tunnelling definitions
3 Tunnel types and their purposes
4 Rock mechanic information in tunnelling
5 Excavation methods in tunnels
6 Excavation methods in tunnels
7 Excavation methods in tunnels
8 Mid-term exam
9 Support types for tunnelling
10 Support types for tunnelling
11 Excavation machines for tunnelling
12 Excavation machines for tunnelling
13 Transportation systems for tunnelling
14 Ventilation systems for tunnelling

Recomended or Required Reading

Main book: Tünel ve Kuyu Açma, H. Köse, T. Onargan. S. Gürgen, H. Yenice, C.O. Aksoy, DEÜ Matbaası
Other books: E. Arıoğlu, Tünel Dersi Notları, Basılmamış ders notları,
I. Bickel, O. John, T.R.Kuesel,Tunnel Engineers Handbook, Kriger Publishing Company Z.T. Bieniawski, Desing Methology in Rock Engineering (Theory, Education and Practice), A.A. Balkema.
R. Ulusay, H. Sönmez, Kaya Kütlelerinin Mühendislik Özellikleri, TMMOB Jeoloji Mühendisleri Odası, 2007.
Whittaker, B. N., Frith, R. C., Tunneling, Design, Stability and Construction, The Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, London, 1990.
Shing, B., Goel, R. K., Rock Mass Classification A Practical Approach in Civil Engineering, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1999.
Arıoğlu, Ergin, Yüksel, A., Yılmaz, A. O., Püskürtme Beton, Bilgi Föyleri Çözümlü Problemler, TMMOB Maden Mühendisleri Odası, Istanbul Şubesi, Istanbul, 2008.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

This lecture is going to make with theoretical courses in class, laboratory works and field trips. Instructor is going to teach the lessons with slide shows, create a discussion area with question and answer method with students and make laboratory works
on specific subjects.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 PRC PRACTICE
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

I. Mid-term exam %50: Assessment of the theoretical information.
II. Final Exam %50: Assessment of the all learning outcomes.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

vehbi.ozacar@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 15:30-16:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 11 11
Preparation for final exam 1 11 11
Preparing assignments 1 14 14
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 68

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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