COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MONITORING ENGINEERING AND EARTH STRUCTURES WITH GLOBAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM (GNSS)

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MTS 3038 MONITORING ENGINEERING AND EARTH STRUCTURES WITH GLOBAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM (GNSS) ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Faculty of Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AYÇA ÇIRMIK

Offered to

Faculty of Engineering
Geophysical Engineering
Mining Engineering
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering (Evening)
Geological Engineering

Course Objective

Introducing the monitoring of engineering structures (buildings, bridges, dams, etc.), earth structures (fault, volcano, geothermal areas, etc.) and earth movements (earthquakes, landslides, plate movements, etc.) by Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) method and data analysis is the aim of the course.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to define the basic principles and components of GNSS method,
2   To be able to understand error sources, orbital systems and measurement types in GNSS method,
3   To be able to define the application areas of GNSS method
4   To be able to understand the monitoring of engineering and earth structures by GNSS method.
5   To be able to understand the data analysis of GNSS method used to monitor engineering and earth structures,
6   To be able to relate the analysis of GNSS data and deformation in the engineering problem.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Basic principles and components of GNSS method
2 Sources of error in GNSS method, satellite and orbital plans
3 GNSS measuring instruments and measurement techniques
4 Satellite tracking techniques and analysis of obtained data
5 Application areas of GNSS method and monitoring of engineering structures with GNSS method
6 Midterm Exam
7 Monitoring of geothermal fields with GNSS method
8 Monitoring of volcanos with GNSS method and giving homeworks
9 Monitoring of faults and plate movements with GNSS method
10 Monitoring of earthquakes and seismic activities with GNSS method
11 Monitoring of mine subsidence and landslide fields with GNSS method
12 Examining the deformation from the GNSS data
13 Presentations of homeworks and discussion of the topics
14 Presentations of homeworks and discussion of the topics

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
GNSS: Global Navigation Satellite Systems: GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, and more; B. Hofmann-Wellenhof, H. Lichtenegger, E. Wasle; Springer, New York, 2008.
GPS/GNSS: uydularla konum belirleme sistemleri: teori ve uygulama. M. Kahveci & F. Yıldız, Nobel, 2009.

Supplementary Book(s):
Introduction to GPS The Global Positioning System (2nd revised ed.): A., El-Rabbany,. Artech House Publishers, Boston, USA, 2006.
Understanding GPS, principles and applications (2nd ed.): E. D., Kaplan & C. J., Hegarty, Boston, Artech House, 2006.
GPS Satellite Surveying (2nd ed.): A., Leick, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1995.
GPS Theory, Algorithms and Applications: G. Xu, G. Springer, Heidelberg, Berlin, 2007.
Çırmık, A. 2014. Determining the deformations in Western Anatolia with GPS and gravity measurements. Ph.D. Thesis, Dokuz Eylul University, The Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Izmir, Turkey.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The lecture will be conducted in the form of oral presentation, discussion, homework and exam.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.30 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.30 + RST * 0.50


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Mid-Term Exam: % 25 LO 1-2-3
Homework + presentation: % 25 LO 1-2-3-4-5-6
Final Exam: % 50 LO 1-2-3-4-5-6

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc.Prof. Dr. Ayça ÇIRMIK, ayca.cirmik@deu.edu.tr, Tel: 301 72 82. Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Engineering, Geophysical Eng. Dept., Tınaztepe Campus, 35160 Buca-Izmir

Office Hours

Friday 13:30 17:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 1 3 3
Preparing presentations 1 3 3
Final 1 1,5 2
Midterm 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 74

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.145
LO.245
LO.345
LO.44445
LO.5444455
LO.6444455

CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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