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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
INŞ 4051	SEDIMENT TRANSPORT	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	3

Offered By

Civil Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR BIROL KAYA

Offered to

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to examine the characteristics of the suspended and bed load materials in rivers, to define and the criteria and parameters for the movement of the sediment, to reveal the changes of river bed caused by sediment transport.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Remembering the fluid mechanics and hydraulics information.
2	Defining the characteristics of sediment transported in rivers.
3	Examining the criteria for the start of sediment movement.
4	Determining the amount of sediment transported.
5	Evaluating the results of the sediment transported.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

INŞ 3023 - HYDRAULICS

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Introduction, Sediment and transport patterns
2	Properties of sediment particles
3	The dimensionless variables of sediment transport
4	The start of the movement in bed
5	Bed load movement
6	Suspended load movement
7	Total sediment load
8	The moving bed forms
9	Midterm
10	The moving bed resistance
11	Stable cross sections and regime theory
12	Sediment problems in water intake
13	Presentation of homework
14	Mathematical models of sediment transport

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Akarsularda Akım ve Sediment Taşınımı M.Bayazıt, I.Avcı, Birsen Yayınevi, 2010, 309s.
Supplementary Book(s): River Mechanics P.Y.Julien, Cambridge University Press, 2002, 343p.
Mechanics of Sediment Transport , N.Chien, Z.Wan, ASCE Press, 1999, 913p
Materials: Presentations used in lecture.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentations in the lecture, homework

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 * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.50
5	RST	RESIT
6	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50

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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance will be considered in the evaluation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Birol Kaya: birol.kaya@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

If the course schedule created, it will be announced by the instructor.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	13	3	39
Preparing assignments	1	5	5
Preparation for final exam	1	5	5
Preparation for midterm exam	1	5	5
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	13	1	13
Final	1	2	2
Midterm	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			71

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.5
LO.1	5
LO.2		4	4
LO.3	5		4
LO.4		4	5
LO.5			5	4

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Description of Individual Course Units

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Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

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Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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