COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PROPERTIES OF ROCK MASS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MDN 3307 PROPERTIES OF ROCK MASS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Mining Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR CEMALETTIN OKAY AKSOY

Offered to

Mining Engineering
Mining Engineering (Evening)

Course Objective

The differences of rock material and rock mass, the introdunction of different rock mass behaviour and application in mining issues of educating knowledgeable individuals.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Description of multidisipliner problems with the Mathematics, Applied and Engineering knowledge.
2   The design of experiments to solve problems and to get results with the analyses.
3   Solving the problems with the profesional knowledge and ethics.
4   Combining the results and show the most appropriate solution alternatives.
5   To predict of the results of solved problems.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 INTRODUCTION
2 ROCK MATERIAL AND ROCK MASS
3 ROCK MASS IN MINING ENGINEERING
4 ROCK MASS PROPERTIES AND EFFECTS
5 ROCK MATERIAL STREGTH PROPERTIES
6 PROPERTIES OF DISCONTINIOUS AND EFFECTS
7 PROPERTIES OF DISCONTINIOUS AND EFFECTS
8 EFFECTS OF GROUND WATER ON ROCK MASS
9 MODELS OF ROCK MASS BEHAVIOUR
10 MID TERM
11 SWEELING AND SQUEEZING ROCK MASS AND DETERMINATION OF DESIGN PARAMETERS FOR MINING
12 BLOCKY ROCK MASS AND DETERMINATION OF DESIGN PARAMETERS FOR MINING
13 MASSIVE ROCK MASS AND DETERMINATION OF DESIGN PARAMETERS FOR MINING
14 LAMINATED-FOLIATED ROCK MASS AND DETERMINATION OF DESIGN PARAMETERS FOR MINING

Recomended or Required Reading

Kaya Kütlelerinin Mühendislik Özellikleri, R. Ulusay, H. Sönmez, TMMOB Jeoloji Mühendisleri Odası, 2007.
Supplementary Book(s):
Rock Mass Classification A Practical Approach in Civil Engineering, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1999.Shing, B., Goel, R. K.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Theorical instructions + Application+Project

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

MID-TERM EXAM (%30) + PROJECT (%20) + FINAL (%50)
MID-TERM EXAM 1 (%30): LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
PROJECT (%20): LO1, LO,2, LO3, LO4, LO5
FINAL (%50): LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

okay.aksoy@deu.edu.tr, 0232-301 75 22

Office Hours

FRIDAY, 08:30-10:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 7 7
Preparation for final exam 1 7 7
Preparing assignments 3 4 12
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 83

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.15435323421
LO.235434424334232
LO.333444534334222
LO.4455442324245312
LO.55444422543111