COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TERRAIN EVALUATION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GEE 5083 TERRAIN EVALUATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR CEM KINCAL

Offered to

Applied Geology
Applied Geology

Course Objective

Terrain evaluation is only concerned with the uppermost part of the land surface of the Earth, that is, with that which lies at a depth of less than 6 m, excluding permanent masses of water. It was descibed terrain evaluation as involving analysis (the simplification of the complex phenomena which make up the natural environment), classifaciton (the organisation of data in order to distinguish and charecterise individual areas), and appraisal (the manipulation, interpretation and assesment of data for practical ends) of an area of the Earth s surface which is of interest to engineers.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to prepare Engineering geological maps (hazard maps)
2   Being able to define landslide mechanisms
3   Being able to interpret of exploration and the stability analysis of soil masses
4   Being able to explain fosil landslides
5   Being able to explain modern subsidence calculation methods
6   Being able to plan the terrain evaluation of engineering Works

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The concept of "Terrain evaluation", What is terrain evaluation
2 What drives mass moving: Mass movement Agents (Gravity, Running water, Glacial ice, Wind, Wave action (shorelines), Strong ground shaking (earthquakes, tsunamis)
3 Sharp's Classification of Mass Movements
4 Aspects of engineering geological mapping
5 Engineering Geological Maps and Plans
6 Landslides
7 Homework
8 Interpretation of exploration and stability analysis (Bishop s method)
9 Fossil Landslides
10 Preventation of slope failures
11 Earth flow and debris flow, soil topple
12 MID-TERM EXAM
13 Rock falls
14 Subsidence application at Soma-Eynez Colliery

Recomended or Required Reading

1.Bell, F.G., Foundamentals of Engineering Geology, Butterworth & Co. (Publishers)
Ltd.London, 1983.
2.Colin W. Mitchell, 1991. Terrain Evaluation: An Introductory Handbook to the History, Principles, and Methods of Practical Terrain Assessment Auxiliary references, Longman Pub Group, p.464.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. Tutorials

Assessment Methods

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

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

yalcin.koca@deu.edu.tr, 02323017321

Office Hours

wednesdays at 13:00-14:00.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Presentation 1 3 3
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Preparing presentations 1 30 30
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 165

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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