COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GEOLOGICAL AND TECTONIC EXAMINATION OF HIGHWAY ROUTES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
CIE 5066 GEOLOGICAL AND TECTONIC EXAMINATION OF HIGHWAY ROUTES 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 SERHAN TANYEL

Offered to

TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING
TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING
TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING

Course Objective

The main purpose of the course is to introduce the geological parameters that can be used in highway route investigation. Relation between route survey and geological concepts like fault, convolution, discontinuity, groundwater, rock and landslide. Importance of geological parameters in slope angle determination. Relation between route survey and fault. Geological problems and solution methods in highway service life.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To recognize the geological parameters that can be used in highway route survey.
2   To comprehend the effects of geological parameters in highway construction.
3   To determine the rate effect of geological parameters in highway construction.
4   To design the geological parametres in selection of road slope angle.
5   To evaluate the geological problems that can be occur during the service life.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Geological investigation of route survey
2 Effect of rock type on route survey
3 Effect of fault type on route survey
4 Highway routes and active faults
5 Effects of convolution type on highway route
6 Effects of discontinuity on highway route
7 Homework Assignment
8 Importance of geological parameters in determination of slope angle
9 Relation between geology and surveying in slope angle determination
10 Rock alteration in highway route
11 Relation between groundwater and highway route
12 Highway route investigation in landslide sites.
13 Interpretation of geological data and solution methods used in route survey
14 Homework presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Text Book:
BELL, F.G. (1983): Foundamentals of Engineering Geology , Butterworth & Co. (Publishers) Ltd.London, 1983

Supplementary Books:
SHOLZ, C.(1990): Mechanics of Faulting and Earthquakes , Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 438 s.
KELLER, E.A.; PINTER, N. (1996): Active Tectonics , Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 338 s.
GOODMAN, R.E. (1993): Engineering Geology , John Wiley&Sons, Inc., New York, 411 p.
WALTHAM, A.C., (1994): Foundation of Engineering Geology , Blackie Academic&Professional. London, 88 p.
YEATS, R.S., SIEH, K., VE ALLEN, C.R. (1997): Geology of Earthquakes , Oxford University Press, Oxford, 568 s.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, Application and Homework

Assessment Methods

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

LO 1-2-3-4-5: Consideration with mid-term exam / final exam and assignments and presentations.
LO 3-4-5: Consideration with assignments and presentations

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance will be considered in the evaluation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Hasan SÖZBILIR, hasan.sozbilir@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

The course schedule will be announced by the faculty member is created.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Tutorials 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparation for midterm exam 2 10 20
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 2 4 8
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 182

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.1344
LO.23
LO.32
LO.42
LO.54

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