COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ROCK MECHANICS AND SUPPORT

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MDT 3009 ROCK MECHANICS AND SUPPORT COMPULSORY 2 2 0 4

Offered By

Mining Technology

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR VEHBI ÖZACAR

Offered to

Course Objective

To know and determine the rock materials properties, to determine design parameters and analysis methods of surface and infrastructure openings based on rock, to watch earth motion at a certain extend and controlling of these motions effecting on underground and surface structures.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To know rock and material properties.
2   May apply the rock mechanic tests in lab and field work
3   May determine the rock behavior while making underground opening works and saving these openings and to take precautions about this topic.
4   May make necessary works about opening in the rock foundation for structures and saving these structures.
5   May determine the underground openings effecting on the surface and their boundaries.
6   May obtain preliminary information about support, tunneling and shaft lessons.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Promotion of rock mechanics science, its historical development, related disciplines and application areas
2 Concepts, definitions and field of ethics
3 Physico-mechanic properties I, related standards
4 Pyhsico-mechanic properties II, related standards
5 Stress-strain
6 Failure criteria
7 Define of rock mass
8 Mid Term Exam
9 Rock mass classification
10 Stress distribution on underground rock structure
11 Support elements and systems, support design philosophy
12 Using rock mass properties on supporting
13 Pillar design
14 Long-wall support design

Recomended or Required Reading

Main book :
-Köse H, Kahraman B. Kaya Mekaniği. DEÜ Müh Fak Yayınları, 2009, Izmir.
-Karpuz C, Hindistan M A. Kaya Mekaniği Ilkeleri, Uygulamaları. TMMOB Maden Müh.Odası,
2008, Ankara.
-Goodman R E (çev. Kayabalı K). Kaya Mekaniğine Giriş. Gazi Kitapevi, 2003, Ankara.
-Hudson J A, Harrison J P (çev. Arman H, Kayabalı K, Çetin H). Mühendislik Kaya
Mekaniği, Gazi Kitapevi, 2005, Ankara.
Hoek E (Karakuş M, Başarır H). Kaya Mühendisliği. TMMOB Maden Mühendisleri Odası, 2006,
Ankara.
Other books: Ulusay R, Gökçeoğlu C, Binal A. Kaya Mekaniği Laboratuar Deneyleri. TMMOB
Jeoloji Mühendisleri Odası, 2005, Ankara.
Refrances
Other lesson materials: Kaya mekaniği ders notları

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

This lecture is going to make with theoretical courses in class, laboratory works and field trips. Instructor is going to teach the lessons with slide shows, create a discussion area with question and answer method with students and make laboratory works
on specific subjects.

Assessment Methods

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

I. Mid-term exam %50: Assessment of the theoretical information.
II. Final Exam %50: Assessment of the all learning outcomes.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

vehbi.ozacar@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 15:30-16:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Tutorials 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 9 9
Preparation for final exam 1 9 9
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 88

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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