COURSE UNIT TITLE

: UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTIONS AND SUPPORT

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MDT 4080 UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTIONS AND SUPPORT ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Mining Technology

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

HASAN ERAY YAMAN

Offered to

Mining Technology

Course Objective

It is aimed to inform the students about tunneling which is an alternative employment area to mining.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. Knows to define the role of mining technician on tunneling.
2   2. Knows tunneling methods.
3   3. Knows machinery equipments used in tunneling.
4   4. Knows to apply drilling and blasting design in tunneling .
5   5. Knows to use RMR and Q systems.
6   6. May determine the rock behavior while making underground opening works and saving these openings and to take precautions about this topic.
7   7. May make necessary works about opening in the rock foundation for structures and saving these structures.
8   8. May determine the underground openings effecting on the surface and their boundaries.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Short introduction
2 General tunnelling definitions
3 Tunnel types and their purposes
4 Rock mechanic information in tunnelling
5 Excavation methods in tunnels
6 Stress distribution on underground rock structure
7 Support elements and systems, support design philosophy
8 Mid-term exam+general review
9 Using rock mass properties on supporting
10 Using rock mass properties on supporting
11 Pillar design
12 Pillar design
13 Long-wall support design
14 Ventilation systems for underground structures

Recomended or Required Reading

Main book: Tünel ve Kuyu Açma, H. Köse, T. Onargan. S. Gürgen, H. Yenice, C.O. Aksoy, DEÜ Matbaası
Other books: E. Arıoğlu, Tünel Dersi Notları, Basılmamış ders notları,
I. Bickel, O. John, T.R.Kuesel,Tunnel Engineers Handbook, Kriger Publishing Company Z.T. Bieniawski, Desing Methology in Rock Engineering (Theory, Education and Practice), A.A. Balkema.
R. Ulusay, H. Sönmez, Kaya Kütlelerinin Mühendislik Özellikleri, TMMOB Jeoloji Mühendisleri Odası, 2007.
Whittaker, B. N., Frith, R. C., Tunneling, Design, Stability and Construction, The Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, London, 1990.
Shing, B., Goel, R. K., Rock Mass Classification A Practical Approach in Civil Engineering, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1999.
Arıoğlu, Ergin, Yüksel, A., Yılmaz, A. O., Püskürtme Beton, Bilgi Föyleri Çözümlü Problemler, TMMOB Maden Mühendisleri Odası, Istanbul Şubesi, Istanbul, 2008.

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


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)

hasaneray.yaman@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
Lectures 1 1 1
Preparation for midterm exam 1 11 11
Preparation for final exam 1 11 11
Preparing assignments 1 14 14
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 67

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.123
LO.233
LO.324
LO.413
LO.542
LO.625
LO.722
LO.822

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