COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ENGINEERING GEOPHYSICS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
JEF 4721 ENGINEERING GEOPHYSICS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Geophysical Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ŞENOL ÖZYALIN

Offered to

Geophysical Engineering

Course Objective

To be able to obtain the skill in the application of geophysical methods, their interpretation and preparation of report

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   LO1. Be able to comprehend the basic concepts of engineering geophysics.
2   LO2. Be able to describe the required geologic and geotechnical properties which should be recognized in the selection of settlement areas
3   LO3. Be able to get the skill in order to obtain the dynamic elastic parameters with the geophysical methods
4   LO4. Be able to grasp the basic principles in the soil surveys and for the preparation of reports.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to engineering geophysics
2 Project design in geophysics and report writing
3 To be able to desribe the required geological and geotechnical properties which should be considered for the selection of settlement sites
4 Various physical properties of soils and rocks (seismiv velocity, density, electrical resistivity, magnetization)
5 To determine the soil dynamical properties (bearing, slipping, vibration, attenuation, ripping, dredging, penetrability) with the geophysical methods
6 Calculations of the dynamic properties of soils
7 To be able to determine the subsurface structure with the geophysical methods
8 To be able to determine depths to basement rock and bearing capacity of it, and to desribe voids, fractures and cracks
9 Determination of soil liquefaction and liquefaction potential
10 To investigate the underground networks (telephone, enegy, water and sewerage etc.)
11 To investigate underground tunnels, caves and contact zones
12 Pollution and saltation
13 Route and site selection
14 Preparation of reports and examples from various investigations

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
- Çoruh, C., Robinson E. S. 1988; Basic Exploration Geophysics, 1st edition, Jhon Wiley and sons, New York.
Supplementary Book(s):
- Yilmaz, Ö. 2001; Seismic data Analysis: Processing, Inversion, and Interpretation of Seismic data. SEG Tulsa, OK, 2027 pp


Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, exams

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 (RESIT) MTE * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Mid-term exam: 50% (LO1,2,3,4)
Final Exam: 50% (LO1,2,3,4)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Jeofizik Mühendisliği Bölümü Tınaztepe Kampüsü 35160 Buca-IZMIR
senol.ozyalin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday -09:00-16:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Tutorials 0 0 0
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Preparation for quiz etc. 0 0 0
Preparing Individual Assignments 0 0 0
Preparing Group Assignments 0 0 0
Other (please indicate) computer lab 0 0 0
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 72

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.15
LO.254
LO.355
LO.4545