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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS JEO 4167 GEOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY OF MARBLE ELECTIVE 2 2 0 5

Offered By

Geological Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ALI BAHADIR YAVUZ

Offered to

Geological Engineering (Evening) Geological Engineering

Course Objective

To give the awareness on the marble which is an important raw material for Türkiye and to teach its types, its importance in legislative acts, its exploitation and processing methods and machinery and their usage

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to understand what marble is as a raw material and its formation processes in nature 2   To be able to learn marble types and production regions in Türkiye 3   To be able to learn economic and geological parameters that affect the usability of rocks as natural building blocks (marble and natural stone) 4   To be able to learn material and durability properties of marbles and the effects of these properties on their use. 5   To be able to decide marble quarry production methods 6   To be able to decide the location and equipments for the marble factory 7   To be able to decide the location for the marble quarry

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Introduction and classification of natural stones. Scientific and economic definition of building stones and marbles. Legislative acts. interpretation of definitions and samples. 2 Classification of marbles according to their usage, hardness and origins, sample marbles. 3 Igneous marbles: granite-granodiorite-syenite series, peridotite-serpentinite-gabro-diabase series, characteristics. Samples from Türkiye and the world. 4 Metamorphic marbles: real marbles, gneisses, anatexis granites, migmatites, granulites, characteristics. Samples from Türkiye and the world. 5 Sedimentary marbles: Clastic rocks, characteristics. Samples from Türkiye and the world. 6 Chemical and organic marbles: Samples, limestones, travertines, onyx. 7 1. Midterm Exam 8 Technomechanical properties of marbles and theri importance. Their Physical, chemical, and mechanical properties. Effects of these properties to application 9 Marble quarry and factors effecting the operations. Geological, geographic and economic criteria. Marble block production, diamond wire cutting method and quarry equipments. 10 Drilling rigs, diamond wire cutting machines, other equipments and their operation. Jet belt and cranes 11 Marble factory, production lines, marble factory machinery and their classification 12 Operation principles of marble factory machinery 13 Marble factory remnants. Dust and fragment remnants. Recycling of the remnants to the economy. 14 2. Midterm Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Main Textbook 1-Nejat Kun., 2000, Mermer Jeolojisi ve Teknolojisi. Ders Kitabı. Tezer Matbaası. Izmir. 149s. Additional References 1-Onargan.,T.,Köse.,H.,Deliormanlı.,A.H., 2005, Mermer. Ders Kitabı.TMMOB Maden Müh. Od.324s. 2- Various marble magazines

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Theoric lectures and laboratory remarks

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

To be able to take the final exam, the student has to obtain at least 50 points from the laboratory exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Nejat KUN nejat.kun@deu. edu.tr. 0232 3017330

Office Hours

Thursday 9:00-10:30

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 2 28 Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10 Preparation for final exam 1 15 15 Midterm 2 2 4 Final 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 115

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 LO.1 3 4 LO.2 5 LO.3 LO.4 4 LO.5 3 4 LO.6 5 4 LO.7