COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN II

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
JEO 4803 GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN II COMPULSORY 4 2 0 7

Offered By

Geological Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MURAT TOKCAER

Offered to

Geological Engineering
Geological Engineering (Evening)

Course Objective

The aim of this course to apply the ability and experiences which gained in the first three years in description the economic geology problems, design and modellisation

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To know the principles and methods of design
2   To be able to synthesis geological litterature and geological problems
3   to be able to use geological backround in geological problems
4   to be able to describe the economic geology problems
5   to be able to design some models to analyze the economic geology problems
6   to be able to improve alternative solutions for the described geological problems
7   to be able to plan the solution of the problem by setting up a budget, equipment and related staff
8   to be able to present the results of a design project

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Exploration for coal deposits: basic terms and principles
2 Environments of coal formation, anaytical methods for coal, analytical techniques, sampling and laboratory studies
3 Basic terms and principles in evaluation of rezerve and coal parameters such as moisture-ash-lower calorific value by geostatistic methods
4 Database construction for computer aided design (CAD) programs for modelling of deposits and data entry
5 Creating a solid model of a deposit and reserve estimation using CAD programs
6 Block modelling and evaluation of coal parameters such as moisture-ash using CAD programs
7 Block modelling and evaluation of coal parameters such as volatile matter, lower calorific value using CAD programs
8 Cement and cement types, cement raw materials; Limestone formations and standards used in cement production
9 Clay formations
10 Characteristics of gypsium used in cement production
11 Additives used in cement production (trass)
12 Aggregate, concrete and concrete tests
13 Production of raw material in the cement factories
14 Cement chemistry

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Pirajno, F., 1992. Hydrothermal mineral deposits, Springer Ver Lag, Berlin.
2. Robb, L., 2005. Introduction to to Ore-Forming Processes, Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, U.K.1
3. Mermer Jeolojisi, Nejat Kun.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lessons in the form of interactive presentations.
Laboratory studies for software learning and cost calculations.
Poster preparation and presentation.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.25 + ASG * 0.25 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 + ASG * 0.25 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5, LO6, LO7 and LO8 will be assessed via projects, and midterm, final and makeup exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The class is divided into study groups. A faculty member "supervises" each study group. The supervisor can also contribute as a tutor when appropriate. Group work is done interactively.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced in the beginnign of the semester

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 4 56
Tutorials 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 2 10 20
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 166

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.15555
LO.2545
LO.3535
LO.45555
LO.5555455
LO.655555
LO.75454555
LO.85

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