COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ROCK MECHANICS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TSJ 2004 ROCK MECHANICS COMPULSORY 2 2 0 4

Offered By

Drilling Technology

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR VEHBI ÖZACAR

Offered to

Drilling Technology

Course Objective

To Recognize and determine the material properties of rocks, rock-based deficits in aboveground and underground structures and methods of analysis to determine design parameters and, to a limited extent in the movement to monitor and control the effects of these movements to ground and underground structures.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To know properties of rocks and materials.
2   To apply the the physical, thermal, mechanical test in laboratory
3   In order to open gaps in the protection of underground openings in rock behavior and to take necessary measures on these issues determine
4   To take measures it necessary for the constructions when it opens in rock at the above ground.
5   Determine the effects and limits to ground, underground cavities
6   Fortification, tunnels and wells acquire preliminary information on vocational courses

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Presentation discipline of rock mechanics, historical development, the associated disciplines, fields of application , The importance of Occupational Health and Safety in the use of workshops/laboratories, work accidents and occupational diseases, precautions to be taken for this and sample practices
2 Concepts, definitions, and the ethics
3 Physical and mechanical test, associated standatds
4 Stress strain
5 Failure criteria
6 Define the rock mass
7 Mid term exam+general review
8 Rock mass classification
9 Rock mass classification
10 Stress distribution in underground rock structures
11 Effects of underground cavities opened to earth
12 Rock mechanics in place of above-ground structures
13 Slope stability
14 Model studies and in-situ measurements

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Köse H, Kahraman B. 2009. Rock Mechanic 2009, (in Turkish)

Supplementary Book(s): Ulusay R, Gökçeoğlu C, Binal A. 2005. Rock Mechanic aboratory test (in Turkish)

References:

Materials: Rock Mechanic lecture notes

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course is taught in a lecture, class presentation, discussion and field observation format. Lecture gives subject and students discuss and prepare some presentation and all students discuss each other. Additionally some tests apply in laboratory

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

Mid term exam : %50
Final exam: %50

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Examination dates should be specified in the course content given below. The examination dates can be changed later.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Tutorials 9 2 18
Lectures 1 1 1
Tutorials 1 2 2
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 89

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.11
LO.21
LO.3111
LO.411
LO.511
LO.61