COURSE UNIT TITLE

: DAMS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
INŞ 4255 DAMS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Civil Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR OKAN FISTIKOĞLU

Offered to

Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering (Evening)

Course Objective

The main purpose of the course is to teach the basic principles of hydraulic, hydrological and economic design of dams.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Introduce the components of the dams
2   Emphasise the hydraulics of the upstream/downstram dams, diversion tunnels, spillways, water intakes, etc.
3   Planning and design of the upstream/downstram dams, diversion tunnels, spillways, water intakes, etc.
4   Planning and design of the dam body for earthfill and gravity dams
5   Planning and design of the dam foundations for earthfill and gravity dams

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Components of the dams
2 Upstream and downstream dams and diversion tunnels
3 Hydrology of the spillways
4 Hydraulics of the spillways
5 Hydraulics of the outlets
6 Hydraulics of the water intake structures
7 Body design of earthfill dams
8 Foundation design of earthfill dams
9 Mid-term exam
10 Eartfill dam construction
11 Body design of gravity dams
12 Foundation design of gravity dams
13 Gravity dam constructions
14 Operatins of the dams

Recomended or Required Reading

Design of Small Dams , USBR, 1987.
Su Yapıları , Ü. Öziş, Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Mühendislik-Mimarlık Fakültesi Yayınları, Izmir, 1983.

Supplementary Book(s): Göletler , T. Acatay, Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Mühendislik-Mimarlık Fakültesi Yayınları, Izmir, 1990.
References:
Materials: Presentations

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture presentations.

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

Attandance will be evaluated. The students who does not submit the assigment project can not be attend to the Final exam.

Assessment Criteria

LO 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 are evaluated by mid-term and final exams, project as well.
LO 4, 5 are highly related by project.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attandance will be evaluated. The students who does not submit the assigment project can not be attend to the Final exam.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof.Dr. Okan Fıstıkoğlu: okan.fistikoglu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Dates and hours will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 14 2 28
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 118

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.143
LO.2443
LO.3443
LO.444453
LO.5433