COURSE UNIT TITLE

: DISCONTINUITIES EFFECTS ON MINING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MDN 3358 DISCONTINUITIES EFFECTS ON MINING ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Mining Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR AHMET HAMDI DELIORMANLI

Offered to

Mining Engineering

Course Objective

Rock material, rock mass and size of the problem in mining engineering design Main design and modelling methodologies in rock engineering. Access to the rock discontinuities. The use of discontinuties properties in characterization. Design and modelling in rock engineering

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   types of discontinuities
2   discontinuities properties
3   determination of discontinuities properties using line survey method and drilling core
4   modeling of discontinuities
5   Fundemantal rock mass rating systems
6   the effect of discontinuities engineering designs

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduce rock and rock masss. The role and importance of discontinuities in rock mass
2 types of discontinuities
3 Field study
4 Discontinuities orientation and sets
5 Rose diagram, histgrom and stereographic projection method
6 Computer application of Rose diagram, histogram and Stereographic projection method
7 Determination of block size index
8 determination of discontinuities properties using line survey method
9 determination of discontinuities properties using drilling core sample
10 Laboratory studies for mechanical properties of discontinuitie
11 Rock mass rating system
12 Student assignment presentation
13 Student assignment presentation (Cont.)
14 Student assignment presentation (Cont.)

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbooks: Kaya Kütlesinin Mühendislik Özellikleri, TMMOB Jeo.Müh.Odası Yayını
Supplementary Book(s): Uygulamalı Jeoteknik Bilgiler, TMMOB Jeo.Müh.Odası Yayını

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture presentations, assignment, field and laboratory studies

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 exams includes; LO1-LO4
Assigments include;LO4-LO6
Final exam includes; LO1-LO6

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Lecture presentations, assignment, field and laboratory studies

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof.Dr.Ahmet DELIORMANLI
E-mail: ahmet.deliormanli@deu.edu.tr
Phone : +09 232 301 75 20

Office Hours

Tuesday Morning:09:00-12:00 am.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 14 14
Project Preparation 1 18 18
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 88

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.1555555555555555
LO.2454454454545444
LO.3455545554435344
LO.4444555455455454
LO.5554555444544555
LO.6555544353444434

CONTACT INFORMATION
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