COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF ROCKS IN GEOPHYSICS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GPE 5029 PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF ROCKS IN GEOPHYSICS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 5

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Geophysical Engineering
GEOPHYSICAL ENGINEERING

Course Objective

The main subject of this course covers aspects of applied geophysics and applied geosciences. Its idea is a comprehensive and concise systematic presentation of the physical properties of rocks. The course will present fundemental results of experimental investigations and some main directions of a theoretical basis. The interpretation of geophysical data in exploration geophysics, well logging, engineering, mining and environmental geophysics needs the knowledge of the rock properties and their correlation.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The ability to determine the physical properties of rocks,
2   The ability to understand the importance of the physical properties of rocks,
3   The ability to relate the physical properties of rocks with the measured data,
4   The ability to measure the physical properties of rocks,
5   The ability to interpret the physical properties of rocks according to the conditions of formation,

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Composition and Classification of Rocks
2 Pore Properties of Rocks
3 Density of Rocks
4 Magnetic Properties of Rocks-I
5 Magnetic Properties of Rocks-II
6 Natural radioactivity of Rocks
7 Elastic Properties of Rocks
8 Mid-Term Exam
9 Attenuation of Seismic Waves in Rocks
10 Thermal Properties of Rocks
11 Electrical Properties of Rocks-I
12 Electrical Properties of Rocks-II
13 Electrical Properties of Rocks-III
14 Relations between Different Physical Properties of Rocks

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
1- SCHÖN, J.H., Physical Properties of Rocks (Fundamentals and Principles of Petrophysics), Handbook of Geophysical Exploration, Volume 18, Pergamon Press, 1998.
2- MAVKO, G., MUKERJI, T. and DVORKIN, J., The Rock Physics Handbook, Tools for Seismic Analysis of Porous Media, 2nd Edition, Cambridge Univ. Press, 2009.
Supplementary Book(s):
References: Articles related with the course content

Materials:

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course shall be given as lecture, class presentations and discussion format. All class members are expected to attend both the lecture and seminar hours and take part in the discussion sessions. Besides taught lecture, group presentations are to be prepared by the groups assigned for that week and presented to open a discussion session.

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 * 0.30 +ASG * 0.20 +FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Homework Assignments: 25 % LO-1, LO-2, LO-3, LO-4, LO-5
Mid-term Exam: 25 % LO-1, LO-2, LO-3
Final Exam: 50 % LO-1, LO-2, LO-3, LO-4, LO-5

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof.Dr.Coşkun SARI
Dokuz Eylul University
Engineering Faculty
Department of Geophysical Engineering
Tınaztepe Campus
35160 Buca-Izmir
E-mail: coskun.sari@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday 13.30-15.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Tutorials 0 0 0
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Preparation for quiz etc. 0 0 0
Preparing assignments 4 8 32
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
Quiz etc. 0 0 0
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 117

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.154321
LO.254321
LO.354123
LO.445123
LO.554123