COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SEDIMENT TRANSPORT

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
INŞ 4251 SEDIMENT TRANSPORT ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Civil Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR BIROL KAYA

Offered to

Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering (Evening)

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to examine the characteristics of the suspended and bed
load materials in rivers, to define and the criteria and parameters for the movement of
the sediment, to reveal the changes of river bed caused by sediment transport.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Remembering the fluid mechanics and hydraulics information.
2   Defining the characteristics of sediment transported in rivers.
3   Examining the criteria for the start of sediment movement.
4   Determining the amount of sediment transported.
5   Evaluating the results of the sediment transported.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction, Sediment and transport patterns
2 Properties of sediment particles
3 The dimensionless variables of sediment transport
4 The start of the movement in bed
5 Bed load movement
6 Suspended load movement
7 Total sediment load
8 The moving bed forms
9 The moving bed resistance
10 The moving bed resistance
11 Stable cross sections and regime theory
12 Sediment problems in water intake
13 Presentation of homework
14 Mathematical models of sediment transport

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Akarsularda Akım ve Sediment Taşınımı M.Bayazıt, I.Avcı, Birsen
Yayınevi, 2010, 309s.
Supplementary Book(s): River Mechanics P.Y.Julien, Cambridge University Press, 2002,
343p.
Mechanics of Sediment Transport , N.Chien, Z.Wan, ASCE Press, 1999, 913p
Materials: Presentations used in lecture.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentations, lecture notes and homework.

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

LO1-5: Evaluated through mid terms, homework and final exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attention in the class will be considered and term projects will be delivered in the term.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof.Dr. Birol KAYA: birol.kaya@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

It will be announced in the term by instructor.

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 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 25 25
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 120

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.14335
LO.2555
LO.35444
LO.45555
LO.5443445

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