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Description of Individual Course Units| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | İNŞ209.3B2 | Earthworks | Elective | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| | Level of Course Unit | | Short Cycle | | Objectives of the Course | | The course will provide methodologies and applications for the preparation of construction areas before the structural works. | | Name of Lecturer(s) | | Öğr. Gör. Murat Hüseyin AKYÜZ | | Learning Outcomes | | 1 | Earthworks types, the stages of the earthworks and to classify the soils. | | 2 | To recognize required working machines and their properties for earthworks. | | 3 | Efficiency of earthwork machines and specify the factors with main lines that affect the efficiency. | | 4 | Choosing the appropriate vehicle type with excavation and compaction methods, calculating the cost and efficiency of mechanical excavation vehicles and transportation vehicles. | | 5 | To calculate road cross-sections area, the volume of excavation and filling. |
| | Mode of Delivery | | Normal Education | | Prerequisites and co-requisities | | None | | Recommended Optional Programme Components | | None | | Course Contents | | Methodologies and applications for the preparation of construction areas before the structural works. | | Weekly Detailed Course Contents | |
| 1 | General introduction of earth works, the stages of earth works, types of earthworks | | | | 2 | The types and properties of soil in earth works, soil types in earth works, swelling and settling of soils, the compaction of embankments, the degree of compaction, the calculation methods of width and height related to embankments | | | | 3 | Soil types in highway engineering, approximate and quick volume calculation, application of the transition to the land | | | | 4 | Volume calculations, volume calculations based on the types of cross section
| | | | 5 | Mass diagram and soil distribution, properties of masses diagram, transportation cost, warehouse and loan transactions, Bruckner method | | | | 6 | Excavation methods and the general evaluation of excavation works | | | | 7 | The production and compaction methods of embankments, the diagram and use of proctor | | | | 8 | Midterm Exam | | | | 9 | The material selection for filling purposes, compaction equipments and their efficiency | | | | 10 | The mechanical tools used in earth works, the calculation of efficiency and cycle period, transportation types and equation of motion | | | | 11 | Applications related with the calculation of efficiency and cycle period | | | | 12 |
The types of explosives used in earth works, the opening of drains, the calculation of the quantity of explosives related to earth works
| | | | 13 | Efficiency and organization in earthworks sites, criteria for efficiency, organization types and selection of appropriate structure, costs in earthworks sites, costs of mechanical vehicles, cost calculations of transportation vehicles, expenses in earthworks | | | | 14 | Homework submission, presentations and general discussions
| | | | 15 | Homework submission, presentations and general discussions
| | | | 16 | Final Exam | | |
| | Recommended or Required Reading | | Toprak İşleri, Güngör Evren, Birsen Yayınevi, İstanbul, 1998 ISBN: 9755111948 | | Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods | | | Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | |
| Final Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | Turkish | | Work Placement(s) | | None |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Makeup Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Attending Lectures | 13 | 2 | 26 | | Report Preparation | 5 | 1 | 5 | | Self Study | 12 | 2 | 24 | | Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 1 | 6 | 6 | | Individual Study for Final Examination | 1 | 6 | 6 | | Report | 5 | 2 | 10 | | Homework | 8 | 1 | 8 | |
| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes | | LO1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | | LO2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | | LO3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | | LO4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | | LO5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| | * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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