| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | İM240 | Geographic Information System Analysis in Water Management | Elective | 1 | 2 | 6 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| Second Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| After repeating basic desgin parameters about highway design, some topics will be investigated furter whicj could not be covered in BS level, the students will learn how to calculate the capacity of the highways, learn the design of climbing lanes, horizontal and verstical further curve designs, earthwork calculations and AASHTO pavement design method. |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
| Prof. Dr. Deniz Serkan Celalettin TAPKIN |
| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | Makes the definitions about systeatic and functional classification of highways. | | 2 | Learns about the capacity of highways. | | 3 | Makes the calculations about horizontal and vertical alignment. | | 4 | Makes advanced analysis on cross sections and earthwork calculations. | | 5 | Makes pavement thickness calculations. | | 6 | Learns the basic definitions on drainage and culvert design. |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Normal Education |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
| Does not exist |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
| Does not exist |
| Course Contents |
| Highway Functions, Design Controls and Criteria, Design Elements, Cross Sections and Earthwork Calculations, Pavement Structures, Drainage and Culvert Design |
| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | Introduction | - | - | | 2 | Functional classification of highways | | | | 3 | Determining the capacity of highways | | | | 4 | Alignment determination and the advanced analysiss of sight distances in horizontal curves | | | | 5 | Horizontal curves | | | | 6 | Vertical curves | | | | 7 | Horizontal and vertical curve combinations. | | | | 8 | Midterm | | | | 9 | Advanced analyses on cross sections. | | | | 10 | Area and volume calculations and ntroduction to earthwork calculations. | | | | 11 | Area and volume calculations and ntroduction to earthwork calculations. | | | | 12 | Pavement desgin and AASHTO 2002 method. | | | | 13 | Drainage and culvert design. | | | | 14 | Final. | | |
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
| Highway Engineering. 4th Edition. Clarkson H. Oglesby, R. Gary Hicks, 1982
A Policy on geometric design of highways and streets, 2004. 5th ed. Washington: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
Highway design and traffic safety engineering handbook. Ruediger Lamm, Basil Psarianos, Theodor Mailaender. New York. McGraw-Hill, 1999
AASHTO guide for design of pavement structures. Washington, D.C. AASHTO, 1993
Supplement to the AASHTO guide for design of pavement structures. Part II, Rigid pavement design & rigid pavement joint design. Washington, D.C. AASHTO, 1998
Construction manual for highway construction / developed by the Highway Subcommittee on Construction. 4th Ed. Washington, D.C. AASHTO, 1990
Pavement Analysis and Design. 2nd Edition. Yang H. Huang, 2004
Principles of Pavement Design. 2nd Edition. E.J. Yoder and M.W. Witczak, 1975 |
| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | |
| Final Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 30 | | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 70 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | Turkish | | Work Placement(s) | | Does not exist |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Attending Lectures | 12 | 3 | 36 |
| Self Study | 12 | 4 | 48 |
| Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 3 | 6 | 18 |
| Individual Study for Final Examination | 4 | 9 | 36 |
| Homework | 4 | 6 | 24 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
| LO1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | | LO2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | | LO3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | | LO4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | | LO5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | | LO6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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