‘Fire Towers’ for Forest Fires
Prof. Dr. Celalettin Kozanoğlu and Prof. Dr. Murat Aşkar from Izmir University of Economics (IUE) have developed a ‘fire tower’ ...
| Course Name |
Engineering Geology
|
|
Code
|
Semester
|
Theory
(hour/week) |
Application/Lab
(hour/week) |
Local Credits
|
ECTS
|
|
CIVE 214
|
SPRING
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
4
|
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | English | |||||
| Course Type | Required (Core Course) | |||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-To-Face | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | - | |||||
| National Occupational Classification Code | - | |||||
| Course Coordinator |
|
|||||
| Course Lecturer(s) |
|
|||||
| Assistant(s) |
|
|||||
| Course Objectives | The aim of this course is to provide a thorough understanding of the need to study, trace, monitor, record and to understand the physical features and the formation processes of the Earth through the Sciences of Geology, Surveying, how they relate to the Civil Engineering Design and Construction Practice. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course Description | In this course, general information about the surveying is given. The importance of the geological conditions is examined in the formation and prevention of natural disasters. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Related Sustainable Development Goals |
-
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
Core Courses |
|
| Major Area Courses |
X
|
|
| Supportive Courses |
|
|
| Media and Managment Skills Courses |
|
|
| Transferable Skill Courses |
|
| Week | Subjects | Required Materials | Learning Outcome |
| 1 | Introduction: The Science of Geology and Civil Engineering | Chapter-1,2,3 - Tony Waltham, 2009, Foundations of Engineering Geology, Spon Press | LO1 |
| 2 | The Earth: Formation, Layers and the Crust | Chapter-4,5,6 - Tony Waltham, 2009, Foundations of Engineering Geology, Spon Press | LO2 |
| 3 | Formation of Rocks: Igneous Rocks | Chapter-7,8,9 - Tony Waltham, 2009, Foundations of Engineering Geology, Spon Press | LO3 |
| 4 | Formation of Rocks: Sedimentary Rocks | Chapter-10,11 - Tony Waltham, 2009, Foundations of Engineering Geology, Spon Press | LO3 |
| 5 | Formation of Rocks: Metamorphic Rocks | Chapter-12,13 - Tony Waltham, 2009, Foundations of Engineering Geology, Spon Press | LO3 |
| 6 | Minerals and rock forming minerals | Chapter-14,15 - Tony Waltham, 2009, Foundations of Engineering Geology, Spon Press | LO3 |
| 7 | Mechanical and chemical weathering | Chapter-16,17 - Tony Waltham, 2009, Foundations of Engineering Geology, Spon Press | LO4 |
| 8 | Midterm | - | |
| 9 | Engineering properties of rocks, plate tectonics | Chapter-18,19 - Tony Waltham, 2009, Foundations of Engineering Geology, Spon Press | LO4 |
| 10 | Geological structures like faults, folds, joints and fractures | Chapter-20,21 Tony Waltham, 2009, Foundations of Engineering Geology, Spon Press | LO4 |
| 11 | Surveying in civil engineering and topography | Chapter-24,25- Tony Waltham, 2009, Foundations of Engineering Geology, Spon Press | LO5 |
| 12 | Surveying in civil engineering and topography | Chapter-24,25- Tony Waltham, 2009, Foundations of Engineering Geology, Spon Press | LO5 |
| 13 | Geohazards like slope failures, landslides and earthquakes, liquefaction | Chapter-28,29- Tony Waltham, 2009, Foundations of Engineering Geology, Spon Press | LO1 |
| 14 | Geohazards like slope failures, landslides and earthquakes, liquefaction | Chapter-28,29- Tony Waltham, 2009, Foundations of Engineering Geology, Spon Press | LO1 |
| 15 | Semester Review | - | |
| 16 | Final Exam | - |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Tony Waltham Foundations of Engineering Geology Spon Press 2009 ISBN: 9780415469609. |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | Robert J. Twiss & Eldridge M. Moores Structural Geology Macmillan Education 2007 ISBN: 978-0716749516. |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weighting | LO1 | LO2 | LO3 | LO4 | LO5 |
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 30 | X | X | X | X | X |
| Midterm | 1 | 30 | X | X | X | ||
| Final Exam | 1 | 40 | X | X | X | X | X |
| Total | 3 | 100 |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Participation | - | - | - |
| Theoretical Course Hours | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory / Application Hours | - | - | - |
| Study Hours Out of Class | - | - | - |
| Field Work | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | - | - | - |
| Portfolio | - | - | - |
| Homework / Assignments | - | - | - |
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| Project | - | - | - |
| Seminar / Workshop | - | - | - |
| Oral Exams | - | - | - |
| Midterms | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Total | 120 |
| # | PC Sub | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| No program competency data found. | |||||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
Prof. Dr. Celalettin Kozanoğlu and Prof. Dr. Murat Aşkar from Izmir University of Economics (IUE) have developed a ‘fire tower’ ...
As Izmir University of Economics transforms into a world-class university, it also raises successful young people with global competence.
More..Izmir University of Economics produces qualified knowledge and competent technologies.
More..Izmir University of Economics sees producing social benefit as its reason for existence.
More..