ECTS - Design and Construction of Transportation Facilities
Design and Construction of Transportation Facilities (CE511) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Design and Construction of Transportation Facilities | CE511 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| None |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | N/A |
| Course Level | Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Question and Answer, Problem Solving. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | General overview to transport facilities and related structures. Engineering works like, Bridges, Culverts, Viaducts, Tunnels, Pylons, Towers etc. and special transport structures as Aerial Railways, Lifts, Pipe lines. Design Methods, System selection and optimization with detailing. Prestressed Concrete Structures; Pretension - and Posttension Methods and Design applications. Design of Special Transportation Structures Considering both Economic and Engineering Aspects, Optimization, Application of New Technologies |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Transportation systems, geometric design of transportation facilities based on operational capacity, site constraints, and safety considerations, pavement design and rehabilitation, terminals as components of transportation systems engineering, operations planning and construction of transportation systems. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Overview on Special Transportation Structures, Course Content | |
| 2 | Material; Concrete, Fiber Reinforced Concrete, Reinforced Concrete, Prestressed Concrete, Steel, Wood | |
| 3 | Detailing, Cross-section Optimization | |
| 4 | System Optimization | |
| 5 | Culverts, Bridges, Viaducts | |
| 6 | Optimization of Openings in Bridges and Viaducts | |
| 7 | Prestressed Concrete, Definition and History | |
| 8 | Application Fields and Types | |
| 9 | Calculation Methods / Dimensioning and Verification | |
| 10 | Posttensioned Plate Calculations | |
| 11 | Tunnels | |
| 12 | Discussion of 1st Midterm | |
| 13 | Discussion of 2nd Midterm | |
| 14 | Aerial Railways, Pipelines | |
| 15 | Final Exam Period | |
| 16 | Final Exam Period |
Sources
| Other Sources | 1. - GUYON, Y. “Béton précontrainte, Etude théorique expérimentale” Editions Eyrolles, Paris 1958 |
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| 2. Leonhard, F. Prof. Dr. “Spannbeton für die Praxis” Wilhelm Ernst und Sohn, Berlin 1961 | |
| 3. Lin, T.Y. “Design of Prestressed Concrete Structures” John Wiley & Sonc Inc. New-York 1961 | |
| 4. Göksu, E. “Öngerilimli Betonların, tarihçesi, tanımı ve yararları” İMO Türkiye Mühendislik Haberleri Kasım 1975, Ankara | |
| 5. Göksu, E. “Öngerilimli Betonun Gereksindirdiği yapı gereçleri” İMO Türkiye Mühendislik Haberleri Mart 1976, Ankara | |
| 6. Göksu, E. “Öngerilimli Betonun Statiği ve Hesap yöntemleriİ IMO Türkiye Mühendislik Haberleri Eylül 1975, Ankara | |
| 7. Göksu, E. “Önceden kaynaşmalı (Pretension) ve Sonradan kaynaşmalı (Post tension) Öngerilimli yapık (prefabrik) öğelerin yapım ilkeleri” IMO Türkiye Mühendislik Haberleri Kasım 1976, Ankara | |
| 8. Göksu, E. “Önyapımlı İskelet Sistemler ve Niğbaş Uygulaması” TÜBİTAK Eylül 1980, Ankara | |
| 9. Göksu, E. “Ard-germeli Betonarme düz döşemeler” Yapı Dünyası Ağustos 1998, Ankara |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | 2 | 5 |
| Homework Assignments | 4 | 15 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | 1 | 20 |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 2 | 20 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Toplam | 10 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 60 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 40 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | |
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| Major Area Courses | X |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Having accumulated knowledge on mathematics, science and engineering and an ability to apply these knowledge to solve Civil engineering problems. | |||||
| 2 | Ability to design Cİvil Engineering systems fulfilling sustainability in environment and manufacturability and economic constraints | |||||
| 3 | An ability to differentiate, identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems; an ability to select and implement proper analysis, modeling and implementation techniques for the identified engineering problems. | |||||
| 4 | An ability to develop a solution based approach and a model for an engineering problem and design and manage an experiment | |||||
| 5 | Ability to use modern engineering tools, techniques and facilities in design and other engineering applications | |||||
| 6 | Ability to carry out independent research in the field and to report the results of the research effectively and be able to present the research results at scientific meetings. | |||||
| 7 | Sufficient oral and written English knowledge to follow scientific conferences in the field and communicate with colleagues. | |||||
| 8 | Ability to effectively use knowledge in the field to work in disciplinary/multidisciplinary teams and the skill to lead these teams | |||||
| 9 | Consciousness on the necessity of improvement and sustainability as a result of life-long learning,ability for continuous renovation and monitoring the developments on science and technology and awareness on entrepreneurship and innovation | |||||
| 10 | Professional and ethical responsibility to gather and interpret data, apply and announce solutions to Civil Engineering problems. | |||||
| 11 | An ability to investigate, improve social connections and their conducting norms with a critical view and act to change them when necessary. | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | |||
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 17 | 17 |
| Total Workload | 125 | ||