Design of Dams (CE505) Course Detail

Course Name	Course Code	Season	Lecture Hours	Application Hours	Lab Hours	Credit	ECTS
Design of Dams	CE505		3	0	0	3	5

Pre-requisite Course(s)
CE 311 Soil Mechanics

Course Language	English
Course Type	N/A
Course Level	Ph.D.
Mode of Delivery	Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies	Lecture, Demonstration, Field Trip.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)	Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yakup DARAMA
Course Assistants
Course Objectives	At the completion of this course the student will have reviewed the following topics, and should have a working knowledge of the following materials; Freeboard; Geologic works; Spillways; Homogeneous dam with internal drainage on impervious foundation; Central core dam on impervious foundation; Inclined core dam on impervious foundation; Homogeneous dam with internal drainage on a pervious foundation; Central core dam on a pervious foundation; RCC Dams: Asphalt Faced Dams: Concrete faced Dams: Dam with upstream impervious zone on a pervious foundation; Foundation design; Through rock abutment design; Dewatering of the work area; Seepage control; Embankment -zonation; Cutoffs; Horizontal drains; Slurry trench; Upstream impervious blanket; Relief wells; Drainage galleries; Through earth abutment design; Hydro power plants.
Course Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; to be able to understand the hydraulic part for design to be able to understand the differences between dam types to be able to design the various of dams to be able to understand the materials types on the design of dams to be able to calculate the stability of dams
Course Content	Introduction to soil and rock type, earth-fill dams, seepage through dams, rock-fill dams, rcc, arch dams, membrane-faced dams, design of grout curtain, spillways, diversion tunnels and slope stability of dams.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week	Subjects	Preparation
1	Introduction to Geologic Works	Research for related topics
2	Introduction to Dam types	Research for related topics
3	Materials used to design of dams	Research for related topics
4	Diversion tunnels	Research for related topics
5	Earth fill dams	Research for related topics
6	Earth fill dams	Research for related topics
7	Rock-fill dams	Research for related topics
8	Seepage through to fill dams	Research for related topics
9	Curtain grouting	Research for related topics
10	Spillways	Research for related topics
11	Roller compacted dams	Research for related topics
12	Asphalt faced dams	Research for related topics
13	Concrete faced dams	Research for related topics
14	New dam types	Research for related topics
15	Final Exam Period
16	Final Exam Period

Sources

Course Book	1. Design of Small Dams, U. S. Government Printing Office; Third edition (November 30, 1987)

Evaluation System

Requirements	Number	Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation	-	-
Laboratory	-	-
Application	-	-
Field Work	-	-
Special Course Internship	-	-
Quizzes/Studio Critics	-	-
Homework Assignments	-	-
Presentation	-	-
Project	-	-
Report	-	-
Seminar	-	-
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury	2	60
Final Exam/Final Jury	1	40
Toplam	3	100

Percentage of Semester Work	60
Percentage of Final Work	40
Total	100

Course Category

Core Courses	X
Major Area Courses
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
#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	1	2	3	4	5

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Total Workload
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	2	28
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project	1	10	10
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury	2	10	20
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury	1	19	19
Total Workload			125