ECTS - Tunnelling

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Tunnelling (CE420) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Tunnelling CE420 Elective Courses 3 0 0 3 6
Pre-requisite Course(s)
CE311
Course Language English
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Question and Answer, Problem Solving.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ebru AKIŞ
Course Assistants
Course Objectives To give students an understanding of principles and methods necessary to select tunneling excavation and support system.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • able to obtain the knowledge of analysis, design and construction methods of tunnels in soft ground and rock.
  • able to use numerical analysis tools for the preliminary design of tunneling and underground structures construction.
  • able to interpret field and laboratory data by the use of classification methods used for tunneling methods.
  • develop an ability to recognize and solve tunneling project problems.
Course Content Introduction to tunneling: art and engineering; geological aspects of tunneling; tunneling methods: soft ground, rock or adverse ground conditions; ground treatment in tunneling; stresses and displacements associated with excavation of tunnels; design and support of tunnels; application of numerical analysis codes for tunneling.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introduction to tunneling Lecture notes
2 Geotechnical Investigations Lecture notes
3 Geotechnical Investigations Lecture notes
4 Formation and Characteristics of Rock Material Lecture notes
5 Formation and Characteristics of Rock Material Lecture notes
6 Rock Mass Classification and Rock Mass Properties Lecture notes
7 Rock Mass Classification and Rock Mass Properties Lecture notes
8 Rock Mass Classification and Rock Mass Properties Lecture notes
9 Stress Around Underground Openings and Ground/Support Interactions Lecture notes
10 Stress Around Underground Openings and Ground/Support Interactions Lecture notes
11 Stress Around Underground Openings and Ground/Support Interactions Lecture notes
12 Tunnelling Methods and Tunnel Supports Lecture notes
13 Tunnelling Methods and Tunnel Supports Lecture notes
14 Introduction to Numerical Modelling Lecture notes
15 Introduction to Numerical Modelling Lecture notes
16 Final Exam Period

Sources

Course Book 1. Ders notları/Lecture Notes and Hand-outs
Other Sources 2. Standard Handbook for Civil Engineers, F. S. Merritt, M.K. Loftin, J.T. Ricketts.
3. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering and Design of Tunnel and Shafts, Manual No: 1110-2-2901.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 3 20
Presentation 1 25
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 25
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 30
Toplam 6 100
Percentage of Semester Work 65
Percentage of Final Work 35
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses
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
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 3 42
Presentation/Seminar Prepration 1 18 18
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 3 3 9
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 15 15
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 18 18
Total Workload 150