ECTS - Design and Construction of Transportation Facilities
Design and Construction of Transportation Facilities (CE411) 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 | CE411 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| CE342-Reinforced Concrete Fundamentals or CE335-Transportation Engineering |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | N/A |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| 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 - 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’ outputs and deficiencies in topics covered | |
| 13 | Discussion of 2nd Midterm’ outputs and deficiencies in topics covered | |
| 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 & Sons, 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 |
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| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | 2 | 5 |
| Homework Assignments | 2 | 5 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | 3 | 30 |
| 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 | X |
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| 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 | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Adequate knowledge in mathematics, science and engineering subjects pertaining to the relevant discipline; ability to use theoretical and applied knowledge in these areas in the solution of complex engineering problems. | |||||
| 2 | Ability to formulate, and solve complex engineering problems; ability to select and apply proper analysis and modeling methods for this purpose. | X | ||||
| 3 | Ability to design a complex system, process, device or product under realistic constraints and conditions, in such a way as to meet the desired result; ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose. | |||||
| 4 | Ability to select and use modern techniques and tools needed for analyzing and solving complex problems encountered in engineering practice; ability to employ information technologies effectively. | X | ||||
| 5 | Ability to design and conduct experiments, gather data, analyze and interpret results for investigating complex engineering problems or discipline specific research questions. | |||||
| 6 | Ability to work efficiently in intra-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams; ability to work individually. | X | ||||
| 7 | Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; knowledge of a minimum of one foreign language; ability to write effective reports and comprehend written reports, prepare design and production reports, make effective presentations, and give and receive clear and intelligible instructions. | |||||
| 8 | Awareness of the need for lifelong learning; ability to access information, to follow developments in science and technology, and to continue to educate him/herself. | |||||
| 9 | Knowledge on behavior according ethical principles, professional and ethical responsibility and standards used in engineering practices. | |||||
| 10 | Knowledge about business life practices such as project management, risk management, and change management; awareness in entrepreneurship, innovation; knowledge about sustainable development. | |||||
| 11 | Knowledge about the global and social effects of engineering practices on health, environment, and safety, and contemporary issues of the century reflected into the field of engineering; awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions. | |||||
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 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Total Workload | 150 | ||