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  Course Description
Course Name : Dewatering Methods

Course Code : JM-632

Course Type : Optional

Level of Course : Second Cycle

Year of Study : 1

Course Semester : Spring (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 6

Name of Lecturer(s) : Assoc.Prof.Dr. SEDAT TÜRKMEN

Learning Outcomes of the Course : Has the ability to find solutions for water problems encountered in engineering projects.
Determines the procedures for the removal of water problems
Knows research techniques.
Has the ability to decide which method would be appropriate in terms of cost and safety .

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : To enable students with the ability to suggest solutions for water problems encountered in engineering projects and to determine the procedures helping to eliminate the water problems.

Course Contents : The water problems of engineering structures and practices for the purpose of research. Tightness examination methods, the choice of the appropriate method of insulation. Injection molding, slurry trench (thick walls), the elastic thin wall methods. Membrane applications, depending on the nature or grounds on which method would be feasible for the basic technical and economic investigation of the application.

Language of Instruction : Turkish

Work Place : Classroom


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Groundwater and general concepts Reading the references Lectures, presentations, discussion
2 Examining the foundations of the building in terms of groundwater Reading the references Lectures, presentations, discussion
3 Investigating the permeability of soil Reading the references Lectures, presentations, discussion
4 Permaability and pressurized water experiments and calculations Reading the references Lectures, presentations, discussion
5 Evaluation of appropriate impermeability methods Reading the references Lectures, presentations, discussion
6 Injection (Grouting) methods Reading the references Lectures, presentations, discussion
7 High Pressure Injection (Jet Grouting) method Reading the references Lectures, presentations, discussion
8 Mid-term Exam Exam preparation Written Exam
9 Slurry Trench Method Reading the references Lectures, presentations, discussion
10 Thin wall application Reading the references Lectures, presentations, discussion
11 Well - Point and pumping methods Reading the references Lectures, presentations, discussion
12 The applications and designs of Impermeability in dam foundations. Reading the references Lectures ,presentations ,discussion
13 Geomembrane applications Reading the references Lectures, presentations, discussion
14 Water problems in the building foundations and case studies Reading the references Lectures, presentations, discussion
15 Water problems in the building foundations and case studies Reading the references Lectures, presentations, discussion
16/17 Final Exam Exam Preparation Written Exam


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  DSI seminar notes and books
 HILTON,I.C.,1967.Grout Selection, A New Classification System, Civil Engineering and Public Works Review, September, pp. 993-995.
 H. ÖZKAN, 2006 Injection Methods and Applications
 JET-GROUTING.COM., 2004. Jet Grouting Technology Overview – Chapter: Choice Of Jet Grouting Parameters, www.jet-grouting.com web site.
 HOULSBY,A.C., 1990. Construction And Design Of Cement Grouting, A Guide To Grouting in Rock Foundations, Published by John Wiley and Sons, New York, ISBN 0-471-51629-5.
 Articles about the subject policy
 Prof. Dr. Sedat TURKME LECTURES NOTES
Required Course Material(s)


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 60
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 5 40
Total 100
Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40
 
Final Assessments 100
Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60
Total 100

  Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes
# Key Learning Outcome Contribution*
1 Know how to use mathematics, science and engineering knowledge gained at undergraduate level to solve advanced geological engineering problems 4
2 Have the ability to define the problems of geological engineering in advanced level, formulate and solve them 5
3 Have advanced hypothetical and applied knowledge in geological engineering fields 5
4 Have the ability to prepare and evaluate projects in geological engineering 5
5 Have the ability to evaluate scientific and social values for societies and to transfer them to others at every level 5
6 Have the ability to do research independently in his/her field as well as in other fields and present the results effectively 5
7 Have the ability to be aware of life-long learning and follow the innovations in his/her field and to be able to use them efficiently 4
8 Have the ability to work individually, in a team, and in multidisciplinary fields. 4
9 Have the ability to use modern technologies and computer simulation to develop new projects and solve advanced engineering problems 5
10 Have the ability to use advanced knowledge in geological engineering field to think systematically and solve problems in multidisciplinary approaches 5
11 Have ethical responsibility to understand universal and social effects for applications of geological engineering and efficient usage of natural resources 5
* Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).

  Student Workload - ECTS
Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
    Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 4 56
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 4 56
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 5 4 20
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 10 10
    Final Exam 1 10 10
Total Workload: 152
Total Workload / 25 (h): 6.08
ECTS Credit: 6