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| Course Description |
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| Course Name |
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Soil Water Structures |
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| Course Code |
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TYP459 |
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| Course Type |
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Optional |
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| Level of Course |
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Sub-Level (Undergraduate Degree) |
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| Year of Study |
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4 |
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| Course Semester |
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Fall (16 Weeks) |
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| ECTS |
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4 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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Prof.Dr. BÜLENT ÖZEKİCİ
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course |
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Comprehends the principles of engineering applied for protecting soil and water resources .
Designs structures and facilities for soil and water protection .
Determine the problems encountered and give possible solutions
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| Mode of Delivery |
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Face-to-Face |
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| Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites |
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None |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
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none |
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| Aim(s) of Course |
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To comprehend soil and water principal related to hydraulic structures .Provide students with the ability to design Protection Structures and Facilities by combining their engineering knowledge with soil,water and plant science. |
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| Course Contents |
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Basic principals of soil water content,erosion and flood controls in agricultural basins and streambed,designing control and protection structures with hydraulics principles. |
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| Language of Instruction |
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Turkish |
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| Work Place |
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Classroom |
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Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities |
| Week | Subject | Student's Preliminary Work | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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1 |
Introduction to Water Soil Structures |
Reviewing Lecture Notes |
Lecturing,Slide Projection |
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2 |
Storage Structures;Dams |
Reviewing Lecture Notes |
Lecturing,Slide Projection |
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3 |
Technical Trip |
Reviewing Lecture Notes |
Lecturing,Slide Projection |
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4 |
Energy Dissipation Structures |
Reviewing Lecture Notes |
Lecturing,Slide Projection |
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5 |
Kinds of Energy Dissipation Structures and Choices |
Reviewing Lecture Notes |
Lecturing,Slide Projection |
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6 |
Spillways |
Reviewing Lecture Notes |
Lecturing,Slide Projection |
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7 |
Control Structures and Regulators |
Reviewing Lecture Notes |
Lecturing,Slide Projection |
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8 |
Checks |
Reviewing Lecture Notes |
Lecturing,Slide Projection |
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9 |
Sluices |
Reviewing Lecture Notes |
Lecturing,Slide Projection |
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10 |
Parshall Sluices |
Reviewing Lecture Notes |
Lecturing,Slide Projection |
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11 |
Transportation Structures;Siphons |
Reviewing Lecture Notes |
Lecturing,Slide Projection |
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12 |
Mid term Exam |
Reviewing Lecture Notes |
Preparation for the Midterm |
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13 |
Water Intake Structures |
Reviewing Lecture Notes |
Lecturing,Slide Projection |
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14 |
Flow Division Structures |
Reviewing Lecture Notes |
Lecturing,Slide Projection |
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15 |
Flow Division Structures |
Reviewing Lecture Notes |
Lecturing,Slide Projection |
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16/17 |
Final Exam |
Reviewing Lecture Notes |
Preparation for the Final Exam |
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Required Course Resources |
| Resource Type | Resource Name |
| Recommended Course Material(s) |
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| Required Course Material(s) | |
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Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria |
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Semester/Year Assessments |
Number |
Contribution Percentage |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
60 |
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Homeworks/Projects/Others |
2 |
40 |
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Total |
100 |
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Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success |
40 |
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Final Assessments
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100 |
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Rate of Final Assessments to Success
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60 |
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Total |
100 |
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| Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes |
| # | Key Learning Outcome | Contribution* |
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1 |
Accesses to the resources in the field, uses of these resources and continuous self-improvement |
0 |
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2 |
Plans activities related to operation, maintenance and repairs irrigation network,developes project formulations in monitoring and evaluations, operates the irrigation networks. |
3 |
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3 |
Developes and implements irrigation programmes using the soil-plant-water relations and soil engineering properties |
3 |
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4 |
Developes and implements strategies for wastewater, drainage water, runoff water such as treated waste water re-use of non-conventional water without adversely affecting the environment, makes laboratory analysis about saline alkali soils and water suitability to irrigation and reports. |
4 |
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5 |
Prepares project about soil and water structures, animal houses, storage structures and crop production structures. Analyzes in terms of static and strength. Determines the properties of materials used in construction and makes the relevant tests.
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5 |
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6 |
Designs crop production systems, controls environmental domestic conditions and operates, makes the selection of materials to be used, tests and prepares a report. |
1 |
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7 |
Etudes drainage of agricultural lands, plans drainage systems,prepares projects and makes aplications, selects materials to be used, tests and prepares a report
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2 |
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8 |
Exposes the problems about soil and water conservation (erosion) and water harvesting, prepares and implements the project.
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4 |
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9 |
Designs and projects small dams, ponds. Prepares and implements flood action plans within the scope of integrated watershed management. |
3 |
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10 |
Works independently and takes responsibility |
3 |
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11 |
Developes and implement s strategies of sustainable water management for the purposes of protecting water resources and agricultural production. |
4 |
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12 |
Makes aplication of engineering design of irrigation systems and conducts tests about the materıals used ın these systems and preapares reports |
4 |
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13 |
Prepares land consolidation projects and applies. Provides farm developing systems. Prepares and implements rural development projects. |
1 |
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14 |
Creates effective solutions for sustainable agricultural production |
4 |
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15 |
Developes projects to protect natural resources like water,and offers the benefit to society, using the information of basic engineering, basic agricultural engineering and agricultural structures and irrigation engineering .
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4 |
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16 |
Has the ability to analyze problems ,make decisions and solve about professional subjects |
4 |
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17 |
Has the ability to design and apply analytical, modelling and experimental researches,and acquires the skill of analyzing and interpreting the complex issiues occured during this process . |
0 |
| * Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum). |
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| Student Workload - ECTS |
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
| Course Related Works |
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Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) |
14 |
3 |
42 |
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Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Assesment Related Works |
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Homeworks, Projects, Others |
2 |
3 |
6 |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
4 |
4 |
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Final Exam |
1 |
4 |
4 |
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Total Workload: | 98 |
| Total Workload / 25 (h): | 3.92 |
| ECTS Credit: | 4 |
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