| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Elective Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Bachelor's Degree |
| YEAR OF STUDY | - |
| SEMESTER | - |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 5 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | -
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) Make the necessary calculations in the preparation of the road infrastructure
2) Calculate the cost in road infrastructure works
3) Know compression and drainage methods
4) Get knowledge about railway engineering and railway geometric design.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | CE 351 Transportation Engineering |
| COURSE DEFINITION | Preparation of road infrastructure. Volumes of fills and cuts. Mass diagram. Optimization of earth moving. Excavation methods and machines. Excavators and dampers. Compression methods. Drainage systems. Introduction to railway engineering. Railway vehicles. Wagon motion equations and application. Geometric properties of railways. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | Information on road infrastructure design | | 2nd Week | Road infrastructure materials | | 3rd Week | Cut and fill volume calculations | | 4th Week | Creating a mass diagram | | 5th Week | Earthwork transport optimization | | 6th Week | Excavation methods and introduction of excavation machines | | 7th Week | Transport distance analysis | | 8th Week | Midterm | | 9th Week | Explanation of compression methods | | 10th Week | Description of drainage systems | | 11th Week | Introduction to railway engineering | | 12th Week | Information about railway vehicles | | 13th Week | Wagon motion equations and its application | | 14th Week | Geometric properties of railways |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Reference:
V. A. Profillidis, Railway Management and Engineering, 3rd edition, Ashgate Publishing (2006).
Güngör, E., Toprak İşleri, 2001.
Güngör, E., Demiryolu, 2002.
Additional Resources:
Lecture Notes
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| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Problem Solving,Other,Presentation |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 35 | | Assignment | 2 | 20 | | Attendance | 1 | 5 | | Total(%) | | 60 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 60 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 40 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 1 | 1,5 | 1,5 | | Preparation for Quiz | | | | | Individual or group work | 1 | 10 | 10 | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 30 | 30 | | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 25 | 25 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | | | | | Final exam | 1 | 1,5 | 1,5 | | Homework | 2 | 10 | 20 | | Project | 1 | 15 | 15 | | Total Workload | | | 145 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 4,83 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 5 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | English |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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