Transportation Engineering I
Civil Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transportation Engineering I | INS315 | Compulsory | Bachelor's degree | 3 | Fall | 4 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. SALIH TANER YILDIRIM
Associate Prof. Dr. Utkan MUTMAN
Assistant Prof. Dr. Abdulmutalip DEMİREL
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Recognizing the transportation system in Turkey and the world
2) Establishing the relationship and the interaction between road and traffic
3) Making highway design and calculations.
4) Obtaining information about the art structures, infrastructures and superstructure in highway
5) Recognizing the type of highway coating according to the type and material
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||
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| 1 | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 2 | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 3 | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 4 | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 5 | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Surveying
Course Contents
Identification and development of the transportation, public transport systems, road carrying and features, capacity description and navigation safety of traffic, the horizontal and vertical curves, transition curves, horizontal gradients in highway, calculation methods of the cross section, the calculation of soil volume, Bruckner curve and properties, land distribution, information about ground and groundwork in transportation, coating types , highway projects.
Weekly Schedule
1) General information2) Movement of the vehicles
3) Capasity of the Roads, Geometric Standarts of the Roads
4) Investigation of Road Plan
5) Horizontal Curves and Transition Curves
6) Horizontal Curves and Transition Curves
7) The Profile and the Vertical Curves
8) The Exam
9) The Cross Section and the Areas
10) The Cross Section and the Areas
11) Calculation of the Volume and Bruckner Curve
12) Calculation of the Volume and Bruckner Curve
13) Drainage in the Highway
14) Superstructure of the Highway
15) Superstructure of the Highway
16) The Final Exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Lab / Workshop
4) Self Study
5) Problem Solving
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Semester Studies to Course Grade |
50% |
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Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
50% |
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Total | 100% | |||||||||||
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required