| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Mecanics | JLJ305 | Compulsory | Bachelor's degree | 3 | Fall | 5 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Associate Prof. Dr. Özkan CORUK
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) To comprehend the mechanical properties of stone and rock mass
2) To learn the tests for determination of mechanical properties and how to define these properties
3) To have knowledge about behavior types of rock mass before, during and after any technical operation undertaken.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
| Program Competencies | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Middle | High | Middle | High | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | High | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 2 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Middle | No relation | No relation | |
| 3 | No relation | Middle | High | No relation | No relation | Middle | No relation | No relation | No relation | Middle | Middle | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | No relation | Middle | Middle | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
No
Course Contents
This course covers definition of rock mechanics, application principals and areas, stress conditions and distributions in rocks, stress and strain, Mohr diagrams, parameters effecting the behavior of rocks and stones, safety factor in rock mechanics, laboratory and in-situ test methods in rock mechanics, rock classifications in projects.
Weekly Schedule
1) Introduction To Rock Mechanics2) Basic Definitions of Rock Mechanics
3) Discontinuities
4) Working Principles of Rock Mechanics
5) Rocks' Stress Conditions
6) Strenght of Rocks
7) Strain of Rocks
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) Types of Mechanichal Behavior of Materials
10) Mechanical Behavior of Intact Rock
11) Conditiions and Distribution of Stress
12) Parameters affecting strength properties and behaviors of intact rocks and rocks
13) Tests of Rock Mechanics, Measuremennts and Observations
14) Tests of Rock Mechanics, Measuremennts and observations (Laboratory Tests)
15) Tests of Rock Mechanics, Measuremennts and observations (Field Tests)
16) Final examination
Recommended or Required Reading
1- CORUK, Ö., KARAKAŞ, A., Kaya Mekaniği Ders Notları, KOU YAYINI,
2- Goodman, R. E., 1980. Introduction to Rock Mechanics. John Wiley & Sons, New York, 478 sayfa.
3- Yüzer, E., Vardar, M., 1986. Kaya Mekaniği. İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi Vakfı Kitap Yayınları No: 11, 187 sayfa
4- Bell, F. G., 1992. Engineering Properties of Soils and Rocks. 3rd Edition, Butterworth Heinemann Ltd., Oxford, England, 345 sayfa.
5- Hudson, J.A., Harrison, J. P., 2005. Çevirenler: Arman, H., Kayabalı, K., Çetin, H., Mühendislik Kaya Mekaniği İlkelerine Giriş. Gazi Kitabevi. 422 sayfa.
6- KAYA MEKANİĞİ LAB. ALETLERİ, DATA SHOW.
7- ROCK MECHANICS LAB., DATA SHOW
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Drill and Practice
5) Lab / Workshop
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade |
20% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
80% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required