Rock Mechanics (CE517) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Rock Mechanics CE517 Area Elective 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Ph.D.
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Demonstration, Discussion, Observation Case Study, Problem Solving.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Prof. Dr. Abdurrahim ÖZGENOĞLU
Course Assistants
Course Objectives This course is designed to provide the civil engineering students the understanding of the basic principles of the rock mechanics.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • On completion of this course students should have acquired the necessary skills to enable them to identify the requirements for the design of common and non-standard rock engineering problems used for civil engineering projects.
  • The course provides the necessary background information for a proper use of the rock engineering applications.
  • Analytical, numerical and empirical methods will also be covered during the rock mechanics applications.
Course Content Stress and strain analysis, introductory elasticity, mechanical behaviour of rock and rock masses, rock testing, discontinuity deformation and slip, failure, in-situ state of stress, stresses around underground openings, rock mass classification, support design.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introduction to rock mechanics
2 Stress-strain analysis
3 Stress-strain analysis
4 Stress-strain analysis
5 Rock properties
6 Failure of rocks and failure criteria
7 Failure of rocks and failure criteria
8 In-situ state of stress
9 In-situ state of stress
10 Stresses around underground openings
11 Stresses around underground openings
12 Rock mass classification and support design
13 Rock mass classification and support design
14 Rock mass classification and support design
15 Final Exam Period
16 Final Exam Period

Sources

Course Book 1. Sınıfta verilen ders notları
Other Sources 2. R.E. Goodman, “Introduction to Rock Mechanics”, John Wiley and Sons, 1980. J.C. Jaeger & N.G.W.Cook, “Fundamentals of Rock Mechanics”, Chapman and Hall, 1979.
3. E.T. Brown, (ed.), “ISRM Commission on Testing Methods, Rock Characterization Testing and Monitoring, ISRM Suggested Methods”, Pergamon Press, 1981.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics 4 8
Homework Assignments 4 12
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 2 40
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 40
Toplam 11 100
Percentage of Semester Work 60
Percentage of Final Work 40
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 An ability to solve mathematically defined advanced engineering problems analytically.
2 An ability to solve mathematically defined advanced engineering problems numerically. X
3 An ability to use the technology and the literature effectively in the civil engineering research domain. X
4 An ability to conduct qualitative research in civil engineering and publish articles in conferences and journals in the area. X
5 Ability to design and apply theoretical, experimental and modeling based researches; analyze and solve complex problems encountered in this process. X
6 To complete and apply knowledge by using scientific methods using uncertain, limited or incomplete data; use information from different disciplines. X

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 14 3 42
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 4 5 20
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 5 5
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 10 10
Total Workload 125