ECTS - Design and Construction of Transportation Facilities
Design and Construction of Transportation Facilities (CE511) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Design and Construction of Transportation Facilities | CE511 | Area Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Question and Answer, Problem Solving. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | General overview to transport facilities and related structures. Engineering works like, Bridges, Culverts, Viaducts, Tunnels, Pylons, Towers etc. and special transport structures as Aerial Railways, Lifts, Pipe lines. Design Methods, System selection and optimization with detailing. Prestressed Concrete Structures; Pretension - and Posttension Methods and Design applications. Design of Special Transportation Structures Considering both Economic and Engineering Aspects, Optimization, Application of New Technologies |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Transportation systems, geometric design of transportation facilities based on operational capacity, site constraints, and safety considerations, pavement design and rehabilitation, terminals as components of transportation systems engineering, operations planning and construction of transportation systems. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Overview on Special Transportation Structures, Course Content | |
| 2 | Material; Concrete, Fiber Reinforced Concrete, Reinforced Concrete, Prestressed Concrete, Steel, Wood | |
| 3 | Detailing, Cross-section Optimization | |
| 4 | System Optimization | |
| 5 | Culverts, Bridges, Viaducts | |
| 6 | Optimization of Openings in Bridges and Viaducts | |
| 7 | Prestressed Concrete, Definition and History | |
| 8 | Application Fields and Types | |
| 9 | Calculation Methods / Dimensioning and Verification | |
| 10 | Posttensioned Plate Calculations | |
| 11 | Tunnels | |
| 12 | Discussion of 1st Midterm | |
| 13 | Discussion of 2nd Midterm | |
| 14 | Aerial Railways, Pipelines | |
| 15 | Final Exam Period | |
| 16 | Final Exam Period |
Sources
| Other Sources | 1. - GUYON, Y. “Béton précontrainte, Etude théorique expérimentale” Editions Eyrolles, Paris 1958 |
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| 2. Leonhard, F. Prof. Dr. “Spannbeton für die Praxis” Wilhelm Ernst und Sohn, Berlin 1961 | |
| 3. Lin, T.Y. “Design of Prestressed Concrete Structures” John Wiley & Sonc Inc. New-York 1961 | |
| 4. Göksu, E. “Öngerilimli Betonların, tarihçesi, tanımı ve yararları” İMO Türkiye Mühendislik Haberleri Kasım 1975, Ankara | |
| 5. Göksu, E. “Öngerilimli Betonun Gereksindirdiği yapı gereçleri” İMO Türkiye Mühendislik Haberleri Mart 1976, Ankara | |
| 6. Göksu, E. “Öngerilimli Betonun Statiği ve Hesap yöntemleriİ IMO Türkiye Mühendislik Haberleri Eylül 1975, Ankara | |
| 7. Göksu, E. “Önceden kaynaşmalı (Pretension) ve Sonradan kaynaşmalı (Post tension) Öngerilimli yapık (prefabrik) öğelerin yapım ilkeleri” IMO Türkiye Mühendislik Haberleri Kasım 1976, Ankara | |
| 8. Göksu, E. “Önyapımlı İskelet Sistemler ve Niğbaş Uygulaması” TÜBİTAK Eylül 1980, Ankara | |
| 9. Göksu, E. “Ard-germeli Betonarme düz döşemeler” Yapı Dünyası Ağustos 1998, Ankara |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
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| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | 2 | 5 |
| Homework Assignments | 4 | 15 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | 1 | 20 |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 2 | 20 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Toplam | 10 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 60 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 40 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | |
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| Major Area Courses | X |
| 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 | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Attains knowledge through wide and in-depth investigations his/her field and surveys, evaluates, interprets, and applies the knowledge thus acquired. | X | ||||
| 2 | Has a critical and comprehensive knowledge of contemporary engineering techniques and methods of application. | X | ||||
| 3 | By using unfamiliar, ambiguous, or incompletely defined data, completes and utilizes the required knowledge by scientific methods; is able to fuse and make use of knowledge from different disciplines. | X | ||||
| 4 | Has the awareness of new and emerging technologies in his/her branch of engineering profession, studies and learns these when needed. | X | ||||
| 5 | Defines and formulates problems in his/her branch of engineering, develops methods of solution, and applies innovative methods of solution. | X | ||||
| 6 | Devises new and/or original ideas and methods; designs complex systems and processes and proposes innovative/alternative solutions for their design. | X | ||||
| 7 | Has the ability to design and conduct theoretical, experimental, and model-based investigations; is able to use judgment to solve complex problems that may be faced in this process. | X | ||||
| 8 | Functions effectively as a member or as a leader in teams that may be interdisciplinary, devises approaches of solving complex situations, can work independently and can assume responsibility. | X | ||||
| 9 | Has the oral and written communication skills in one foreign language at the B2 general level of European Language Portfolio. | X | ||||
| 10 | Can present the progress and the results of his investigations clearly and systematically in national or international contexts both orally and in writing. | X | ||||
| 11 | Knows social, environmental, health, safety, and legal dimensions of engineering applications as well as project management and business practices; and is aware of the limitations and the responsibilities these impose on engineering practices. | X | ||||
| 12 | Commits to social, scientific, and professional ethics during data acquisition, interpretation, and publication as well as in all professional activities. | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| 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 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | |||
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 17 | 17 |
| Total Workload | 125 | ||