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Description of Individual Course Units| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | 20150102007100 | WATER RESOURCES | Compulsory | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| | Level of Course Unit | | First Cycle | | Objectives of the Course | | The aim of this course is to examine and design the hydraulic structure built on the river and to know how the characteristics changes in the river Hydraulics and morphological problems due to these structures | | Name of Lecturer(s) | | Assist. Prof. Dr. Aysun Altıkat | | Learning Outcomes | | 1 | Students shall have knowledge about critical point on morphological changing and river improvement | | 2 | Students will be have knowledge about sediment movement in streams | | 3 | Students will gain knowledge about the water intake structures and energy dissipators | | 4 | Students will learn the essentials of dam design | | 5 | Students will learn the principles about the design of flood control structures solving. |
| | Mode of Delivery | | Daytime Class | | Prerequisites and co-requisities | | None | | Recommended Optional Programme Components | | None | | Course Contents | | River Morphology; Sediment Transportation in Rivers; Drop Structures, Diversion Weirs, Gated Diversion Weirs; Dams, Types of Dams; Reservoir of Dams; Water İntakes Structures From River; Outlet Works of Dam, Spillways; Energy Dissipation Basin; River İmprovements; Flood Control Structures | | Weekly Detailed Course Contents | |
| 1 | River morphology: introduction, general information | | | | 2 | Sediment transport in rivers: properties of sediment, initiation of particle motion, formation of bed forms, flow resistance, determination of sediment load | | | | 3 | Drop structures: sharp-crested and broad crested weirs, aims, functionality, water surface profiles diversion weirs: aims of building, classification, location, plan shapes, determination of the crest length and discharge capacity, determination of hydraulic and static profile | | | | 4 | Gated diversion weirs: aims, functionality, components, relations between gate opening discharge, type of gates, forces acting on gate and design aspect of piles. | | | | 5 | Dams Classification of dams, feasibility study and planning of dams, diversion works of river flow, gravity dams, forces acting on dams, stability criteria, reinforced and roller compacted concrete gravity dams | | | | 6 | Arch dams, types of arch dams, design criteria of arch dams, type of slab and buttress dams, earth-fill and rock-fill embankment dams, seepage under dams, scour on downstream of dam.Reservoir of dams: physical characteristic of reservoirs, dead storage, useful storage, surcharge storage, flood mitigation reservoir | | | | 7 | Reservoir of dams: physical characteristic of reservoirs, dead storage, useful storage, surcharge storage, flood mitigation reservoir | | | | 8 | Mid-term exam | | | | 9 | Water intakes structures from river: Location of intakes, sediment control a-intakes from rivers, overflow intakes from rivers, side-channel intakes, friction and minor head losses along intakes b-type of water intakes from reservoirs c-pressured water intakes | | | | 10 | Outlets works of dam: Spillways on dams, types of spillway | | | | 11 | Other types of spillways: shaft spillway, side channel spillway, stepped spillway, siphon spillway. bottom outlets | | | | 12 | Energy dissipation basin Hydraulic jump and energy dissipation, stilling basins and types, flip bucket, roller buckets, energy dissipation in drop structures | | | | 13 | Energy dissipation basin Hydraulic jump and energy dissipation, stilling basins and types, flip bucket, roller buckets, energy dissipation in drop structures (2nd Midterm Exam) | | | | 14 | River improvements Structural elements and material using in river improvement. River flood control structures. Flood walls and levees | | |
| | Recommended or Required Reading | | Hydraulic Structures (Spon Pres), Novak, Moffat, Nalluri, Narayanan, 2001. | | Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods | | | Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | |
| Final Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | Turkish | | Work Placement(s) | | None |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Attending Lectures | 13 | 2 | 26 | | Self Study | 14 | 2 | 28 | | Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Individual Study for Final Examination | 1 | 5 | 5 | |
| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes | | LO1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | | LO2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | | LO3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | | LO4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | LO5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| | * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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