Iğdır University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
20150102005102	EARTH WORKS AND ART STRUCTURES	Compulsory	3	5	3

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

The course will provide methodologies and applications for the preparation of construction areas before the structural works.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Dr. Öğr. Üyesi M. Salih Bayraktutan

Learning Outcomes

1	Earthworks types, the stages of the earthworks and to classify the soils.
2	To recognize required working machines and their properties for earthworks
3	Efficiency of earthwork machines and specify the factors with main lines that affect the efficiency
4	To select the appropriate working machine type which is suitable for excavation,
5	To calculate road cross-sections area, the volume of excavation and filling

Mode of Delivery

Daytime Class

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

General information about earthworks, various stages of earthworks, types of earthworks, volume calculations and excavation methods are aimed.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	General introduction of earth works, the stages of earth works, types of earth works.
2	The types and properties of soil in earth works, soil types in earth works, swelling and settling of soils, the compaction of embankments, the degree of compaction, the calculation methods of width and height related to embankments.
3	The earth works in highway engineering, the quick and approximate calculation of volume of earth work, the application of the alignment to the land.
4	Volume calculations, volume calculations based on the types of cross section
5	Bruckner's diagrams, soil distribution, the properties of Bruckner's diagrams
6	Excavation methods and the general evaluation of excavation works.
7	The production and compaction methods of embankments, the diagram and use of proctor.
8	Mid-term exam
9	The material selection for filling purposes, compaction equipment and their efficiency.
10	The mechanical tools used in earth works, the calculation of efficiency and cycle period, transportation types and equation of motion.
11	Applications related with the calculation of efficiency and cycle period.
12	The types of explosives used in earth works, the opening of drains, the calculation of the quantity of explosives related to earth works
13	The productivity and organization in construction sites in terms of earth works, criteria for yield, the organization types and the selection of appropriate structure. The cost in earth works construction sites, the cost of operating vehicles in sites, calculation of cost of operating vehicles, expenses in earth works
14	Homework submission, presentations and general discussions

Recommended or Required Reading

1) Toprak Işleri, Güngör Evren, Birsen Yayınevi, Istanbul, 1998 ISBN:9755111948

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	100
SUM		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
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

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	1	1
Final Examination	1	2	2
Attending Lectures	13	4	52
Self Study	14	2	28
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	1	5	5
Individual Study for Final Examination	1	5	5
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			93

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7	PO 8	PO 9	PO 10	PO 11
LO1	3	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	3	3	3
LO2	3	3	5	4	4	4	3	5	4	4	4
LO3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	5	3
LO4	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3
LO5	3	4	4	5	4	3	5	5	3	5	5

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High