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FACULTY OF ENGINEERING & ARCHITECTURE / JFM 307 - GEOPHYSICAL ENGINEERING

Code: JFM 307 Course Title: ELECTRICAL AND ELECTROMAGNETIC PROSPECTING Theoretical+Practice: 2+1 ECTS: 5
Year/Semester of Study 3 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Compulsory
Department GEOPHYSICAL ENGINEERING
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer NART COŞKUN (nartc@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
To ensure the more advanced understanding of physical principles used by electrical resistivity, induction polarization, and self-potential geophysical prospecting methods, to teach regulation of these techniques for a specific search purpose, to teach writing computer programs measured electrical geophysical techniques for modeling the responses, to teach the process and interpret electrical field data.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Be able to use techniques by designing electrical geophysical searches for a specific search target. PO-1 An ability to apply knowledge of basic engineering sciences and earth sciences for the solution of geophysical engineering problems.
PO-2 An ability to identify, formulate, and solve geophysical engineering problems and knowledge of contemporary issues.
PO-3 An ability to design field experiments, as well as analyze and interpret data.
PO-4 An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.
PO-5 An ability to process the collected geophysical data by means of modern hardware and software facilities of information technologies.
Examination
LO-2 Be able to write computer programs to model geophysical responses derived from various electrical techniques. PO-1 An ability to apply knowledge of basic engineering sciences and earth sciences for the solution of geophysical engineering problems.
PO-2 An ability to identify, formulate, and solve geophysical engineering problems and knowledge of contemporary issues.
PO-3 An ability to design field experiments, as well as analyze and interpret data.
PO-4 An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.
Examination
LO-3 Be able to interpret field data obtained from electrical methods. PO-1 An ability to apply knowledge of basic engineering sciences and earth sciences for the solution of geophysical engineering problems.
PO-2 An ability to identify, formulate, and solve geophysical engineering problems and knowledge of contemporary issues.
PO-3 An ability to design field experiments, as well as analyze and interpret data.
PO-4 An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.
PO-5 An ability to process the collected geophysical data by means of modern hardware and software facilities of information technologies.
PO-6 An ability to interpret the processed data by using multidisciplinary approach.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Self potential method. Potential and apparent resistivity relationships in the direct current potential method. Acquisition of transformation resistivity function and apparent resistivity the theorical datas with lineer fitler theory. Principles of geophysical interpretation and inverse solution. Noise removal with the least squares method and transformation operations direct interpretation method. The effects of two dimensional structures to apparent resistivity curves. Direct interpretation method. Parameter estimation with damped least square. Use to with direct and iteration methods. Two dimensional modelling. Two dimensional inverse solution. Induction polarization method and the in use to exploration geophysics. Natural and artificial source of EM methods Vlf and Hlem methods and applications. Temporary electromagnetic method and Its use. Acception of plane wave and magnetotellüric method. Desciriptions of the various impedance and apparent resistivity. Ground radar method. Examination of the time series in the magnetotellürik method and preparation of data to interpretation. One and two dimensional modelling.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Self potential method, potential and apparent resistivity relationships in the direct current potential method Lecturing
2 Acquisition of transformation resistivity function and apparent resistivity the theorical datas with lineer fitler theory Problem solving method
3 Principles of geophysical ınterpretation and ınverse solution Lecturing
4 Noise removal with the least squares method and transformation operations direct ınterpretation method Problem solving method
5 The effects of two dimensional structures to apparent resistivity curves, direct ınterpretation method Interpretation method
6 Parameter estimation with damped least square, use to with direct and ıteration methods Problem solving method
7 Two dimensional modelling, two dimensional ınverse solution Creating a model
8 mid-term exam
9 Induction polarization method and the in use to exploration geophysics Lecturing
10 Natural and artificial source of em methods vlf and hlem methods and applications, temporary electromagnetic method and ıts use Lecturing
11 Acception of plane wave and magnetotellüric method Lecturing
12 Desciriptions of the various ımpedance and apparent resistivity Lecturing
13 Ground radar method Lecturing
14 Examination of the time series in the magnetotellürik method and preparation of data to ınterpretation Interpretation method
15 One and two dimensional modelling Creating a model
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Başokur, A.T. 1984, Düşey elektrik sondajı, Türkiye Petrolleri Anonim Ortaklığı, 261 s.
2 Keller, G. V. and Frischknecht, F. C., 1970, Electrical methods in geophysical prospecting, Pergamon Press. 519 pp.
3 Koefoed, O. 1979, Geosounding Principles, 1. Resistivity sounding measurements. Elsevier, Amsterdam. 276 pp.
4 Patra, H. P. and Mallick, K. 1980, Geosounding Principles, 2. Time-varying geoelectric soundings. Elsevier, Amsterdam. 419 pp.
5 Ward, S. H. Fink, J. B. and Stenberg, B. K. (Editors), 1990, Induced Porazitaion. Applications and case histories. Society of Exploration Geophysicists. 414 pp.
6 Zhdanov, M. S., and Keller, G. V., 1994, The geoelectrical methods in geophysical exploration; Elsevier, Amsterdam.
7 Zhdanov, M. S., and Keller, G. V., 1994, The geoelectrical methods in geophysical exploration; Elsevier, Amsterdam
8 Kaufmann, A. A., Keller, G. V., 1983, Frequency and transient soundings; Elsevier, Amsterdam.
9 Nabighian, M. N., 1991. Electromagnetic methods in applied geophysics, SEG.
10 Strack, K.-M., 1992, Exploration with deep transient electromagnetics; Elsevier, Amsterdam
Required Course instruments and materials
None

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 1 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 0
       b) Search in internet/Library 0
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 7 7 49
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 8 7 56
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 149