Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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FACULTY OF ENGINEERING & ARCHITECTURE / SEC 314 - GEOPHYSICAL ENGINEERING

Code: SEC 314 Course Title: GROUND PENETRATING RADAR Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 3 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
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 give operating ground penetrating radar (GPR) systems and give application fields of GPR. It is aimed to introduce how data acquisition, processing and interpretation of this method are used in this course.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Be able to recognize ground penetrating radar and the instrument of the method. PO-1 An ability to apply knowledge of basic engineering sciences and earth sciences for the solution of geophysical engineering problems.
PO-3 An ability to design field experiments, as well as analyze and interpret data.
Examination
LO-2 Be able to define electromagnetic theory, Maxweell Equations, physical properties (Magnetic permeability, electric permittivity) 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.
Examination
LO-3 Be able to do data collection process. 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-4 Be able to order availability and the limitations of the method. 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-5 Students will be explicate case studies of this method (pipes and utilities, tank and drum location, concrete and rebar imaging, geology (bedrock, fractured marble), landfill and burial trenches, unknown cemetery and grave location archaeological studies) PO-6 An ability to interpret the processed data by using multidisciplinary approach.
Examination
LO-6 They will be make various applications on the field with the equipment 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
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Two-and three-dimensional data acquisition, determination of the direction of profile, types of arrangement to transmitter and receiver antenna, selection the antenna according to the problem, filters applied to radar data, speed analysis and amplitude gain applications, amplitude-color function and regulation of amplitude- imaging function, rules for interpretation to data, structural studies: Soil stratigraphy, near surface fault, mapping of fractures and cracks, determination of the geological structure and the underground water table depth, archaeological research: The tomb, wall, and so on. Finding historical remains, research in metallic material search: Invisible tank to undergraund, tube, detection to tube lines and metal object, location, tunneling, mining and road research.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Two and three dimensional data acquisition, determination of the direction of profile, types of arrangement to transmitter and receiver antenna, selection the antenna according to the problem Lecturing
2 Two and three dimensional data acquisition, determination of the direction of profile, types of arrangement to transmitter and receiver antenna, selection the antenna according to the problem Field application
3 Two and three dimensional data acquisition, determination of the direction of profile, types of arrangement to transmitter and receiver antenna, selection the antenna according to the problem Field application
4 Filters applied to radar data, speed analysis and amplitude gain applications Problem solving method
5 Filters applied to radar data, speed analysis and amplitude gain applications Problem solving method
6 Amplitude color function and regulation of amplitude- ımaging function Problem solving method
7 Amplitude color function and regulation of amplitude- ımaging function Problem solving method
8 mid-term exam
9 Rules for interpretation to data Lecturing
10 Rules for interpretation to data Interpretation method
11 Structural studies: soil stratigraphy, near surface fault, mapping of fractures and cracks, determination of the geological structure and the underground water table depth Interpretation method and creating a model
12 Structural studies: soil stratigraphy, near surface fault, mapping of fractures and cracks, determination of the geological structure and the underground water table depth Interpretation method and creating a model
13 Archaeological research: the tomb, wall, and so on. finding historical remains Interpretation method
14 Research in metallic material search: ınvisible tank to undergraund, tube, detection to tube lines and metal object Interpretation method
15 Location, tunneling, mining and road research Field application
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Daniels, J. J., 2002. Updated Gphyzgpr IDL 5.5 for GPR interpretation, http://www.geology.ohio-state.edu/~jeff/
2 Daniels, J.J., 1989. Fundamentals of ground penetrating radar. Proceedings of SAGEEP, Golden,
3 Davis, J.L., Annan, A.P., 1989. Ground-penetrating radar for high resolution mapping of soil and
4 Green, A., Gross, R., Holliger, K., Horstmeyer, H., Baldwin, J., 2003. Results of 3-D georadar
5 Kadıoğlu, S., 2008. Photographing layer thicknesses and discontinuities in a marble quarry with
6 Kadıoğlu, S. and Daniels, J. J, 2008. 3D visualization of integrated ground penetrating radar data
7 Kadıoğlu, S., Ulugergerli, E.U., and Daniels, J.J., 2006. 3D visualization to map cavities by GPR
8 Roberts, R.L., 1994. Analysis an Theoretical Modeling of GPR Polarization Data. PhD. Thesis, The Ohio-State University.
9 REFLEXW ver. 3.5.8. Program for the processing of seismic, acoustic or electromagnetic reflection, refraction and transmission data. User’s manual. http://www.sandmeier-geo.de. Win EKKOPro Lisanslı Yazılım.
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 2 7 14
       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 9 7 63
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 9 7 63
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 184