Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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FACULTY OF ENGINEERING & ARCHITECTURE / IMU 417 - CIVIL ENGINEERING

Code: IMU 417 Course Title: ROCK MECHANICS Theoretical+Practice: 2+0 ECTS: 3
Year/Semester of Study 4 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department CIVIL ENGINEERING
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer İSMAİL İSA ATABEY (ismailatabey@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
Aims of this course are to give the fundamentals of rock mechanics on a geological base and to teach the engineering behavior of the rocks

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Be able to explain the index and mechanical properties of rocks PO-5 The ability of designing experiments to examine the engineering problems, conducting experiments, collecting data, analyzing and interpreting the results
PO-6 Ability of working within single-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams effectively and skill of individual work.
 		Examination
LO-2 Be able to solve stress-strain problems in rocks PO-1 Recovery adequate knowledge in the field of mathematics, science and civil engineering; ability to use theoretical and applied information in these areas to model and solve Civil Engineering problems.
PO-5 The ability of designing experiments to examine the engineering problems, conducting experiments, collecting data, analyzing and interpreting the results
PO-6 Ability of working within single-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams effectively and skill of individual work.
 		Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Introduction, Stress and deformation analysis, rock strength, The strength of rock material, basic fracture mechanics, failure theory, determination of rock strength, laboratory methods, field methods.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Introduction. Development of Rock Mechanics. Objectives of Rock Mechanics Descirption Method
2 Concept of Stress. Types of Stress. Principal stress. Principal stress Planes.Stress states Descirption Method
3 Investigation of Stress states by Analitically. İnvestigation of Stress states by Mohr's Stress Circles. Descirption Method
4 Deformation of Rocks: Defination of Deformation. Types of Deformation. Measurement of Deformation. Strain. Elastic Modulus. Poisson's Ratio. Shear Modulus. Compressibility Modulus Descirption Method
5 Stress-Strain Relationship. Descirption Method
6 Factors İnfluencing to Mechanical Behaviour of Rocks: Confining Pressure. Pore Pressure. Temperature. Time. Anisotropy and İnhomogenity. Rock Type. Alteration Descirption Method
7 Failure Mechanism of Rocks. Modes of Failure of Rocks. Failure Criteria. Descirption Method
8 mid-term exam
9 Natural Stress. Gravitational Stress. Residual Srtess. Vertical and Horizontal Stress Increase due to Various Types of Loading. Descirption Method
10 Laboratory Tests of Rocks: Sammling. Preparation of Specimens. Indeks Properties of Rocks. Descirption Method
11 Laboratory Tests of Rocks: Unconfined Compressive Strength. Direct Tensile Strength.Indirect Tensile Strength.Shear Strength. Descirption Method
12 Laboratory Tests of Rocks: Static Elastic Constants of Rocks. Dinamic Static Elastic Constants of Rocks Descirption Method
13 Pratical in Laboratory Descirption Method
14 Pratical in Laboratory Descirption Method
15 Pratical in Laboratory Descirption Method
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 R.E. Goodman, “Introduction to Rock Mechanics”, John Wiley and Sons, 1980. 2. J.C. Jaeger & N.G.W. Cook, “Fundamentals of Rock Mechanics”, Chapman and Hall, 1979.
Required Course instruments and materials
R.E. Goodman, “Introduction to Rock Mechanics”, John Wiley and Sons, 1980. 2. J.C. Jaeger & N.G.W. Cook, “Fundamentals of Rock Mechanics”, Chapman and Hall, 1979.

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) 14 2 28
Outside Class
       a) Reading 4 14 56
       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 2 1 2
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 2 1 2
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 90