KSU5336 Safety Requirements and Operation of Tunnels in EU Transportation NetworksBahçeşehir UniversityDegree Programs URBAN SYSTEMS AND TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT (TURKISH, NON-THESIS)General Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational QualificationsBologna Commission
URBAN SYSTEMS AND TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT (TURKISH, NON-THESIS)
Master TR-NQF-HE: Level 7 QF-EHEA: Second Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 7

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
KSU5336 Safety Requirements and Operation of Tunnels in EU Transportation Networks Fall
Spring
3 0 3 12
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction: Turkish
Type of course: Departmental Elective
Course Level:
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Dr. Öğr. Üyesi NİLGÜN CAMKESEN
Recommended Optional Program Components: Tunnel
Course Objectives: Course objective is giving detailed information about tunnel engineering and engineering geology.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Learning tunnel engineering

Doing comparison of tunnel engineering in Turkey and EU

Learning cost, construction and planning of tunnels

Course Content

Introduction to tunnel engineering; Basic definitions of engineering geology; Tunnel blasting; Tunnel boring machine (TBM); Tunnel supporting methods; Tunnel ventilation; Tunnel injection methods; Environmental necesssities and the precautions that should be taken; Tunnel cost, construction and planning; Tunnel contracting services; risk analyses.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction
2) Tunnel Engineering
3) Tunnel Engineering
4) Engineering geology
5) Engineering geology
6) Tunnel blasting
7) Tunnel boring machine (TBM)
8) Tunnel boring machine (TBM)
9) Midterm Exam
10) Tunnel supporting method
11) Tunnel ventilation
12) Environmental necesssities and the precautions
13) Tunnel cost, construction and planning
14) Final Exam

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Derste Verilen Notlar / Lecture Notes
References: Sunumlar / Presentations

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 10 % 0
Quizzes 4 % 10
Homework Assignments 5 % 20
Midterms 1 % 30
Final 1 % 40
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 40
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 10 6 60
Homework Assignments 5 20 100
Quizzes 4 10 40
Midterms 1 30 30
Final 1 40 40
Total Workload 270

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Improving and enhancing information in expertise level on the concept of transportation licence level abilities in terms of transportation department and related departments. 4
2) Having detailed information about current technics, methods and their constraints in transportation engineering. 3
3) Having awareness about innovations and developments in profession, investigating and learning necessary informations about these 4
4) Completing and implementing information with limited datas, integrating informations of different discipline datas
5) Estabilishing engineering problems, improving methods for solution, implementing new methods in solutions
6) New/origin idea and method implementing, improving new solutions in system, part and process designs.
7) Understanding process and results of studies, presenting the datas oral and written in related department on national and international scales, understanding a foreign language, having speaking, writing and reading level at least Europan Language Portfolio B2.
8) Understanding social and environmental phases of technological implementations. Listing ability of current technics, methods, effects, constraints and results of technological implementations.
9) Considering social-scientific-ethic values in collecting-understanding-implementing-presenting phases and all activities.
10) Having information detailed and deeply by implemented researching in technology, evaluating and implementing of information
11) Developing method for defined technological problems and implementing innovative methods in solutions.
12) Modelling and implementing of experimental investigations, solving of complex cases in this process