MATHEMATICS (TURKISH, PHD)
PhD TR-NQF-HE: Level 8 QF-EHEA: Third Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 8

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
KSU5335 Roadside Safety Design and Applications Fall 3 0 3 12
The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester

Basic information

Language of instruction: Tr
Type of course: Departmental Elective
Course Level:
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Dr. Öğr. Üyesi NİLGÜN CAMKESEN
Course Objectives: The basic goal of this subject is investigating the necessities for providing the high safety level for the vehicles that leaves the highway any of reason.

Learning Outputs

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Learning of the pheses of a safety trackside design, definition of precautions step by step, related tests in the world, guardrail, related materials and their usage details.

Course Content

Highway safety, parking safety, related engineering precautions, understanding to does for reducing collision effects, presenting detailed information about guardrails, collision tests, worlwide standards related to collision tests, researching road safety by examling of Tukey and worldwide implementations.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction to trackside safety
2) trackside accidents
3) trackside safety design
4) trackside safety literature studies
5) clean trackside
6) breakable posts
7) guardrails
8) vehice collision tests
9) midterm exam
10) EU Norms at collision tests
11) EN1317-2 Guardrail collision tests
12) EN1317-3 EN1317-4 EN1317-5
13) trackside safety in Turkey
14) final exam

Sources

Course Notes: Derste verilen notlar / Lecture notes
References: http://www.in.gov/indot/files/RoadsideSafety.pdf http://www.ctre.iastate.edu/pubs/semisesq/session1/wendling/index.htm http://ec.europa.eu/transport/roadsafety_library/publications/riser_guidelines_for_roadside_infrastructure_on_new_and_existing_roads.pdf http://www.tac-atc.ca/english/bookstore/pdfs/volume3-errata-dec09.pdf

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 10 % 0
Laboratory 0 % 0
Application 0 % 0
Field Work 0 % 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) 0 % 0
Quizzes 4 % 10
Homework Assignments 5 % 20
Presentation 0 % 0
Project 0 % 0
Seminar 0 % 0
Midterms 1 % 30
Preliminary Jury 0 % 0
Final 1 % 40
Paper Submission 0 % 0
Jury 0 % 0
Bütünleme % 0
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
Laboratory 0 0 0
Application 0 0 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) 0 0 0
Field Work 0 0 0
Study Hours Out of Class 0 0 0
Presentations / Seminar 0 0 0
Project 0 0 0
Homework Assignments 5 20 100
Quizzes 4 10 40
Preliminary Jury 0 0 0
Midterms 1 30 30
Paper Submission 0 0 0
Jury 0 0 0
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