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| JFZL7170 | Georadar Applications | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | Third Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of GEOPHYSICAL ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Aysel ŞEREN | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | This course mainly presents operating GPR systems and gives its applications. It is aimed to introduce how data acquisition, processing with ReflexW software and interpretation of this method. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | explain ground penetrating radar and the instrument of the method | 2,3,7 | 1 | | PO - 2 : | study basic Electromagnetic Theory, Maxweell Equations, | 2,3,7 | 1 | | PO - 3 : | learn physical properties (Magnetic permeability, electric permittivity) | 2,3,9 | 1 | | PO - 4 : | process of the acquisition data in this technique | 2,3,7 | 1 | | PO - 5 : | learn data processing steps (basic and advanced) | 2,3,7 | 1 | | PO - 6 : | comprehend fundamental physical limitations in this method. Uses and Limits of GPR | 2,3,7 | 1 | | PO - 7 : | 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) | 2,3,7 | 1 | | PO - 8 : | image of karstic caves, fractured-cracked systems in marble and mining quarries with GPR data | 2,3,7 | 1 | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| What is ground penetrating radar, ground probing radar, georadar or subsurface radar (GPR)? History of georadar, Basic Electromagnetic Theory, Maxwell Equations, Electromagnetic Fields from sources. Physical properties (Magnetic permeability, electric permittivity), GPR instrumentation, data acquisition, data processing, interpretation, concepts and pitfalls of GPR. Ground Penetrating Radar Applications: pipes and utilities, tank and drum location, concrete and rebar imaging, fractured-cracked system in mining and marble quarries, cave investigation. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | What is ground penetrating radar, ground probing radar, georadar or subsurface radar (GPR)? History of georadar and it's development | | | Week 2 | Basic Electromagnetic Theory, Maxwell Equations | | | Week 3 | Electromagnetic (EM) Fields from sources, EM wave propagation | | | Week 4 | Physical properties (Magnetic permeability, electric permittivity) | | | Week 5 | GPR instrumentation, data acquisition, basic data processing, interpretation | | | Week 6 | Advantages and disadvantages of the method | | | Week 7 | Determination of EM wave propogation velocity with CMP measurement | | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 9 | Ground Penetrating Radar Applications: pipes and utilities, cave investigation | | | Week 10 | Reflexw software used in data processing of GPR data | | | Week 11 | Case studies :concrete and rebar imaging, sinkholes | | | Week 12 | GPR applications: bedrock and geologic hazards | | | Week 13 | Imaging of karstic cavity with GPR method | | | Week 14 | Maden ve mermer ocaklarındaki kırık-çatlak sisteminin yer radarı ile araştırılması | | | Week 15 | Project presentations of students | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Annan, A.P. 2003; Ground Penetrating Radar Principles, Procedures, Applications; Sensors and Software Inc. | | | 2 | Daniels, D. 2007; Ground Penetrating Radar, 2nd Ed., IEE Radar | | | |
| 1 | Wilson, J. 2002; Field Geophysics, Wiley. | | | 2 | Davis, J.L. and Annan, A.P. 1989; Ground Penetrating Radar for High Resolution mapping of soil and rock stratigraphy. Geophysical Prospecting, Vol. 37, p.531-551. | | | 3 | Sandmeier K. J. 2002. Reflexw 5.0 manual, Sandmeier Software, Zipser Strabe 1, D-76227 Karlsruhe, Germany. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | 09/11/2011 | 2,5 | 30 | | In-term studies (second mid-term exam) | 12 | 07/12/2011 | 2 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 11/01/2011 | 2,5 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 4 | 14 | 56 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 3 | 3 | 9 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 15 | 2 | 30 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Uygulama | 3 | 3 | 9 | | Klinik Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Ödev | 3 | 4 | 12 | | Proje | 6 | 2 | 12 | | Kısa sınav | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 20 | 2 | 40 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Diğer 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Diğer 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total work load | | | 212 |
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