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| MDML5370 | Slope Stability Analysis | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | Second Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of MINING ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Ayhan KESİMAL | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The course aims to introduce failure mechanisms for high slopes in hard rock; to describe several methods of analysis which are commonly used for assessing the stability of slopes. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | describe the theory, analysis and control of rock slope stability and rockfall hazard problems. | 1,5,7 | 1,3 | | PO - 2 : | apply probability and risk analysis in the context of slope stability and rockfall hazard problems. | 1,5 | 1,3 | | PO - 3 : | use the limit equilibrium methods to analyse. | 1,5 | 1,3 | | PO - 4 : | learn soil and rock mechanical classification methods for slope stability analysis. | 1,5 | 1,3 | | PO - 5 : | demonstrate an understanding of the factors that influence the stability of rock slopes. | 1,5,7 | 1,3,6 | | 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 | | |
| Economic and planning considerations; basic mechanics of slope failure; geological data collection and graphical presentation of this data; shear strength of rock; ground water flow, permeability and pressure. Plane failure. Wedge failure. Toppling failure. Miscellaneous topics. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Aims of a slope stability analysis | | | Week 2 | Classification of slope movements | | | Week 3 | Slope movement and analysis types | | | Week 4 | Rock slope engineering | | | Week 5 | Geomechanical characterization of discontinuities | | | Week 6 | Shear strength | | | Week 7 | Groundwater flow in rock masses | | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 9 | Geomechanical model | | | Week 10 | Rockfalls, topples and buckles | | | Week 11 | Sliding phenomena analysis | | | Week 12 | Dynamic equilibrium equation method | | | Week 13 | Stabilization methods | | | Week 14 | Drainage measures | | | Week 15 | Protection methods | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Hustrulid, W. A., et al., Slope Stability in Surface Mining, Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc., 442 p. | | | |
| 1 | Paşamehmetoğlu, A.G., vd., 1999, Kaya Şev Stabilitesi, TMMOB Maden Mühendisleri Odası Yayını, 357 sayfa. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | 09/04/2011 | 1,5 | 30 | | Homework/Assignment/Term-paper | 12 | 11/05/2011 | 5 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 30/05/2011 | 1,5 | 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 | 6 | 14 | 84 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 40 | 1 | 40 | | Arasınav | 1.5 | 1 | 1.5 | | Ödev | 5 | 1 | 5 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 30 | 1 | 30 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1.5 | 1 | 1.5 | | Total work load | | | 204 |
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