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JLJ3015Rock Mechanics3+1+0ECTS:6
Year / SemesterFall Semester
Level of CourseFirst Cycle
Status Compulsory
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of Delivery
Contact Hours14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures and 1 hour of practicals per week
LecturerProf. Dr. Hakan ERSOY
Co-LecturerProf. Aykut AKGÜN
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
are to give the fundamentals of rock mechanics on a geological base and to teach the engineering behavior of the rocks.
 
Learning OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
LO - 1 : determine index properties of rocks2,3,51,4,
LO - 2 : determine shear strength parameters of rocks properties, 2,3,51,4,
LO - 3 : determine mechanical prorerties of rocks2,3,51,4,
LO - 4 : determine elastic prorerties of rocks2,3,51,4,
LO - 5 : calculate vertical and horizontal stresses, and vertical stress increase due to various types of loading in the earth2,3,51,4,
LO - 6 : solve stress-strain problems in rocks.2,3,51,4,
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), LO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
-Bulk properties of rock: bulk density, specific gravity, unit weight, porosity, dry and saturated unit weights. -Rock stress: Unconfined compressive strength, force and stress, stress in the earth, underground rooms, shear stress. -Rock deformation: Uniaxial load, volumetric strain, shear load, bulk loading, four elastic module, limiting cases. -Rock strength: The strength of rock material, basic fracture mechanics, failure theory, Griffith failure criteria, Mohr-Coulomb failure criteria, determination of rock strength, laboratory methods, field methods. -Laboratory tests: Uniaxial compressive strength test, tensile strength, shear strength test. -Field tests: Dilatometer test, plate loading test, hydraulic jacking test Practical exercises: -Application, practice, -Laboratory test
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Defination.Development of Rock Mechanics.Objectives of Rock Mechanics
 Week 2Concept of Stress. Types of Stress.Principal stress.Principal stress Planes.Stress states
 Week 3İnvestigation of Stress states by Analitically.İnvestigation of Stress states by Mohr's Stress Circles.
 Week 4Deformation of Rocks: Defination of Deformation. Types of Deformation. Measurement of Deformation.Strain. Elastic Modulus. Poisson's Ratio.Shear Modulus. Compressibility Modulus.
 Week 5Stress-Strain Relationship.
 Week 6Factors İnfluencing to Mechanical Behaviour of Rocks: Confining Pressure. Pore Pressure. Temperature.Time. Anisotropy and İnhomogenity.Rock Type.Alteration
 Week 7Failure Mechanism of Rocks. Modes of Failure of Rocks. Failure Criteria.
 Week 8Natural Stress. Gravitational Stress. Residual Srtess. Vertical and Horizontal Stress Increase due to Various Types of Loading.
 Week 9Mid-term exam
 Week 10Laboratory Tests of Rocks: Sammling.Preparation of Specimens.Indeks Properties of Rocks.
 Week 11Laboratory Tests of Rocks:Unconfined Compressive Strength.Direct Tensile Strength.Indirect Tensile Strength.Shear Strength.
 Week 12Laboratory Tests of Rocks: Static Elastic Constants of Rocks.Dinamic Static Elastic Constants of Rocks.Second Midterm Exam.
 Week 13İn Situe Tests of Rocks: Hydraulic Jack Test. Dilatometer Test. Flat Jack Test. Plate Bearing Test. Shear Strength Test.
 Week 14Pratical in Laboratory
 Week 15Pratical in Laboratory
 Week 16End-of-term exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Karpuz,C., Hindistan, A.M., 2006; Kaya Mekaniği ilkeleri,uygulamaları.TMMOB Maden Mühendisleri Odası,Ankara.
2Köse,H., Kahraman, B.1993; Kaya Mekaniği.D.E.Ü.Mühendislik Fakültesi yayın No: 177,İzmir.
3Jeager. C.,1979; Rock Mechanics and Engineering. Cambridge U.Press,New York.
4Lama, R.D., Vutukuri,V.S.,1978; Handbook on Mechanical Properties of Rocks. Vol.I-II-III-Iv TransTech Puplication. Clauthal,Germany.
5Goodman, R.E.,1989; İntroduction to Rock Mechanics. 2nd edn.Cohv Wiley, Chichester.
6Arman. H., Kayabalı,K. Çetin H., 2005; Mühendislik Kaya Mekaniği. İlkelere Giriş-I (Hudson,A.J. and Harrison.P.J., 1997?den Çeviri).
 
Recommended Reading
1Yüzer,E.Vardar,M.1986; Kaya Mekaniği. İTÜ Vakfı,Kitap yayınları, No11,İstanbulUlusay,R.,Gökçeoğlu,C. ve Binal,A.2001.TMMOB Jeoloji Mühendisleri Odası ,yayın No:58,Ankara
2Hudson, J.A., 1989; Rock Mechanics Principles in Engineering Practice. Butterworths.
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 19/11/2019 2 50
End-of-term exam 16 14/01/2020 2 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 3 14 42
Sınıf dışı çalışma 2 14 28
Laboratuar çalışması 0 0 0
Arasınav için hazırlık 2 8 16
Arasınav 2 1 2
Uygulama 1 14 14
Klinik Uygulama 0 0 0
Ödev 0 0 0
Proje 0 0 0
Kısa sınav 0 0 0
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 3 14 42
Dönem sonu sınavı 2 1 2
Diğer 1 0 0 0
Diğer 2 0 0 0
Total work load146