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| JFZ4004 | Field Geophysics | 0+4+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of GEOPHYSICAL ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Group study | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 4 hours of practicals per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Nilgün Lütfiye SAYIL | | Co-Lecturer | Department Instruction Members | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The objectives of this course is to provide students with practical experience of field survey design and acquisition of data and interpreting the acquired data |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | learn the using of instrumentals and the methods of data gathering. | 2,3,4 | | | LO - 2 : | learn the processing and interpretation of gathered data in the field.. | 2,3,4 | | | LO - 3 : | have experience for evaluating problems by geophysical methods and for solving these problems | 2,3,4 | | | 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 | | |
| Preliminary studies related to the solutions of different prospecting and geological problems, arrangements of the measuring equipments, measurements and stage; All measurements techniques for Seismic, Ultrasonic, Electric-Electromagnetic, Seismologic (Seismography and Seismograms) , Radioactivity, Earth Magnetism, Microtremor, Ground Motion Measurements; preparation of graphics and maps of the obtained data; data-processing techniques, evaluation and interpretation stage |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction to field measurement techniques in geophysics | | | Week 2 | Field application of the georadar method | | | Week 3 | Field application of the electric method | | | Week 4 | Field application of the electromagnetic method | | | Week 5 | Field application of the gravity-magnetic method | | | Week 6 | Taking measurement with earthquake recording aim of engineering | | | Week 7 | Field application of the seismic refraction method | | | Week 8 | Field application of the seismic reflection method | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Ultrasonic velocity measurement | | | Week 11 | Field application of the acceleration measurement method | | | Week 12 | Field application of the microtremor method | | | Week 13 | Field application of the geomagnetic measurement method | | | Week 14 | Field application of the radon measurement and spectrometry device | | | Week 15 | Field application of the sintilometry device | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Telford, W. M., Geldart, L. P and Sheriff, R. E. 1990; Applied Geophysics, Cambridge University Press, UK | | | |
| 1 | Robinson, E. S, Çoruh, C. 1988; Basic Exploration Geophysics, Wiley, USA | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 02/04/2012 | 2 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 16/06/2012 | 2 | 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 | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 5 | 1 | 5 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 8 | 1 | 8 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Total work load | | | 100 |
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