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| MDM3003 | Rock Mechanics | 3+0+1 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of MINING ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures and 1 hour of laboratory 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 provide the students with a general knowledge on the theoretical and applied science of the mechanical behaviour of rock and rock masses; to enable them to understand the fundamental modes of deformation, failure and stability of rock under conditions where rock stress is high in relation to rock strength, to help them use their knowledge to practice in the department laboratory. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | identify the types and classification of geological materials and structures and to recognize the principles of rock mechanics which are relevant to mining engineering activities. | 1,2,5 | 1, | | LO - 2 : | relate the relevant principles of geology and rock mechanics with geological environments and structures that are important in mining engineering. | 1,2,5 | 1, | | LO - 3 : | apply and analyse important rock mechanics principles in designing mining engineering exercises (slope stability, roof support, etc.) in rock masses. | 1,2,5 | 1,3,4, | | LO - 4 : | have ability to design safe rock engineering structures based on related geological and rock mechanics principles. | 1,2,5 | 1,3,4, | | LO - 5 : | take responsibility to evaluate the effect of rock mechanics principles in designing safe and economical mining engineering applications. | 1,2,5 | 1,3,4 | | 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 | | |
| Rock mechanics and mining engineering, rock mass classification, rock strength and deformability, methods of stress analysis, excavation design in massive elastic, stratified and jointed rock, rock support and reinforcement. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Principles of rock mechanics | | | Week 2 | Importance and application areas of rock mechanics in mining | | | Week 3 | Joints, faults and discontinuities | | | Week 4 | Geological setting | | | Week 5 | Stresses and in situ stress | | | Week 6 | Strains and modulus | | | Week 7 | Intact rock, rock masses, permeability, anisotropy and inhomogeneity | | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 9 | Testing techniques | | | Week 10 | Rock mass classification | | | Week 11 | Rock excavation instability mechanisms | | | Week 12 | Rock excavation and stabilization principles | | | Week 13 | Design and analysis of surface excavations | | | Week 14 | Design and analysis of underground excavations | | | Week 15 | Monitoring rock mass performance | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Kesimal, A. 2001, Kaya Mekaniği Ders Notları. | | | |
| 1 | Brady, B.H.G., Brown, E.T., 2002, Rock Mechanics for Underground Mining, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 571 p. | | | 2 | Hoek, E., 1999, Rock Engineering Course Notes 300 p. | | | 3 | Köse, H. and Kahraman, B., 1999, Kaya Mekaniği, D.E.Ü. Mühendislik Fakültesi Basım Ünitesi, İzmir, 230 sayfa | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | | 2 | 30 | | Homework/Assignment/Term-paper | 14 | | | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 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 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 1 | 14 | 14 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 14 | 1 | 14 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Ödev | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 20 | 1 | 20 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Total work load | | | 136 |
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