Dokuz Eylül University Information Package / Courses Catalog

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
INŞ 4055	DAMS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	3

Offered By

Civil Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OKAN FISTIKOĞLU

Offered to

Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering

Course Objective

The course objectives are to describe the basic hydrologic and hydraulic approaches to design water supply and sewage systems and enforce the students to plan, and to design infrastructural systems.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Introduce the components of the dams
2	Emphasise the hydraulics of the upstream/downstram dams, diversion tunnels, spillways, water intakes, etc.
3	Planning and design of the upstream/downstram dams, diversion tunnels, spillways, water intakes, etc.
4	Planning and design of the dam body for earthfill and gravity dams
5	Planning and design of the dam foundations for earthfill and gravity dams

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

INŞ 3024 - HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Components of the dams
2	Upstream and downstream dams and diversion tunnels
3	Hydrology of the spillways
4	Hydraulics of the spillways
5	Hydraulics of the outlets
6	Hydraulics of the water intake structures
7	Body design of earthfill dams
8	Foundation design of earthfill dams
9	Mid-term exam
10	Eartfill dam construction
11	Body design of gravity dams
12	Foundation design of gravity dams
13	Gravity dam constructions
14	Operatins of the dams

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Design of Small Dams , USBR, 1987.
Su Yapıları , Ü. Öziş, Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Mühendislik-Mimarlık Fakültesi Yayınları, Izmir, 1983.

Supplementary Book(s): Göletler , T. Acatay, Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Mühendislik-Mimarlık Fakültesi Yayınları, Izmir, 1990.
References:
Materials: Presentations

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Learning and Teaching Strategies: Presentations, applications, projects and mid-term and final exams.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE	MIDTERM EXAM
2	ASG	ASSIGNMENT
3	FIN	FINAL EXAM
4	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	MTE * 0.25 + ASG * 0.25 + FIN * 0.50
5	RST	RESIT
6	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE * 0.25 + ASG * 0.25 + RST * 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

If needed, other assessment methods can be added to the table given below.

Assessment Criteria

LO 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 are evaluated by mid-term and final exams, project as well.
LO 4, 5 are highly related by project.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attandance will be evaluated.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Yrd.Doç.Dr. Okan Fıstıkoğlu: okan.fistikoglu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Dates and hours will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Work Placement(s)