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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS INŞ 3025 TRANSPORTION ENGINEERING I COMPULSORY 3 1 0 4

Offered By

Civil Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR SERHAN TANYEL

Offered to

Civil Engineering Civil Engineering

Course Objective

This course aims to provide the knowledge about the principles of highway design, capacity of urban-suburban roads, geometric characteristics of highway and role of transportation planning in civil engineering

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To describe the properties of human, vehicle and road which are the main parameters of transportation 2   To Express the importance of transportation systems in terms of civil engineering. 3   To describe the principals of highway project. 4   Literature investigation of relationship between transportation and human-vehicle characteristics. 5   Classification of highway capacity and the level of service. 6   Demonstration of design principles of highway geometrical elements.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

INŞ 2016 - SURVEYING

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Introduction, the historical development of road design, transportation modes 2 General definitions related to highway transportation 3 Types of resistance on moving vehicles, passing sight distance, stopping sight distance 4 Capacity and level of service, peak hour factor 5 Capacity analysis of multi-lane highways 6 The road location study, reconnaissance survey, topographic survey, setting-out 7 Economic comparison 8 Horizontal curves, single curves, compound curves, reverse curbs 9 Superelevation and its application, transition curves 10 Properties of ground profile, properties of grade line 11 Midterm exam 12 Parabolic vertical curves 13 Earthworks, properties of subgrades, cut and fill applications 14 The adverse effects of water on highway infrastructures, drainage applications

Recomended or Required Reading

Karayolu Mühendisliği, Nadir Yayla, Birsen Yayınevi, 9755112871, Istanbul,2006.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation and applications.

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 * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.50 5 RST RESIT 6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO 1-3, 5-6 will be evaluated by midterm and final exam. LO 4 will be evaluated by homework

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance will be evaluated.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

serhan tanyel@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

It will be announced after the course schedule is determined.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 13 3 39 Tutorials 13 1 13 Preparing assignments 1 12 12 Preparation for final exam 1 12 12 Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26 Final 1 2 2 Midterm 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 111

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 LO.1 4 LO.2 4 5 LO.3 4 5 LO.4 5 LO.5 4 LO.6 4 5