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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS TOR 4038 GEOTECHNICAL APPLICATIONS FOR LANDFILL ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

GEOTECHNICS

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR CELALETTIN ŞIMŞEK

Offered to

Drilling Technology GEOTECHNICS

Course Objective

The course aims to provide the landfill site selection and construction sites, cover systems, field and laboratory studies

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To know the main information of the landfills 2   To list all parameters related to landfill site selection 3   To know the geotechnical application in landfill sites 4   To know all test related to liner materials 5   To apply the field test for liner materials

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Identify the main properties of landfills 2 Identify the landfills and disposal systems 3 Given landfill site selection parameters 4 Geological parameters 5 Hydrogeological parameters 6 Geotechnical parameters 7 Mid term exam 8 Liner materials and properties 9 Milestone of the liner constructions 10 Milestone of the liner constructions 11 Field test for liner materials 12 Laboratory test for liner materials 13 Assessment and application 14 Field trip

Recomended or Required Reading

Design, Cosruction and monitoring of landfills, Bagch, 2004.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course is taught in a lecture, class presentation, discussion and field observation format. Lecture gives subject and students discuss and prepare some presentation and all students discuss each other.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM 2 PRC PRACTICE 3 FIN FINAL EXAM 4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.25 + PRC * 0.25 + FIN * 0.50 5 RST RESIT 6 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.25 + PRC * 0.25 + RST * 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Mid term exam : %25 Homework: %25 Final exam: %50

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

celalettin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

wednesday: 15.30-16.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 13 2 26 Tutorials 1 6 6 Lectures 13 2 26 Tutorials 1 6 6 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 1 10 Preparation for final exam 1 5 5 Preparation for midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparing assignments 1 15 15 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 1 10 Preparation for final exam 1 5 5 Preparation for midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparing assignments 1 15 15 Final 1 2 2 Midterm 1 2 2 Final 1 2 2 Midterm 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 136

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 LO.1 1 LO.2 1 LO.3 1 LO.4 1 LO.5 1