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| Code | JS436 |
| Name | Landslides and Slope Stability |
| Term | 2024-2025 Academic Year |
| Semester | 8. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 2 ECTS |
| National Credit | 2 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof. Dr. TOLGA ÇAN |
| Course Instructor |
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Course Goal / Objective
Teaching the essential geological and geotechnical concepts about the landslides and slope stability evaluations
Course Content
Essential geological and geotechnical concepts about the landslides and slope stability evaluations
Course Precondition
None
Resources
Landslide Handbook, A guide to understand Landslides USGS Circular 1325
Notes
Soil strength and slope stability / J. Michael Duncan, Stephen G. Wright.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Can classify the landslides according to yhe rate of movement, type and material type |
| LO02 | Can define essential physical and mechanical properties of materials in slope stability applications |
| LO03 | Uses slope stability methods |
| LO04 | Slope stability modelling using softwares |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Have sufficient background in basic geological knowledge, mathematics and science related subjects. | |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Designs and performs experiments, collects data and interprets the results. | |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Realizes the social effects of identified solutions for geological problems. | 4 |
| PLO04 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Searches for underground and aboveground natural resources | |
| PLO05 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Chooses and applies necessary methods and instruments for engineering applications. | 2 |
| PLO06 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Works and undertakes responsibility in solving geological problems both individually and in multidiciplinary working groups | 3 |
| PLO07 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Has an awareness of life long learning; follows developments in science and technology to keep up to date | |
| PLO08 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Defines necessities in learning in scientific, social, cultural and artistic areas and improves himself/herself continuously. | |
| PLO09 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Entrepreneurship has knowledge about innovation issues and the problems of the age. | 4 |
| PLO10 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Recognizes and solves geological and engineering problems. | 2 |
| PLO11 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Knows job related and ethical responsibilities, project management, office applications and safety, and realizes juridical responsibilities of engineering applications. | 3 |
| PLO12 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Thinks, interprets, analyzes and synthesizes geological events in 3D. | 4 |
| PLO13 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Knows the formation of rocks, rock types, minerals. | |
| PLO14 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Has an awareness of life long learning; follows developments in science and technology to keep up to date | 4 |
| PLO15 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Draws maps and extracts geological sections by using necessary techniques and tools for geological applications. | 4 |
| PLO16 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Investigates and reports all kinds of natural resources and geological hazards | 4 |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classification of landslide regarding rate of movement, type and material type | Exposition | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 2 | Causes of landslide and slope instabilities | Exposition | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 3 | Essential parameters in slope stability applications (physical properties) | Exposition | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 4 | Essential parameters in slope stability applications (mechanical properties) | Exposition | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 5 | Failure mechanms used for soil and rock materials | Exposition, Exercise practise | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Gösterip Yaptırma, Anlatım |
| 6 | Slope stability analyses methods | Exposition, Exercise practise | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Gösteri |
| 7 | Infinite slope stability | Exposition, Exercise practise | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Gösterip Yaptırma |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Written exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 9 | Limit equilibrium methods and Swedish method | Exposition, Exercise practise | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 10 | Bishop and generalised slice method | Exposition, Exercise practise | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 11 | Hand calculation of simple slope stability models | Exposition, Exercise practise | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 12 | Slope stability modelling using software | Exposition, Exercise practise | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Gösterip Yaptırma |
| 13 | Sensitivity analyses in slope stability | Exposition, Exercise practise | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Gösterip Yaptırma |
| 14 | Slope stability calculations under dynamic loading | Exposition, Exercise practise | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Gösterip Yaptırma |
| 15 | Stabilization of slopes | Exposition, Exercise practise | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Gösterip Yaptırma |
| 16 | Term Exams | Written exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 17 | Term Exams | Written exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 54 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 2,16 | ||
| ECTS | 2 ECTS | ||