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Course unit title Level of course unit Course unit code Type of course unit Semester of course unit Local credit ECTS credit Syllabus
SEDIMENT TRANSPORTATION IN RIVERS Second cycle İNŞ 557 1 7.50 7.50 Print
   
Description of course unit
Prerequisites and course requisities Not
Language of instruction Turkish
Coordinator Assoc. Dr. A. Alper ÖNER
Lecturer(s) Assoc. Dr. A. Alper ÖNER
Teaching assitant(s) -
Mode of delivery Face to face
Course objective The objective of this course is learning precautions for the basic sediment transport problem to morfology of rivers, start of the motion of sediment, local scouring, river bed forms etc.
Course description The proporties of water and sedimentary materials, suspended and solid matter transport, transport of sediment, bed forms, the proporties of river crosssection, formulas of sediment transport, scouring.

Course contents
1 Introducing to basic conception and sediment transportation.
2 Motion of sediment
3 River bed forms
4 Proporties of river crosssections
5 Discharge equations for the erodible river beds and sediment transport.
6 Discharge equations for the non-erodible river beds and sediment transport.
7 Bed load equations
8 Suspended matter transport
9 Equations for the total amaount of sediment
10 The measuring teqniqiues for sedimentation.
11 Stabel and unlined rivers
12 Local scouring and protection.
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Learning outcomes of the course unit
1 Learning the basic conceptions about the morfology of the rivers and sediment transport.
2 Learning the reason of the local scouring in rivers and how to protect the rivers from scouring mechanism.
3 Learnig the water structures for the scouring in rivers.
4 Learnig the sediment transport tehqniques
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*Contribution level of the course unit to the key learning outcomes
1 To develop at a certain level of the knowledge on the basis of mathematics education received at the undergraduate level.
2 To use theoretical and practical knowledge obtained in their research areas.
3 Be able to use in their studies as integrating the knowledge they have in their own study areas with the knowledge in different disciplines.
4 To transfer the current developments in mathematics and their own research to researchers who work the same area or outside of their field.
5 To respect social and scientific ethical values in the stages of arrangement, interpretation and usage of datas related to their works.
6 To use methods to access the information in their own research area or in other disciplines efficiently and in accordance with ethical values.
7 Ability to use mathematical knowledge in technology effectively and efficiently.
8 To share information by participating in national and international scientific meetings related to their study areas.
9 Be able to understand and interpret as evaluating by critical approaches a new information encountered in their study areas.
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Number of stars refer to level of contribution from 1 (the least) to 5 (the most)

Planned learning activities, teaching methods and ECTS work load
  Quantity Time (hour) Quantity*Time (hour)
Lectures (face to face teaching) 14 3 42
Study hours out of classroom (study before and after the class) 14 7 98
Homework 1 5 5
Presentation / seminar 1 3 3
Quiz 0 0 0
Preparation for midterm exams 1 15 15
Midterm exams 1 2 2
Project (term paper) 0 0 0
Laboratuar 0 0 0
Field study 0 0 0
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Final exam 1 2 2
Research 0 0 0
Total work load     182
ECTS     7.50

Assessment methods and criteria
Evaluation during semester Quantity Percentage
Midterm exam 1 30
Quiz 0 0
Homework 1 10
Semester total   40
Contribution ratio of evaluation during semester to success   40
Contribution ratio of final exam to success   60
General total   100

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