Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
ROCK MECHANICS GEO334 6. Semester 2 + 2 3.0 4.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction English
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors Kamil KAYABALI
Assistants
Goals To learn how to learn the physical and mechanical properties of intact rock within earth's crust and identify the relation between stress and strain, make use of the interaction between structures and rock.
Course Content Physical and mechanical properties of intact rock, stresses in earth's crust, rock mass behavior, stress-strain relation under loading conditions, classification of rock mass, rock slope stability, rock mass classifications and supporting methods.
Learning Outcomes 1) Recalls the basic concepts of mechanics
2) Explains the fundamentals of natural solid matters
3) Organizes the optimum loading conditions on rocks
4) Discusses the behavior of rocks under different loading conditions
5) Interprets the deformations of rocks against loading

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Introduction to rock mechanics Lecture; Problem Solving
Debate
Case Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week Function of rocks Lecture
Debate
Case Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week Rock mechanics problems Lecture
Debate
Case Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week Intact rock strength Lecture
Debate
Case Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week Strength tests Lecture; Problem Solving
Debate
Case Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week Types of stress Lecture; Case Study
Debate
Case Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week Types of strain Lecture
Debate
Case Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week Midterm exam Problem Solving

Case Based Learning 		Homework
9. Week Intact rock failure criteria: Mohr-Coulomb Lecture; Case Study
Debate
Case Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week Intact rock failure criteria: Hoek-Brown Lecture; Discussion
Debate
Case Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week Rock mass failure criterion Lecture; Discussion; Case Study

Case Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week Effects of environmental conditions on rock behavior Lecture
Debate
Case Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week Rock mass definition and classifications Lecture
Debate
Case Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week Rock mass trength and deformability Lecture
Debate
Case Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Kaya Mekaniğine Giriş, Çeviren: Kamil Kayabalı (Introduction to Rock Mechanics, R. E. Goodman, 1989, John Wiley & Sons, 562 s.) Gazi Kitabevi DöGol Caddesi, 39/C Beşevler, Ankara.
Mühendislik Jeolojisi, Çeviren: Kamil Kayabalı (Geological Engineering, 2011, L. G. Vallejo and M. Ferrer, CRC Press, 678 pp.) Ankara Üniversitesi yayını, 674 s.
Mühendislik Kaya Mekaniği – İlkelere Giriş, Çevirenler: Hasan Arman, Kamil Kayabalı, Hasan Çetin (Engineering Rock Mechanics – Introdction to Principles, 1997, J. A. Hudson ve J. P. Harrison, Elsevier, 444 s) Gazi Kitabevi DöGol Caddesi, 39/C Beşevler, Ankara
Mühendislik Kaya Mekaniği; Cilt 2 – Çözümlü Örnekler, Çevirenler: Kamil Kayabalı, Hasan Arman (Engineering Rock Mechanics, Volume 2, Worked Examples, 2000, J. P. Harrison ve J. A. Hudson, Elsevier, 506 s) Gazi Kitabevi DöGol Caddesi, 39/C Beşevler, Ankara

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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 4 14
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 1 20
Midterm Exam 2 2
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 2 10
Final Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 20
Total Workload
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  • Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
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