Course Name | Coastal and Harbor Engineering |
Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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CIVE 450 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
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Course Language | English | ||||||||
Course Type | Elective | ||||||||
Course Level | First Cycle | ||||||||
Mode of Delivery | face to face | ||||||||
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | Problem SolvingLecturing / Presentation | ||||||||
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Course Objectives | The course covers the management and hydrodynamics of coastal zones, hydrodynamics of seabed, evaluation of environmental impacts, wave prediction and analysis, design of sea structures, port planning and design, seismic behavior of waves. |
Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description | This course explains the concepts of coastal structures and their conservation to the students. It also gives detailed information about waveforms, effects on coastal structures and hydrodynamics. |
Related Sustainable Development Goals | |
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Major Area Courses | X | |
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Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
Transferable Skill Courses |
Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
1 | Coastal Engineering Main Topics: Coastal Environment, Coastal Definition, Behavior of Coastal Systems | Chapter 1: 1.1-1.3; Coastal System; Coastal Engineering; Ayşen Ergin (2015). |
2 | Introduction to Wave Theory: Basic Concepts | Chapter 1: 1.4-1.6; Chapter 2: 2.1-2.3; Coastal Engineering; Ayşen Ergin (2015) |
3 | Wave Theory: Wave Properties, Wave Propagation and Group Velocity | Chapter 3&4; Coastal Engineering; Ayşen Ergin (2015) |
4 | Wave Theory: Wave Transformation, Wave Energy | Chapter 5&6&7&8&9; Coastal Engineering; Ayşen Ergin (2015) |
5 | Wave Theory: Wave Transformation, Wave Energy | Chapter 5&6&7&8&9; Coastal Engineering; Ayşen Ergin (2015) |
6 | Wave Climate | Chapter 10; Coastal Engineering; Ayşen Ergin (2015) |
7 | Design Wave | Chapter 11; Coastal Engineering; Ayşen Ergin (2015) |
8 | Midterm | |
9 | Discharge System on the Coast | Chapter 12; Coastal Engineering; Ayşen Ergin (2015) |
10 | Sediment Transport | Chapter 13; Coastal Engineering; Ayşen Ergin (2015) |
11 | Sediment Budget | Chapter 13; Coastal Engineering; Ayşen Ergin (2015) |
12 | Coastal Protection Structures: Planning | Chapter 14; Coastal Engineering; Ayşen Ergin (2015) |
13 | Coastal Protection Structures: Design | Chapter 15&16; Coastal Engineering; Ayşen Ergin (2015) |
14 | Field Studies: Sampling and Analysis | Chapter 17; Coastal Engineering; Ayşen Ergin (2015) |
15 | Semester Review | |
16 | Final Exam |
Course Notes/Textbooks | Ayşen Ergin (2015), Coastal Engineering, METU Press, Ankara. ISBN 978-9944-344-82-1 |
Suggested Readings/Materials | Yalçın Yüksel, Esin Özkan Çevik (2013), Kıyı Mühendisliği, Beta Yayımcılık, İstanbul. ISBN 10: 9944322520 M. Grant Gross (1995), Principles of Oceanography, Prentice Hall, USA. ISBN 10: 0023479817 Open University (1989), Waves, Tides and Shallow Water Processes, 1st Edition, Butterworth-Heinemann USA. ISBN: 9781483292717 US Army Corps of Engineers (1984), Shore Protection Manual Vol.1-2, 4th Edition, USA. ISBN 10: 0894991760 |
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation | ||
Laboratory / Application | ||
Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | 1 | 10 |
Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments | 1 | 20 |
Presentation / Jury | ||
Project | ||
Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exam | ||
Midterm | 1 | 30 |
Final Exam | 1 | 40 |
Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 3 | 60 |
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 40 |
Total |
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 2 | 28 |
Field Work | |||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | 1 | 5 | |
Portfolio | |||
Homework / Assignments | 1 | 5 | |
Presentation / Jury | |||
Project | |||
Seminar / Workshop | |||
Oral Exam | |||
Midterms | 1 | 30 | |
Final Exams | 1 | 34 | |
Total | 150 |
# | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
1 | To have adequate knowledge in Mathematics, Science and Civil Engineering; to be able to use theoretical and applied information in these areas on complex engineering problems. | |||||
2 | To be able to identify, define, formulate, and solve complex Civil Engineering problems; to be able to select and apply proper analysis and modeling methods for this purpose. | X | ||||
3 | To be able to design a complex system, process, device or product under realistic constraints and conditions, in such a way as to meet the requirements; to be able to apply modern design methods for this purpose. | X | ||||
4 | To be able to devise, select, and use modern techniques and tools needed for analysis and solution of complex problems in engineering applications. | |||||
5 | To be able to design and conduct experiments, gather data, analyze and interpret results for investigating complex engineering problems or Civil Engineering research topics. | |||||
6 | To be able to work efficiently in Civil Engineering disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams; to be able to work individually. | |||||
7 | To be able to communicate effectively in Turkish, both orally and in writing; to be able to author and comprehend written reports, to be able to prepare design and implementation reports, to present effectively, to be able to give and receive clear and comprehensible instructions. | |||||
8 | To have knowledge about global and social impact of engineering practices on health, environment, and safety; to have knowledge about contemporary issues as they pertain to engineering; to be aware of the legal ramifications of engineering solutions. | |||||
9 | To be aware of ethical behavior, professional and ethical responsibility; to have knowledge about standards utilized in engineering applications. | |||||
10 | To have knowledge about industrial practices such as project management, risk management, and change management; to have awareness of entrepreneurship and innovation; to have knowledge about sustainable development. | |||||
11 | To be able to collect data in the area of Civil Engineering, and to be able to communicate with colleagues in a foreign language; | |||||
12 | To be able to speak a second foreign language at a medium level of fluency efficiently. | |||||
13 | To recognize the need for lifelong learning; to be able to access information, to be able to stay current with developments in science and technology; to be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to Civil Engineering. |
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