| Course Title | Code | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Roads | OM303 | 5. Semester | 2 + 1 | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| Prerequisites | None |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Level | Undergraduate |
| Course Type | |
| Mode of delivery | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator |
Lect. Tarkan URAL Prof. Dr. Yılmaz TÜRK |
| Instructors |
Yılmaz TÜRK |
| Assistants | |
| Goals | Plan, project, construction, and servicing of forest roads |
| Course Content | Course contents are given in detail in the course of flow. |
| Learning Outcomes |
- Comprehend the duty of forest road nets and prepare plan of forest road net. - If necessary, make up forest road project - To describe specialities of the roads and its routes according to alternative product methods - Get ability to Project and presentation it - Provide necessary control about forest road construction - Make servicing works of forest roads done on time and accurately. |
| Week | Topics | Learning Methods |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | General features of forest roads. Concepts about forest roads. Duties of forest roads. Evaluation of forest roads in terms of forestry. | |
| 2. Week | Basic principals in terms of planning forest roads. Road-vehicles relationship. Concept of slope on forest road. Slope value applied on forest roads. reverse slope and dever. | |
| 3. Week | Curve, lase and slope on forest roads. Road width, cposs-slope, and road width of curves, importance and application on forest roads. | |
| 4. Week | Plan and project of forest roads on topographical maps. Basic concepts about contour maps. Map and scale. General features of contour lines. | |
| 5. Week | Basic principals about determining of forest road alignments. Drawing zero polygon on contour maps. Orienting zero polygon, locating curves and/ or lases | |
| 6. Week | Measurement of alignment and drawing of lengthwise profile. Placing vertical curve on horizontal profile. | |
| 7. Week | Drawing cross section. Placing art work ,such as cement pipe, culvert, road furrow on cross sections. | |
| 8. Week | Midterm exam | |
| 9. Week | Determining cross section, area and mass. Creating of material table | |
| 10. Week | Materials distribution profile. Drawing of material distribution profile and balancing. Drawing material distribution table. Determining road construction expenditure by drawing assessment table. Forming technical report. | |
| 11. Week | Land study and application of forest roads. | |
| 12. Week | Application and rules about road construction in Turkey. Road construction machines, its features, aim of use, and way of use. | |
| 13. Week | Precautions that should be considered during the construction of road. Methods of excavation and filling. | |
| 14. Week | Servicing of forest roads |
| Program Requirements | Contribution Level | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 | DK4 | DK5 | DK6 | Measurement Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
| PY2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| PY3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| PY4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - |
| PY5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | - |
| PY6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | - |
| PY7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| PY8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | - |
| PY9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| PY10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| PY11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - |
| PY12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| PY13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
| PY14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course's Level of contribution | None | Very Low | Low | Fair | High | Very High |
| Method of assessment/evaluation | Written exam | Oral Exams | Assignment/Project | Laboratory work | Presentation/Seminar |
| Event | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midterm 1 | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Homework 1 | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Final | 1 | 35.5 | 35.5 |
| Practice | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Classroom Activities | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Total Workload | 127.5 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 5.0 | ||
