| Course Title | Code | Language | Type | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erosion And Torrent Control | OM407 | Turkish | Compulsory | 7. Semester | 2 + 2 | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| Prerequisite Courses | |
| Course Level | Undergraduate |
| Mode of delivery | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Tarık ÇİTGEZ, Prof. Dr. Refik KARAGÜL, Doç. Dr. Mehmet ÖZCAN |
| Instructor(s) | Prof. Dr. Refik KARAGÜL (Güz) |
| Goals | The aim of this course is to teach how soil erosion occurs and importance regarding Turkey. How erosion, overflow, torrent and avalanche occurs on river basin. They are researches technically in watershed. |
| Course Content | Erosion and types, factors to lead erosion, technical and cultural precautions, land classification and its importance, torrent and flood, land slip and other mass moving, avalanche control. |
| # | Öğrenme Kazanımı |
| 1 | Importance of soil and water and its degradation |
| 2 | Preventive, constitutional and cultural precautions in river basin |
| 3 | Erosion, flood, torrent and landslide damage in a river basin |
| 4 | Rehabilitation on flood plain and watersheds |
| 5 | Land capability classification and its importance |
| 6 | Causes of avalanches |
| 7 | Technical and cultural precautions against avalanches. |
| Week | Topics/Applications | Method |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Importance of soil and water conservation. Erosion and its types | Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 2. Week | Factors to lead erosion | Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 3. Week | Technical and cultural precautions against water and wind erosions, slope land reclaim techniques | Presentation (Preparation), Interview |
| 4. Week | Mechanical precautions for soil and water conservation. Terraces and trenches. | Presentation (Preparation), Interview |
| 5. Week | Land classification and its importance | Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 6. Week | Applications to lead erosion in land (forest, rangeland and agriculture) and precaution for its. | Interview, Fieldwork, Practice |
| 7. Week | Wind erosion and dune reclaim techniques | Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 8. Week | Midterm | |
| 9. Week | Description and formation of flood river. Analyses of Land , Climate and human activities to lead torrent and overflow. | Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 10. Week | Hydrologic survey on water regulator, dam and bridges. | Fieldwork, Interview |
| 11. Week | Landslip and other mass moving and its causes. Precaution for soil and water conservation. Terrace, trench and gully erosion reclaim | Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 12. Week | Stabilization of stream bed, stream sides and protection against pitting erosion. | Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 13. Week | Flood basin reclamation. Technical and biotechnical buildings for flood control. | Interview, Practice, Fieldwork |
| 14. Week | General knowledge for avalanche control and its classification and dynamic effects. Active and passive protection systems of avalanches. | Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| No | Program Requirements | Level of Contribution | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | Understanding of sustainable resource use | ✔ | |||||
| 2 | Essential knowledge of flora, fauna, ecosystem and natural resource concerning forestry | ✔ | |||||
| 3 | Essential knowledge about the administrative and legal structure, policy-making and planning processes, supply-demand relations, socio-economic situation concerning forest resources of Turkey | ✔ | |||||
| 4 | Competence in defining, modelling and solving a problem concerning the field of forestry | ✔ | |||||
| 5 | Skill of using contemporary techniques and instruments needed for forestry practices | ✔ | |||||
| 6 | Skill of applying the knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering in forestry problems | ✔ | |||||
| 7 | Skill of designing and conducting experiments, analyzing the data, and interpreting the results | ✔ | |||||
| 8 | Skill of team-work within the forestry discipline as well as with other disciplines | ✔ | |||||
| 9 | Adequate knowledge and skill of foreign language to follow the facts and developments concerning forestry | ✔ | |||||
| 10 | Skill of effective verbal and written communication | ✔ | |||||
| 11 | Competence in taking initiative and acting independently | ✔ | |||||
| 12 | Knowledge and consciousness of quality | ✔ | |||||
| 13 | Consciousness of life-time learning | ✔ | |||||
| 14 | Consciousness of professional ethics and social responsibility | ✔ | |||||
| Program Requirements | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 | DK4 | DK5 | DK6 | DK7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| PY2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| PY3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| PY4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| PY5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| PY6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| PY7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| PY8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| PY9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| PY10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| PY11 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| PY12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| PY13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| PY14 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Ders Kitabı veya Notu | Ders Kitabı veya Ders Notu bulunmamaktadır. |
|---|---|
| Diğer Kaynaklar |
|
| ECTS credits and course workload | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ders İçi |
Class Hours | 14 | 2 | 28 |
|
Ders Dışı |
Practice | 14 | 2 | 28 |
|
Sınavlar |
Midterm 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Homework 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Homework 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Final | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | |
| Practice | 14 | 2 | 28 | |
| Classroom Activities | 11 | 3 | 33 | |
| Total Workload | 127.5 | |||
| *AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 | ECTS Credit of the Course | 5.0 | ||
