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| Course Title | Code | Language | Type | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highway Engineering | INS208 | Turkish | Compulsory | 4. Semester | 3 + 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Prerequisite Courses | |
| Course Level | Undergraduate |
| Mode of delivery | |
| Course Coordinator | Doç. Dr. Bekir ÇOMAK |
| Instructor(s) | |
| Goals | To know transportation terms, traffic capacity, highway elements and geometrical characteristics. |
| Course Content | History of highways and transportation, classification of highways, terminology of highway engineering, specifications of traffic, annual daily traffic, composition of traffic, estimations of traffic, design speed, types of vehicles, min. curves for turning, curves, lanes, transition curves, horizontal and vertical curves, intersections |
| # | Öğrenme Kazanımı |
| 0 | Interpret and use the information gained about road traffic in daily life. |
| 1 | Having capability of comment of socio-economic of transportation systems |
| 2 | Having knowledge of elements and functions of them of transportation |
| 3 | Having knowledge about parameters used in design of highways |
| Week | Topics/Applications | Method |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Introduction, History of Transportation | Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 2. Week | Transportation Systems, Basic Terms of Highways | Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 3. Week | Basic Terms of Highways | Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 4. Week | Driver-Pedestrian-Vehicle Characteristics, Motor and Nonmotorized Vehicles | Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 5. Week | Resistances to Movement, Sight Distances, Vehicle Following Distance | Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 6. Week | General Characteristics of Road Traffic | Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 7. Week | Highway Classification, Geometric Standards, Design Velocity, Design Traffic, Road Capacity and Road Service Level | Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 8. Week | Highway Classification, Geometric Standards, Design Velocity, Design Traffic, Road Capacity and Road Service Level | Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 9. Week | Practice for Route, Prior Review | Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 10. Week | Horizontal Curves and Superelevation Applications | Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice |
| 11. Week | Horizontal Curves and Superelevation Application | Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice |
| 12. Week | Profiles of highways, Vertical Curves and Applications | Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice |
| 13. Week | Vertical Curves and Applications | Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice |
| 14. Week | Planning of urban roads, intersections | Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice |
| No | Program Requirements | Level of Contribution | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | To have sufficient foundations on engineering subjects such as science and discrete mathematics and basic engineering; an ability to use theoretical and applied knowledge of these subjects together for engineering solutions | ||||||
| 2 | An ability to determine, describe, formulate and solve engineering problems in engineering application; for this purpose, an ability to select and apply proper analytic and modeling methods | ||||||
| 3 | An ability to analyze a system, a component or a process and design a system under real limits to meet desired needs; in this direction, an ability to apply modern design methods | ||||||
| 4 | An ability to select and use modern techniques and tools for engineering applications; an ability to use information technologies efficiently, and ability to use at least one programming language | ||||||
| 5 | An ability to select and use modern techniques and tools for engineering applications; an ability to use information technologies efficiently, and ability to use at least one programming language. An ability to search on sources, collect data, design and conduct experiment, analyze and interpret the results and translate to engineering application | ||||||
| 6 | An ability to work efficiently in multidisciplinary teams, self-confidence to take responsibility | ||||||
| 7 | Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing in Turkish and to know at least one foreign language in level of following innovations in the field | ||||||
| 8 | An awareness about importance of lifelong learning; an ability to access to information, to follow developments in science and technology and update his/her knowledge continuously by means of following advances in science and technology | ||||||
| 9 | Understanding, practicing of professional and ethical responsibilities, an ability to disseminate this responsibility on society | ||||||
| 10 | An understanding of project management, workplace applications, health issues of laborers, environment and job safety; an awareness about legal consequences of engineering applications | ||||||
| 11 | An understanding universal and local effects of engineering solutions; awareness of entrepreneurial and innovation and to have knowledge about contemporary problems | ||||||
| 12 | An ability to inspect on-site and apply technological and industrial production processes | ||||||
| Program Requirements | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 | DK4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PY2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PY3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PY4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PY5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PY6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PY7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PY8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PY9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PY10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PY11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PY12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ders Kitabı veya Notu | Ders Kitabı veya Ders Notu bulunmamaktadır. |
|---|---|
| Diğer Kaynaklar |
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| ECTS credits and course workload | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ders İçi |
Class Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
|
Ders Dışı |
Preparation, After Class Study | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Research | 12 | 1 | 12 | |
| Practice | 5 | 2 | 10 | |
|
Sınavlar |
Midterm 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Homework 1 | 1 | 20 | 20 | |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Total Workload | 102 | |||
| *AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 | ECTS Credit of the Course | 3.0 | ||
