1	Course Title:	DESIGN OF SMALL EARTH DAMS
2	Course Code:	BSM4527-S
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	4
6	Semester:	7
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	3
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	1
9	Practice (hour/week) :	2
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Doç.Dr. HAKAN BÜYÜKCANGAZ
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	cangaz@uludag.edu.tr U.Ü. Ziraat Fakültesi Biyosistem Mühendisliği Bölümü 0.224.2941621
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	In this course, basic engineering topics in planning, design, and construction of small earth dams are given.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

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Learning Outcomes:

1 decide the location of earth dams and to gain skill to interpret topographical maps; 2 understand the basic engineering principles for planning and design of earth dams; 3 design cut-off, embankments, emergency spillway and drop inlet spillway of earth dams; 4 realize the problems occurred in dam construction and develop measures for that problems;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Introduction	Introduction
2	Preliminary Surveys	Preliminary Surveys
3	Hydrological Surveys	Hydrological Surveys
4	Drawing of Volume-Area Graphic	Drawing of Volume-Area Graphic
5	The Definition of Watershed Sediment Yield and Dead Storage	The Definition of Watershed Sediment Yield and Dead Storage
6	Design of Cut-off with sand and gravel materials	Design of Cut-off with sand and gravel materials
7	Repeating courses and midterm exam	Design of Cut-off with Silt, Clayey, and Organic Materials
8	Design of Cut-off with Silt, Clayey, and Organic Materials	Design of Embankments
9	Design of Embankments	Slope Protection in Earth fill dam embankments
10	Slope Protection in Earth fill dam embankments	Design of Emergency Spillway
11	Design of Emergency Spillway	Design of Drop inlet pipe spillways
12	Design of Drop inlet pipe spillways	Construction Technics of Small Earth Dams and O&M
13	Construction Technics of Small Earth Dams and O&M	Environmental Impacts of Earth Dams
14	Environmental Impacts of Earth Dams

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1. Kasap, R. 1988. Gölet Temel ve Gövdelerinin Projelendirilmesi, Köy Hizmetleri Genel Müdürlügü Yayınları, Ankara. 2. Özer, Z., 1990. Su Yapılarının Projelendirilmesinde Hidrolojik ve Hidrolik Esaslar (Teknik Rehber). Köy Hizmetleri Genel Müdürlügü Yayınları, Ankara. 3. Özer, Z., 1988. Göletlerde Derivasyon-Dip Savak Proje ve Hesapları. Köy Hizmetleri Genel Müdürlügü Yayınları, Ankara. 4. Venedik, R., 1987. Gölet Yapım Teknigi. Köy Hizmetleri Genel Müdürlügü Yayınları, Ankara. 5. Kasap, R., 1986. Göletlerde Dolu Savakların Projelendirilmesi Köy Hizmetleri Genel Müdürlügü Yayınları. Ankara.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	30
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	1	10
Final Exam	1	60
Total	3	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	1	14
Practicals/Labs	14	2	28
Self Study and Preparation	2	4	8
Homeworks, Performances	1	9	9
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	1	6	6
Others	5	3	15
Final Exams	1	10	10
Total WorkLoad			96
Total workload/ 30 hr			3
ECTS Credit of the Course			3

26	CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
PQ1 PQ2 PQ3 PQ4 PQ5 PQ6 PQ7 PQ8 PQ9 PQ10 PQ11 LO1 5 4 3 3 5 1 2 3 3 5 4 LO2 5 5 5 4 5 1 4 5 4 5 5 LO3 5 4 5 3 5 1 2 3 3 4 5 LO4 5 5 5 4 5 1 3 5 5 5 4

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High