ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE AND RAILWAY ENGINEERING

CE451

Course Code: CE451
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 5

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Make the necessary calculations in the preparation of the road infrastructure
Calculate the cost in road infrastructure works
Know compression and drainage methods
Get knowledge about railway engineering and railway geometric design.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

CE 351 Transportation Engineering

Course Description

Preparation of road infrastructure. Volumes of fills and cuts. Mass diagram. Optimization of earth moving. Excavation methods and machines. Excavators and dampers. Compression methods. Drainage systems. Introduction to railway engineering. Railway vehicles. Wagon motion equations and application. Geometric properties of railways.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Information on road infrastructure design
2^nd Week	Road infrastructure materials
3^rd Week	Cut and fill volume calculations
4^th Week	Creating a mass diagram
5^th Week	Earthwork transport optimization
6^th Week	Excavation methods and introduction of excavation machines
7^th Week	Transport distance analysis
8^th Week	Midterm
9^th Week	Explanation of compression methods
10^th Week	Description of drainage systems
11^th Week	Introduction to railway engineering
12^th Week	Information about railway vehicles
13^th Week	Wagon motion equations and its application
14^th Week	Geometric properties of railways
15^th Week	Geometric properties of railways

Recommended or Required Reading

Reference:
V. A. Profillidis, Railway Management and Engineering, 3rd edition, Ashgate Publishing (2006).
Güngör, E., Toprak İşleri, 2001.
Güngör, E., Demiryolu, 2002.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Problem Solving
Other
Presentation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	35
Assignment	2	20
Attendance	1	5
Total(%)		60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		40
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	1.5	1.5
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	1	10	10
Preparation for Final exam	1	30	30
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	25	25
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	1.5	1.5
Homework	2	10	20
Project	1	15	15
Total Work Load			145
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			4.83
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

Language of Instruction

English

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4
K1	X		X	X
K2	X		X	X
K3	X		X	X
K4	X		X	X
K5
K6
K7
K8
K9
K10		X
K11