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Course Name	Turkish	JEOSENTETİKLER
	English	Geosynthetics
Course Code	YTT 515E	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	1	3	3	-	-
Course Language		English
Course Coordinator		Ali Demir
Course Objectives		1. To create comprehensive knowledge on geotextiles 2. To discuss polymeric materials and textile structures used in geotextiles and to analyze the design criteria of geotextiles 3. To examine the global and local market of the geotextiles
Course Description		Description, definition, properties and the classification of geosynthetics (geotextiles). High performance polymeric materials for geosyntetics. Films, membranes and textile structure for geotextiles. Design criteria for geotextiles. Geotextile products for reinforcements. Geotextile products for separation. Geotextile products for drainage. Geotextile products for protection against environmental hazards. Functionalized geotextile products. Global and local market analysis for geotextile products. Global and local geotextile manufacturers.
Course Outcomes		At the end of the course, the students: I. Will have information about definition, properties, classification and terminology of geotextiles II. Will have knowledge about the polymeric materials used in geotextiles III. Will learn textile structures as well as films and membranes used in geotextiles IV. Will understand the importance of design criteria of geotextiles V. Will have detailed information about various geotextile products (reinforcement, separation, drainage and protection) VI. Will be equipped about the global and local market of geotextiles
Pre-requisite(s)		NONE
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Textbook		Geotextiles From Design to Applications, R. M. Koerner (Editor), Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles Number 175, 2016, ISBN: 978-0-08-100221-6
Other References		1. Geotextiles, N.W.M John, Blackie Publishing, 1987, ISBN: 9780412013515 2. Soil reinforcement with geotextiles, R.A. Jewell, , L, Americal Society of Civil Engineers, 1996, ISBN 9781782423799. 3. Geosynthetics and Their Applications, Sanjay Kumar Shukla (Editor), Thomas Telford, 2002, ISBN: 07277 31173

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