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Course Name	Turkish	Kaya-Toprak Şev Stabilitesi
	English	Rock-Soil Slope Stability
Course Code	MAD 506	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	1	3	3	-	-
Course Language		Turkish
Course Coordinator		Cüneyt Atilla Öztürk
Course Objectives		1) Studies of the theories of slope stability calculations, 2) Case studies for rock and soil slope stability problems in open pit mining, 3) Embankment methods for slope stability problems, 4) Project studies for site and computer applications.
Course Description		Planning stability investigation projects, Basic mechanics of Rock and soil slope failure and related theories, Geological data collection and presentation, Kinematic analysis, engineering properties of rock and soil, Rock and soil stability analysis and design of slopes, Slope monitoring, Surface loads on discontinous rock and bearing capacity. Computer Applications in slope stability
Course Outcomes		Students will be able to; 1. Shall manage the site studies in rock and soil stability problems, 2. Shall obtain the necessary data to solve stability problems, 3. Shall calculate the slope stability as well as data analysis by using a computer software, 4. Shall project the required embankment for slope stability.
Pre-requisite(s)		-
Required Facilities		-
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Textbook		Abbie, M., Bedford, J. S., 2009. Rock Mechanics : New Research, New York : Nova Science Publishers Chowdhury, R., 2010. Geotechnical slope analysis, Boca Raton : CRC Press. Duncan, J.M., Wright, S.G., 2005. Soil strength and slope stability, Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons. Hoek, E., Bray, J.W., 1981. Rock Slope Engineering, 3rd Edition, Inst of Mining & Metallurgy. Hustrulid, W.A., McCarter, M.K., Van Zyl D.J.A., 2000. Slope stability in surface mining, Littleton, Colo. : Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration. Jaeger, C., 2009. Rock mechanics and engineering, Cambridge : Cambridge University Press. Karpuz, C., Hindistan, M.A., 2008. Kaya mekaniği : ilkeleri, uygulamaları, Ankara : TMMOB. Laier, J.E., Crapps, D.K., Hussein, M.H., 2008. From research to practice in geotechnical engineering, Reston, Va. : American Society of Civil Engineers. Lancellotta, R., 2009. Geotechnical engineering, London ; New York : Taylor & Francis. Ulusay, R., 2007. Kaya kütlelerinin mühendislik özellikleri, Ankara : TMMOB Jeoloji Mühendisleri.
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