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  • Department of Civil Engineering
  • Master of Science (MS) Degree
  • Program in Hydraulics
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  • Planning and Design of Dams
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Course Introduction Information

Code - Course Title İNŞ514 - Planning and Design of Dams
Course Type Elective Courses
Language of Instruction Türkçe
Laboratory + Practice 3+0
ECTS 7.5
Course Instructor(s) PROFESÖR DOKTOR RECEP BAKIŞ
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Prerequisites There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
Courses Recomended There is no recommended optional programme component for this course
Required or Recommended Resources Erkek, C. and Ağıralioğlu, N., Water Resources Engineering Applications, 3rd Edition, Beta Publishing, Istanbul, 2002.Erkek, C. and Ağıralioğlu, N., Water Resources Engineering, 4th Edition, Beta Publishing, Istanbul, 2002.Yanmaz, A.M., 2006. Applied Water Resources Engineering, METU Press Publishing Company.
Recommended Reading List Yanmaz, A.M., 2006. Applied Water Resources Engineering, Metu press Publishing Company.
Assessment methods and criteria 1 midterm exam and one final exam and assignments will be conducted in the traditional format.
Work Placement No
Sustainability Development Goals

Content

Weeks Topics
Week - 1 Purposes of Dam Construction, Components of a Dam, Classification of Dams, History of Dam Construction, Dams Worldwide and in Türkiye
Week - 2 Environmental Impacts of Dams
Week - 3 Planning and Design Stages for Dams
Week - 4 Planning and Design Stages for Dams, Time and Resources Required for Basin Investigations, Fundamental Analyses Required for Dams, Essential Data Required for Dams
Week - 5 Locations of material quarries, essential basic data for dams, topographic data, meteorological data, hydrological data, and preliminary planning studies
Week - 6 Preliminary Planning Studies, Dam Site Selection, Dam Types
Week - 7 Preliminary Planning Studies, Dam Site Selection, Dam Types
Week - 8 Foundation, Earthquake, and Safety Conditions in Dams
Week - 9 Determination of Dam Dimensions, Reservoir Volume, Height, and Dead Storage Calculation
Week - 10 Planning studies for dams, geological studies, cost analysis for dams
Week - 11 Cost analysis for dams
Week - 12 Planning report and scope for dams, construction program and scope
Week - 13 Flood analysis for dams, and example solutions for cost analysis of dams
Week - 14 Synthetic Methods Used in Flood Calculations

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  • Elementary computing skills

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