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| ORM7381 | Snow Hdrology and Avalanche | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | Third Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of FOREST ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face, Lab work , Practical | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Sezgin HACISALİHOĞLU | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The course aims to provide the students with a general knowledge about snow hydrology and avalanche control methods. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | describe avalanche and their main specifications. | 1,2,3,4,5,6 | 1 | | PO - 2 : | explain the main control methods and constructions against the avalanches. | 1,2,3,4,5,6 | 1 | | PO - 3 : | apply various avalanche control methods to the problematic areas. | 1,2,3,4,5,6 | 3 | | PO - 4 : | understand the effects of some processes to the avalanches | 1,2,3,4,5,6 | 5 | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| The main hydrological properties of the Snow and their impacts about the Avalanche. Avalanche and Avalanche constitution. Introduction of the Avalanche control methods and their specifications. Avalanche watersheds and main specific control and constitutional solutions approach. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction of the snow | | | Week 2 | physical spesifications of the snow | | | Week 3 | Hydrological spesifications of the snow | | | Week 4 | Chemical spesification of the snow | | | Week 5 | Determination of the quality and quantity of the snow | | | Week 6 | Introduction of the Avalanche | | | Week 7 | Introduction of the avalanche watersheds | | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 9 | Avalanche creation forms | | | Week 10 | Avalanche control techniques | | | Week 11 | Avalanche control constructions | | | Week 12 | Aplication of the avalanche contro construction to the avalanche watersheds | | | Week 13 | Designing of the avalanche constructions | | | Week 14 | Vegetatif avalanche control techniques | | | Week 15 | Avalanches in Turkey | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Özyuvacı, N., 2001. Kar Hidrolojisi, İ.Ü. Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Yayınları, Yayın No.12, İstanbul. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 20/11/2009 | 2 | 30 | | Practice | 12 | 11/12/2009 | 2 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 10/01/2010 | 2 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 2 | 6 | 12 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 2 | 10 | 20 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Uygulama | 3 | 10 | 30 | | Ödev | 3 | 10 | 30 | | Proje | 2 | 10 | 20 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Total work load | | | 200 |
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