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| JFZ3015 | Environmental Geophysics | 2+0+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of GEOPHYSICAL ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face, Group study | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Doç. Dr. Ali Erden BABACAN | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | It is aimed to teach the geophysical methods which are commonly used in the solution of environmental and engineering problems. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | learn select the appropriate geophysical technique(s) for a environmental and engineering problems | 2,3,5,11 | 1,5 | | LO - 2 : | understand the strengths and limitations of geophysical techniques used in environmental and engineering problems. | 2,3 | 1 | | LO - 3 : | learn data acquistion, evaluation and interpration in environmental geophysic studies | 5 | 1 | | 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), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Introduction to Environmental Geophysics. Basic principles of geophysical methods such as seismic, electric, magnetic, electromagnetic, ground penetrating radar used to solve environmental and engineering problems. Acquisition, evaluation and interpretation of geophysical data. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Definition and classification of environmental problems | | | Week 2 | Environmental problems and theirs related to geological factors | | | Week 3 | Geophysical methods used to solve environmental problems | | | Week 4 | Seismic refraction and reflection method | | | Week 5 | Gravity-Magnetic method | | | Week 6 | Electrical resisitivity method and theirs applications | | | Week 7 | Induction polarization and self-potential method | | | Week 8 | Introduction to electromagnetic methods | | | Week 9 | Midterm | | | Week 10 | Ground Penetrating method and theirs application | | | Week 11 | Time and Frequency Domain electromagnetic methods | | | Week 12 | Examination of case studies related to Environmental Problems | | | Week 13 | Examination of case studies related to Environmental Problems | | | Week 14 | Presentaions of students | | | Week 15 | Presentaions of students | | | Week 16 | Final Exam | | | |
| 1 | Reynolds, J.M. 1997; An Introduction to Applied and Environmental Geophysics, John Wiley and Sons Ltd, England | | | 2 | Sharma, P.V. 1997; Environmental and Engineering Geophysics, Cambridge University Press, UK | | | |
| 1 | Telford, W.M., Geldart, L.P. and Sheriff, R.E. 1990; Applied Geophysics, Cambridge University Press, UK | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | | 2 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 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 | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 8 | 1 | 8 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Proje | 4 | 10 | 40 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 12 | 1 | 12 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 118 |
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