Course Details

GEOLOGY FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING

CE261

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Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
3CE261GEOLOGY FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING3+0+03617.06.2026

 
Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program CIVIL ENGINEERING
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course This course focuses on topics such as the general structure of the earth, geological cycles, minerals and rocks, external processes in terrestrial and marine environments, and internal processes including rock deformation and earthquakes. The aim is for students to gain an understanding of the general types of earth materials, earth structures, and earth events, and how this knowledge relates to Civil Engineering.
Course Content Plate tectonics and earthquakes
• Materials forming the Earth's crust
• Rock classification and uses
• Engineering properties of rocks and discontinuities / mass movements and stability of rock slopes
• Dam-tunnel geology / nuclear and wind turbines, selection of foundation locations / engineering geological maps / groundwater / karst structures / drainage / environmental geology
• Geology-engineering geology and geotechnical investigations
Course Methods and Techniques • Understanding the Earth's structure and internal layers
• Distinguishing different rock types and learning about rock formation processes
• Understanding the Earth's internal (plate tectonics, earthquakes) and external (weathering, mass movements) processes
• Understanding the hydrological cycle, surface and groundwater, and related concepts
• Using topographic and geological maps, and learning how to draw relevant profiles and geological cross-sections
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator Associate Prof.Dr. Müge Akın https://avesis.agu.edu.tr/muge.akin muge.akin@agu.edu.tr
Name of Lecturers Associate Prof.Dr. MÜGE AKIN
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Waltham, T. (2002). Foundations of engineering geology. CRC press.
Course Notes Lecture presentations, textbook, various articles from ASCE.
Documents Foundations og Engineering Geology
Assignments Proje-labwork
Exams Final-arasınav

Course Category
Mathematics and Basic Sciences %10
Engineering %15
Engineering Design %15
Field %60

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Yarıyıl İçi Çalışmalarının Başarı Notunun Katkısı 1 % 25
Uygulama Çalışmaları (Laboratuar,Sanal Mahkeme,Stüdyo Çalışmaları vb.) 3 % 30
Final examination 1 % 45
Total
5
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Yazılı Sınav 1 9 9
F2F Dersi 14 3 42
Proje 2 26 52
Rapor 3 21 63
Final Sınavı 1 9 9
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 6 175

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 discover the major areas of interest and the fields of study of the Science of Geology related to the Civil Engineering profession
2 recognize of the formation and the structural components of the Earth?
3 identify knowledge the formation processes of the major Rock types and the compositional structure of Rocks?
4 discover of the Earth’s Crust being a composition of Plates of continuous activity and the role of the Plate Tectonics processes in the formation of the mountains, mountain ranges and seismic activities

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Introduction Formation of earth - The relevant section will be read from the textbook.
2 Minerals - The relevant section will be read from the textbook.
3 Rocks - The relevant section will be read from the textbook.
4 Rocks-weathering - The relevant section will be read from the textbook.
5 Plate tectonics - The relevant section will be read from the textbook.
6 Groundwater, hydrologic cycle - The relevant section will be read from the textbook.
7 Earthquakes - The relevant section will be read from the textbook.
8 Volcanoes - The relevant section will be read from the textbook.
9 Geological maps Midterm - The relevant section will be read from the textbook.
10 Presentation-Discussion - The relevant section will be read from the textbook.
11 Presentation-Discussion - The relevant section will be read from the textbook.
12 Presentation-Discussion - The relevant section will be read from the textbook.
13 Presentation-Discussion - The relevant section will be read from the textbook.
14 Presentation-Discussion - The relevant section will be read from the textbook.

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11
C1 4 2 1 3 4 3 4 1
C2 2 3 2 1 3 2
C3 2 2 3 1 2 2
C4 3 4 2 2 3 1

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant

  
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