Information Package / Course Catalogue
Dams
Course Code: CE445
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: English
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

Dams types and characteristics, project principle, site assessment and selection of type of dam, the other structures: dam outlet works, dam safety, cofferdams, Reservoirs

Course Content

General Informations / Gravity Dams / Arch Gravity Dams / Buttress Dams / Arch Dams / Embankment Dams / Dam Reservoirs

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.The students will gain basic knowledge about the properties and design criteria of dams and the principal equations of these concepts.
2.Site assessment of dams and effects of dams to environment
3.Selection of type of dams, forces acting on dams, General characteristics of dams
4.Determination of dams heights
5.Spillways and outlet structures
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Water-Resources Engineering, (McGraw-Hill), Linsley, Franzini, Freyberg, Tchobonglous, 1992.
2.Hydraulic Structures (Spon Pres), Novak, Moffat, Nalluri, Narayanan, 2001.
3.Applied Water Resources Engineering (METU), M. Yanmaz, 1997
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Information about characteristics of dams and reservoirs
Week 2 - Theoretical
Site assessment of dams, effects of dams to environmentClassification of dams
Week 3 - Theoretical
Selection of type of dams, forces acting on dams,General characteristics of dams
Week 4 - Theoretical
Gravity DamsButtress Dams
Week 5 - Theoretical
Application
Week 6 - Theoretical
Arch DamsGravity Arch Dams
Week 7 - Theoretical
Characteristics of embankment dams,Earth fill Dams, Rock fill Dams
Week 8 - Theoretical
Application
Week 9 - Theoretical
General information and characteristics of reservoirs,Zones of storage in a reservoirs
Week 10 - Theoretical
Determination of dams heights, Selection of capacity for reservoirs
Week 11 - Theoretical
Spillways
Week 12 - Theoretical
Spillways
Week 13 - Theoretical
Outlet structuresCofferdams
Week 14 - Theoretical
Application
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Attending Lectures1%5
Quiz1%15
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%50
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Quiz115116
Midterm Examination124125
Final Examination140242
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
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PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
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OÇ-1
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
4
5
4
5
OÇ-2
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
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4
4
5
OÇ-3
5
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OÇ-4
4
4
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5
4
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4
5
OÇ-5
4
5
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4
5
4
5
4
5
4
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2026