Information Package / Course Catalogue
Earthworks
Course Code: CE464
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

To teach calculation and cost analysis related to earthworks.

Course Content

Definitions, Information about Soil, Calculation of Cross-Section Areas, Volume Calculations, Volumes and Soil Masses, Removal and Haulage of Soils, Cost of Excavation and Haulage Vehicles, Distribution of Soil Masses (Balancing of Mass Diagram).

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Cenk OZAN
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to learn the general concepts and scope of earthworks
2.To be able to learn the calculation methods of cross-sectional areas
3.To be able to learn the volume calculation methods
4.To be able to learn the methods of distribution of soil masses (balancing of mass diagram)
5.To have knowledge about the cost calculations of earthworks
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Toprak İşleri, Ders Notları ve Uygulamaları, Aydın Erel, Yıldız Üniversitesi Matbaası, İstanbul, 1985.
2.Toprak İşleri ve Demiryolu, Konu ve Problemleri, İnal Seçkin, Çağlayan Kitabevi, 2003.
3.Toprak İşleri, Güngör Evren ve Selim Dündar, Birsen Yayınevi, 2016.
4.Toprak İşleri ve Demiryolu Problemleri, Güngör Evren ve K. Selçuk Öğüt, Birsen Yayınevi, 2000.
5.Highways, The location, design, construction and maintenance of road pavements, Edited by C.A. O’Flaherty, Fourth edition, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2002.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Definitions
Week 2 - Theoretical
Information about Soil
Week 3 - Theoretical
Calculation of Cross-Section Areas
Week 4 - Theoretical
Calculation of Cross-Section Areas
Week 5 - Theoretical
Volume Calculations
Week 6 - Theoretical
Volume Calculations
Week 7 - Theoretical
Volumes and Soil Masses
Week 8 - Theoretical
Volumes and Soil Masses
Week 9 - Theoretical
Removal and Haulage of Soils
Week 10 - Theoretical
Removal and Haulage of Soils
Week 11 - Theoretical
Cost of Excavation and Haulage Vehicles
Week 12 - Theoretical
Cost of Excavation and Haulage Vehicles
Week 13 - Theoretical
Distribution of Soil Masses (Balancing of Mass Diagram)
Week 14 - Theoretical
Distribution of Soil Masses (Balancing of Mass Diagram)
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141356
Individual Work140342
Midterm Examination110212
Final Examination112214
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)124
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
OÇ-1
3
OÇ-2
4
OÇ-3
4
OÇ-4
4
OÇ-5
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026