COURSE UNIT TITLE

: REINFORCED MASONRY BUILDINGS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MIM 3628 REINFORCED MASONRY BUILDINGS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Architecture

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR AHMET VEFA ORHON

Offered to

Architecture

Course Objective

Although masonry buildings take considerable part in the housing stock of Turkey, reinforced masonry is not a known construction method for Turkey. The aim of the course is to inform the students about reinforced masonry.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Recognizing the masonry and its design approach.
2   Recognizing the masonry practice in Turkey.
3   Recognizing the masonry practice in the world.
4   Recognizing the earthquake resistant masonry design.
5   Designing the reinforced masonry buildings.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to masonry
2 Types of masonry construction regarding to reinforcement usage; unreinforced (plain) masonry, confined masonry, reinforced masonry
3 Unreinforced (plain) masonry and confined masonry
4 Masonry construction in Turkey; An overview to Turkish masonry codes and manuals (design approach and technical aspects)
5 Introduction to reinforced masonry
6 Reinforcing the masonry, reinforcement types
7 Reinforced masonry in the world; design approach
8 Reinforced masonry in the world; case studies
9 Mid-term exam
10 Classification of reinforced masonry I
11 Classification of reinforced masonry II
12 Class presentation of homework by students
13 Class presentation of homework by students
14 Course overview

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): -
Supplementary Book(s):
- Amrhein, J. E. (1998). Reinforced Concrete Masonry Construction Inspector's Handbook, Los Angeles, Masonry Institute of America.
- Bayülke, N. (1998). Depreme Dayanıklı Betonarme ve Yığma Yapı Tasarımı, Izmir, IMO Izmir Şubesi.
- Bayülke, N. (1980). Yığma Yapılar, Ankara, T.C. Imar ve Iskan Bakanlığı Deprem Araştırma Enstitüsü Başkanlığı.
- Curtin, W. G. & Shaw, G. & Beck, J. K. & Bray, W. A. (1995). Structural Masonry Designer's Manual, Cambridge, Blackwell Science Ltd.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course will be taught in a lecture, individual research and study format.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE MTE * 0.60 + ASG * 0.40
4 FINS FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.50 + FINS * 0.50
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.50 +RST * 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Mid-term exam % 30 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4)
Homework % 20 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4)
Final Exam % 50 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

vefa.orhon@deu.edu.tr
0090 232 3018449

Office Hours

to be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 11 2 22
Case study 2 2 4
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 1 8 8
Preparing presentations 1 2 2
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 63

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17
LO.155
LO.255
LO.3555
LO.45
LO.55555

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