COURSE UNIT TITLE

: NANO MECHANICS AND TECHNOLOGY IN CONSTRUCTION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
NNE 5036 NANO MECHANICS AND TECHNOLOGY IN CONSTRUCTION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 3

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR EGEMEN TEOMETE

Offered to

Nanoscience and Nanoengineering
Nanoscience and Nanoengineering

Course Objective

Nano technology has applications in the fields of electronics, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, bio engineering, chemical engineering, medical applications, environmental engineering, textiles engineering. The use of nano mechanics to enlighten the behavior of construction materials mechanics is important for development of environmental friendly, low cost multi functional construction materials.

In this course, characterization and measurement of properties of construction materials by nano mechanics are introduced. Also the development of new construction materials by nano technology is presented.

The students will complete a term project which will be related to their MSc / PhD thesis subject and present it in the class orally.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To learn recent developments of nanotechnology in construction industry including nano additives to cement, concrete, asphalt, construction steel and metals; nano technological coatings and paint, aerogel materials.
2   To understand nano mechanical and nano technological characterization of construction materials including scanning probe microscopy, atomic force microscopy, scanning electron microscopy- EDX, transmission electron microscopy, infrared and Raman spectroscopy, X- Ray diffraction, magnetic resonance.
3   To achieve a term project related to new end product development or characterization and development of an existing product used in construction industry using nano mechanics and nano technology.
4   To teach properties of cement based composites including carbon nano tubes, nano fibers including mechanical property enhancement, piezoresistivity, piezoelectricity and self strain-damage sensing.
5   To provide up to-date information and information sources on nano mechanics and nano technology in construction and define potential developments in the future.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to nano technology in Construction. - Atomic force potentials - Crystal structure and Lattice Mechanics - Stress and Strain - Linear elasticity relations.
2 Overview of Characterization and Measurement of Properties of Construction Materials - Scanning probe microscopy, atomic force microscopy, dynamic force microscopy - Scanning electron microscopy- EDX, transmission electron microscopy - Field ion microscopy, infrared and Raman spectroscopy - X- Ray diffraction, magnetic resonance
3 Introduction and assignment of term project Introduction of term project Potential topics for term project Term project assignments.
4 In situ growth of carbon nanotubes/carbon nanofibers in cement Chemical vapor deposition method Microwave irradiating conductive polymer method. The performance of the cement-based composites prepared with the carbon nanotubes/carbon nanofibers -grown cement Future perspectives
5 Nano indentation size effect of cement pastes. Nano structure of cement. Nano indentation tests for cement and cement composites.
6 Carbon nanotubes in cement based materials. Properties of cement composites with carbon nano tubes. Mechanical properties, electrical properties. Piezoresistive effect, piezo electric effect.
7 Midterm exam 1
8 Nano materials and devices in concrete. Use of nano materials and devices in concrete. Silica fume and fly ash properties, functions and use in concrete.
9 Nano concrete. - Nano additives, their properties and functions in concrete.
10 High strength nano fine cement. - Manufacturing and properties of high strength nano fine cement. - Concrete with high strength nano fine cement.
11 Nano technology in construction steel and metals. Protective nano coatings paints. - Recent advances in construction steel and metals by nano technology. - Protective nano coatings paints, their properties and manufacturing.
12 Aerogel like materials for building insulation. - Manufacturing and properties of Aerogel like materials. - Their use in constructions.
13 Nano sicence and technology for asphalt pavements. Use of nano technology for asphalt pavements. Nano additives, their properties and manufacturing.
14 Term Project presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Handbook of Nano-technology, Editor: Bharat Bhushan, Springer, New York, 2004.

Introduction to Nanotechnology, Eds.: Charles Poole and Frank Owens, Wiley, New Jersey, 2003.

Fundamentals of Nanotechnology, G. Hornyak et al., CRC Press, New York, 2009.

Nano Teknoloji ve Nano Malzeme Süreçleri, Eds. Tarık Baykara et al., TÜBITAK MAM, 2010.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course is taught in a lecture, class presentation and discussion format. All class members are expected to attend and both the lecture and seminar hours and take part in the discussion sessions. Besides the taught lecture, project presentations are to be prepared by the groups assigned.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.25 + ASG *0.25 +FIN *0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 + ASG *0.25 +RST *0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Attendance of students will be evaluated.

Assessment Criteria

Mid-term exam 25 % + Project 25 % + Final exam 50 %

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Students must be attended to course.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Asst. Prof. Dr. Egemen Teomete
egemen.teomete@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 15:00-17:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Preparing assignments 1 18 18
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 87

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