COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SPECIAL TOPICS IN CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
INŞ 4033 SPECIAL TOPICS IN CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 3

Offered By

Civil Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR HALIT YAZICI

Offered to

Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering

Course Objective

The aim of course is to introduce some special issues in modern concrete technology. Nowadays, in this course, high performance concrete properties will be investigated in detail. Course program will be supported by experimental studies.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Definition of general properties of high performance concrete
2   Recognize the type of high performance concrete
3   Making the mixture design of high performance concrete
4   Making the experimental studies to determine the mechanical properties of high performance concrete
5   Draw conclusion by using graphs and tables that was generated experimental test results
6   Draw conclusion by using graphs and tables that was generated experimental test results
7   Presentation about term project

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

INŞ 2024 - MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION II

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to concrete technology a brief summary
2 Basic principles of high performance concrete
3 Mixture design
4 Production of high performance concrete
5 Quality control
6 Mechanical Properties
7 Mid-term examination
8 Hydration heat
9 The effect of fibers
10 Durability
11 Special high performance concretes
12 Special high performance concretes
13 Presentations of special topics by students
14 Presentations of special topics by students

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Aitcin, P.C. (2004). High-Performance Concrete, Taylor&Francis e-Library.
Supplementary Book(s): Baradan, B., Yazıcı H., Ün, H (2003). Betonarme Yapılarda Kalıcılık (Durabilite), D.E.Ü. Müh. Fak. Yayınları.
Erdoğan T.Y. (2003) Beton. ODTÜ Geliştirme Vakfı Yayıncılık ve Iletişim A.Ş.
Neville A.M. (1995) Properties of Concrete, Longman Scientific and Technical.
References:
Materials: Presentations and laboratory equipments

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

There are sufficient textbooks about concrete some of which listed below. Furthermore, presentations about course, will also be given in the web (http://kisi.deu.edu.tr/halit.yazici/). Experimental studies will be done in the laboratory and the students will prepare term project.

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

None

Assessment Criteria

LO 1-3: Evaluated by mid-term and final examinations
LO 4-7: Evaluated by the term-project and active participation to the lecture, laboratory studies and presentation

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Preparing the term project, Active participation to the lecture, laboratory studies and presentation by students are mandatory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

halit.yazici@deu.edu.tr ((http://kisi.deu.edu.tr/halit.yazici/)

Office Hours

This will be announced in the semester.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 0,5 7
Field study 1 5 5
Preparing assignments 1 6 6
Preparing presentations 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 83

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.142
LO.242
LO.343
LO.45
LO.542
LO.64
LO.724

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