COURSE UNIT TITLE

: RESEARCH ON MEGA BUILDINGS IN TERMS OF STRUCTURE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ARC 5117 RESEARCH ON MEGA BUILDINGS IN TERMS OF STRUCTURE ELECTIVE 2 0 0 5

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR KUTLUĞ SAVAŞIR

Offered to

Structural Construction Design
Structural Construction Design

Course Objective

This course aims to emphasize structures of mega buildings. Research activities of the course will be supported by technical tours as well as literature search.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To list the examples of ancient mega-buildings
2   To list the architects, countries they are in, year of construction and structure of mega buildings
3   To identify the properties that makes these buildings as "mega building"
4   To distinguish the problems encountered during the construction of mega structures
5   To analysis of a mega building's construction (from the foundation to the roof)
6   To present a mega building research

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction 1.1. Aims, scope and method of the course 1.2. Description of Mega Buildings.
2 2.1. Deliberation of Ancient Mega Buildings 2.2. Ancient mega buildings, the old and the newly elected "Seven Wonders of the world" 2.3. Assignment of research topics.
3 3.1. Technical tour to the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus and Mausoleum at Halicarnassus.
4 4.1. Study of dome designs and constructions within the development of domes. 4.2. Research on Hagia Sophia, Pantheon, Florence Cathedral, Selimiye Mosque and Oita Stadium
5 5.1. Study of seven skyscrapers that were influential in the development of skyscrapers 5.2. Analysis of the technical problems that have been encountered, and their solutions.
6 6.1. Technical tour to Izmir Folkart Towers 6.2. Discussion of the structure and construction of this skyscraper
7 7.1. Aerodynamic problems at skyscrapers 7.2. Wind tests in the mechanical engineering lab.
8 8.1. Importance of sustainability in mega buildings. 8.2. Discussion of the energy production from wind and sun in mega buildings.
9 9.1. Study of the airport designs in terms of various criteria within the development of airport buildings
10 10.1. Technical tour to Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport
11 Mid-term
12 Presentations
13 Presentations
14 Presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Main Sources:
Parkyn, N. (2004). Super Structures, The World's Greatest Modern Structures, Merrell Publishers Limited, London.
Supplementary Books:
Culley, P.; Pascoe, J. (2009). Sports Facilities and Technologies, Routledge Publishing.
Dupre, J., (2008). Skyscrapers, Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, Second Edition, New York.
Graham, I., (2012). Megastructures: Tallest, Longest, Biggest, Deepest, Firefly BooksBos, S. (2008). Super Structures, Inside The World's Most Spektacular Buildings, DK Publishing.
Grawe, C.; Schmal, P.C. (2006). High Society, Jovis Press.
Gürel, M. H. & Ilgın, H. E. (2010). Yüksek Binalar Taşıyıcı Sistem ve Aerodinamik Form, ODTÜ Mimarlık Fakültesi Basım Işliği, Ankara.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course will be taught in lecture with documentaries, individual research, technical tours and study format

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

Mid-term exam involves the gains of technical tours and lecture notes. Presentation of homework assignments will be fulfilled in last three weeks

Assessment Criteria

Mid-term Exam % 25 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5,)
Homework Assignments/Presentation % 25 (LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5, LO6,)
Final Exam % 50 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5, LO6)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

-

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

kutlug.savasir@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

-

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
0
Lectures 10 2 20
Technical Tour 1 8 8
0
Preparation before/after weekly lectures 9 5 45
Preparation for Mid-term Exam 1 5 5
Preparation for Final Exam 1 5 5
Preparing Individual Assignments 1 24 24
Preparing Presentations 1 5 5
0
Final 1 1 1
Mid-term 1 1 1
Homework Assignment and Presentations 3 2 6
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 120

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41
LO.511
LO.61

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