Description of Individual Course Units
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Offered By |
Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences |
Level of Course Unit |
Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree) |
Course Coordinator |
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR BURAK FELEKOĞLU |
Offered to |
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS |
Course Objective |
The aim of this course is to introduce the fundamentals of rheological behavior of cementitious material to the civil engineers to understand and optimize the role of concrete ingredients on fresh state workability. Another aim of this course is to guide the students thinking on the solutions to the production and placement problems that are encountered commonly in construction site. Students will conduct small-scale laboratory studies and will report their findings. |
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit |
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Mode of Delivery |
Face -to- Face |
Prerequisites and Co-requisites |
None |
Recomended Optional Programme Components |
None |
Course Contents |
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Recomended or Required Reading |
Textbook(s): - Banfill, P.F.G. (editor) The rheology of fresh cement and concrete, Liverpool, (1990), 373p. |
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
The course is taught in a lecture, laboratory study and class presentation format. Students will conduct small-scale laboratory studies and will report their findings with a rheometer that has been specially designed for cementitious materials. These findings will be presented at the end of semester. |
Assessment Methods |
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Further Notes About Assessment Methods |
* Laboratory work and project will be evaluated with homework assignments. |
Assessment Criteria |
All learning outcomes will be evaluated by using the midterm, final exam questions and laboratory reports. |
Language of Instruction |
Turkish |
Course Policies and Rules |
Homework, project report and attendance to laboratory sessions and classroom will be considered in evaluation. |
Contact Details for the Lecturer(s) |
Yrd.Doç.Dr.Burak Felekoğlu (burak.felekoglu@deu.edu.tr) |
Office Hours |
Dönem açıldığında duyurulacaktır. |
Work Placement(s) |
None |
Workload Calculation |
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Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
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