COURSE UNIT TITLE

: EVALUATION OF NATURAL STONES AS CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
NBG 5017 EVALUATION OF NATURAL STONES AS CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS 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

PROFESSOR SELÇUK TÜRKEL

Offered to

NATURAL BUILDING STONES AND GEMSTONES

Course Objective

The use of natural building stones gains greater acceptance for engineering and architectural applications day by day. Thus, a better understanding of the properties of natural building stones by the engineer and technologist is necessary. In this course, the use of natural building stones as construction materials (in concrete and road as aggregates), industrial raw materials of cement, lime and gypsum are introduced.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Characterization of the natural stones as building material, knowing the effect of structural features on the engineering behavior
2   Utilizing the features of the natural stones and engineered stones choose for suitable application
3   Strengthening the details of structural elements and building materials with applications
4   Understanding the laboratory devices with regarding of standard test of the natural building stones that can be used as aggregate in concrete and road.
5   Interpretation of the obtained data according to the suitable place of use

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction, basic definitions
2 Natural building stones used as building material in engineering, architecture and industrial areas
3 The use of natural building stones as raw material in cement industry
4 The use of natural building stones as raw material in lime industry
5 The use of natural building stones as raw material in gypsum industry
6 Natural building stones used in architecture, properties
7 1. midterm exam
8 Natural building stones used as concrete aggregate, road aggregate and fill material
9 Physical properties of aggregates
10 Chemical properties of aggregates
11 The mechanical properties of aggregates
12 Standard test methods of natural building stones that can be used as aggregate
13 Laboratory studies to the standard tests of aggregates
14 General Assessment

Recomended or Required Reading

Baradan, B.,(2004), Yapı Malzemesi II,
D.E.Ü.Müh.Fak.Yayınları, No:207, Izmir.

Erdoğdu K. vd., (2003), Traslar ve Traslı Çimentolar, TÇMB
yayını, Ankara.

Erol, B., vd., Kireç&Kireçtası, (1998), Kireç Üreticileri Birliği
Derneği yayını.

Neville, A.M., (1997)., Properiesof Concrete, Addison Wesley
Longman Limited, England.

Korkoulis S.K., 2006, Fracture and Failure of Natural
Building Stones, Springer.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Theoretical course

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 * 0.40 +ASG * 0.10 +FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 +ASG * 0.10 +RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

selcuk.turkel@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 127

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.153
LO.234
LO.33
LO.42
LO.53

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