ECTS - Advanced Concrete Materials
Advanced Concrete Materials (CE543) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Advanced Concrete Materials | CE543 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | N/A |
| Course Level | Ph.D. |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Experiment, Question and Answer, Problem Solving. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | The general objective of this course is to introduce the students advanced topics in concrete. These topics include cement, cementitious materials, aggregate, fresh concrete properties, admixtures, temperature effects, and properties of concrete in hardened state; microstructure, strength, durability characteristics, and testing of concrete |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Cement, aggregates and admixtures for concrete, properties of concrete in fresh and hardened state, types and various aspects of concrete, durability characteristics of concrete, future of concrete studies and the interaction of concrete with the environment. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cement, microstructure and properties | Referance |
| 2 | Aggregates and admixtures | Referance |
| 3 | Hydration of Portland cement | Referance |
| 4 | Fresh concrete | Referance |
| 5 | Microstructure of hardened concrete | Referance |
| 6 | Strength of hardened concrete | Referance |
| 7 | Dimensional stability of concrete | Referance |
| 8 | Effect of temperature on concrete | Referance |
| 9 | Further aspects of hardened concrete | Referance |
| 10 | Durability of concrete | Referance |
| 11 | Durability of concrete | Referance |
| 12 | Testing of concrete | Referance |
| 13 | Concretes with particular properties | Referance |
| 14 | Concrete and environment | Referance |
| 15 | Final Exam Period | |
| 16 | Final Exam Period |
Sources
| Other Sources | 1. Neville A. M., Properties of Concrete, Pearson, 1995 |
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| 2. Mehta K.M., Monteiro P.J.M., Concrete microstructure, properties, and materials, Mcgraw Hill, Third Edition | |
| 3. Erdogan T., Beton, Genişletilmiş 2. baskı. |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | 1 | 50 |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 50 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Toplam | 3 | 130 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 70 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 30 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Ability to carry out advanced research activities, both individual and as a member of a team | |||||
| 2 | Ability to evaluate research topics and comment with scientific reasoning | |||||
| 3 | Ability to initiate and create new methodologies, implement them on novel research areas and topics | |||||
| 4 | Ability to produce experimental and/or analytical data in systematic manner, discuss and evaluate data to lead scintific conclusions | |||||
| 5 | Ability to apply scientific philosophy on analysis, modelling and design of engineering systems | |||||
| 6 | Ability to synthesis available knowledge on his/her domain to initiate, to carry, complete and present novel research at international level | |||||
| 7 | Contribute scientific and technological advancements on engineering domain of his/her interest area | |||||
| 8 | Contribute industrial and scientific advancements to improve the society through research activities | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Total Workload | 125 | ||