ECTS - Contemporary Construction Materials

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Contemporary Construction Materials (MMR353) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Contemporary Construction Materials MMR353 2 0 0 2 3
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language Turkish
Course Type N/A
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Drill and Practice.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Instructor Göktürk Gültek
Course Assistants
Course Objectives Basic building materials selection criteria, performance characteristics, basic materials and evaluation of appropriate use of architectural design, to tempt new material design.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Students, inside, outside, in the vertical and horizontal structure and determinants of space, designed according to the characteristic of the material, color, texture, structure, both in the project selection and on-the-spot, both in the sense of problem solving, research and decision making skills throughout the alternative and new products.
Course Content Building-material and design relations; the main features of building materials; composite materials; binder materials, cement, gypsum, lime, natural building blocks; concrete; plaster, mosaic, metals; natural wood; artificial wood; soil building materials; brick, tile, ceramic, porcelain, glass, plastics; plates-plates, profiles, foams, fabrics,

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 General introduction, building-material and design relationships
2 Building material selection criteria, building material norms, performance description
3 Performance properties of building materials: Structural service properties, mechanical strength, strain, deformation, definitions, Physical specifications, heat, water, sanitary problems, acoustic properties, fire resistance, test methods and reference standards
4 Performance properties of building materials: Technological specifications, hardness property of wear and abrasion resistance, adhesion of composite layer, which is used in conjunction with materials, chemical specifications, test methods and reference standards
5 Composite building materials: definition, types of bonding agents, mineral binders, resin-glue, bitumen and asphalt
6 MIDTERM EXAM 1
7 Natural stones: performance characteristics, mechanical, physical, structural and technological features, structural and constructive use, test methods and reference standards
8 Artificial stones: performance characteristics, mechanical, physical, structural and technological features, structural and construktive use, test methods and reference standards
9 Concrete: performance characteristics, mechanical, physical, production of structural and technological features, structure, use as constructive, test methods and reference standards, types of surface treatments for concrete, plasters, filler concrete, mosaic, precast building components
10 Metals: Classification and species, mechanical, physical, technological features, the use of the structure
11 Natural wood: internal structure, mechanical, physical, technological specifications, test methods and reference standards
12 Artificial wood materials, laminated wood, Particleboard, structure, structural and constructive handling characteristics, test methods and reference standards
13 Earth building materials: Bricks, roof tiles, ceramic, porcelain, glass
14 Plastics: General performance characteristics plates-plates, profiles, foams, fabrics
15 Surface finishing materials: paints, paint, varnishes, lacquers
16 MIDTERM EXAM 2

Sources

Other Sources 1. CHING, Francis, D.K., Building Construction Illustrated, John Wiley & Sons Inc. New York, USA., 2001.
2. DANIELS, Klaus., Advanced Building Systems, A Technical Guide for Architects and Engineers., Birkhauser, Basel, Switzerland, Germany, 2003.
3. CHING, Francis, D.K., İç Mekân Tasarımı – Resimli, Yapı-Endüstri Merkezi A.Ş. İstanbul, 2004.
4. BOVILL, Carl., Architectural Design: Integration of Structural And Environmental Systems., Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, USA., 1991.
5. NEUFERT, Ernst., Neufert: Yapı Tasarım Bilgisi., Verlag Ullstein GmbH., Frankfurt/Berlin, Germany, 1983.
6. RAMSEY, Charles,G., SLEEPER, Harold, R., The American Institute of Architects: Architectural Graphic Standards, USA., 1981.
7. ALLEN, Edward., How Buildings Work: The Natural Order of Architecture., Oxford University Press, New York, USA., 1980
8. OLIN, Harold, B., SCHMIDT, John, L., LEWIS, Walter, H., Construction: Principles, Materials and Methods., Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, USA., 1995.
9. ELDEM, Sedat, H., Yapı, Arpaz Matbaacılık, İstanbul, 1973.
10. Rosen, H., Construction Materials for Architecture, Krieger Publishing.
11. Toydemir, N., vd., Yapı Elemanı Tasarımında Malzeme, Literatür Yayınevi.
12. Illston, J. M., Construction materials: their nature and behaviour, E & FN Spon.
13. Hornbostel, C., Construction materials: types, uses, and applications, Wiley
14. Patterson, T. L., Construction materials for architects and designers, Prentice Hall Englewood Cliff.
15. Eriç, M., Yapı Fiziği ve Malzemesi, Literatür Yayınevi.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation 15 5
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work 2 5
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 2 5
Presentation 2 5
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 2 25
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 50
Toplam 24 95
Percentage of Semester Work 0
Percentage of Final Work 100
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses X
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
2
3
4
5
6
7
8 X
9
10 X
11
12 X
13
14 X
15 X
16
17 X
18
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24
25

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 2 32
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship 2 4 8
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 6 2 12
Presentation/Seminar Prepration 2 4 8
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 2 4 8
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 2 2 4
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 3 3
Total Workload 75