Reinforced Concrete Fundamentals (CE342) Course Detail

Course Name	Course Code	Season	Lecture Hours	Application Hours	Lab Hours	Credit	ECTS
Reinforced Concrete Fundamentals	CE342		3	0	0	3	5.5

Pre-requisite Course(s)
CE 204 Mechanics of Materials

Course Language	English
Course Type	N/A
Course Level	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery	Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies	Lecture, Demonstration, Question and Answer, Drill and Practice, Problem Solving.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)	Asst. Prof. Dr. Halit Cenan MERTOL
Course Assistants
Course Objectives	To present the basic mechanics behind the behavior of reinforced concrete members under flexural and axial forces.
Course Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; Determine the member forces caused by the most critical loading combinations on a structure Calculate the load-carrying capacity of reinforced concrete members of given dimensions with a given amount and layout of reinforcement Come up with the most efficient reinforced concrete member cross section and reinforcement layout to resist a given loading
Course Content	Properties of materials, structural design concepts, axially-loaded members, flexural members, shear, combined flexure and axial load.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week	Subjects	Preparation
1	Properties of Materials	1-34
2	Properties of Materials	1-34
3	Structural Safety and Loads	35-88
4	Axially Loaded Members	89-104
5	Axially Loaded Members	89-104
6	Flexural Members	105-176
7	Flexural Members	105-176
8	Flexural Members	105-176
9	Flexural Members	105-176
10	Flexural Members	105-176
11	Shear & Diagonal Tension	177-196
12	Shear & Diagonal Tension	197-234
13	Combined Flexure and Axial Load	234-
14	Combined Flexure and Axial Load	234-
15	Final Exam Period
16	Final Exam Period

Sources

Course Book	1. Mertol and Baran, CE 342 Fundamentals of Reinforced Concrete Lecture Notes, Atilim University Civil Engineering Department, 2016.
Other Sources	2. Ersoy, Özcebe, and Tankut, Reinforced Concrete, Middle East Technical University Department of Civil Engineering, 2006.
	3. MacGregor and Wight, Reinforced Concrete: Mechanics and Design, Fourth Edition in SI Units, Pearson, 2005.
	4. Türk Standarları Enstitüsü, Betonarme Yapıların Tasarım ve Yapım Kuralları, TS500, TSE, 2000.
	5. Türk Standardları Enstitüsü, Yapı Elemanlarının Boyutlandırılmasında Alınacak Yüklerin Hesap Değerleri, TS498, TSE, 1997.
	6. T.C. Bayındırlık ve İskan Bakanlığı, Deprem Bölgelerinde Yapılacak Binalar Hakkında Esaslar, 2007.

Evaluation System

Requirements	Number	Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation	-	-
Laboratory	-	-
Application	-	-
Field Work	-	-
Special Course Internship	-	-
Quizzes/Studio Critics	-	-
Homework Assignments	4	10
Presentation	-	-
Project	1	10
Report	-	-
Seminar	-	-
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury	2	50
Final Exam/Final Jury	1	30
Toplam	8	100

Percentage of Semester Work	70
Percentage of Final Work	30
Total	100

Course Category

Core Courses	X
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
#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	1	2	3	4	5
1	Adequate knowledge in mathematics, science and engineering subjects pertaining to the relevant discipline; ability to use theoretical and applied knowledge in these areas in the solution of complex engineering problems.					X
2	Ability to formulate, and solve complex engineering problems; ability to select and apply proper analysis and modeling methods for this purpose.			X
3	Ability to design a complex system, process, device or product under realistic constraints and conditions, in such a way as to meet the desired result; ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose.			X
4	Ability to select and use modern techniques and tools needed for analyzing and solving complex problems encountered in engineering practice; ability to employ information technologies effectively.
5	Ability to design and conduct experiments, gather data, analyze and interpret results for investigating complex engineering problems or discipline specific research questions.		X
6	Ability to work efficiently in intra-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams; ability to work individually.
7	Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; knowledge of a minimum of one foreign language; ability to write effective reports and comprehend written reports, prepare design and production reports, make effective presentations, and give and receive clear and intelligible instructions.
8	Awareness of the need for lifelong learning; ability to access information, to follow developments in science and technology, and to continue to educate him/herself.
9	Knowledge on behavior according ethical principles, professional and ethical responsibility and standards used in engineering practices.
10	Knowledge about business life practices such as project management, risk management, and change management; awareness in entrepreneurship, innovation; knowledge about sustainable development.
11	Knowledge about the global and social effects of engineering practices on health, environment, and safety, and contemporary issues of the century reflected into the field of engineering; awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours)	16	3	48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class	14	3	42
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project	1	10	10
Report
Homework Assignments	4	3	12
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury	2	6	12
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury	1	14	14
Total Workload			138