COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SUMMER PRACTICE II

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
INŞ 4701 SUMMER PRACTICE II COMPULSORY 0 0 0 4

Offered By

Civil Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR HALIT YAZICI

Offered to

Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering (Evening)

Course Objective

Basic characteristics of engineering metals, ferrous, non-ferrous alloys, polymers, plastics in construction, building stones, gypsum, lime, clay bricks, ceramics, glass materials, bituminous materials, wood and composite materials will be presented.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   to choose proper material type for a specific construction application.
2   to express the technical differences between engineering metals, polymers and ceramics.
3   to compare different material types considering their physical and mechanical properties.
4   to differentiate the types of gypsum and lime according to their application areas.
5   to explain the micro-meso-macro structure of the wood and to classify timber composites for construction.
6   to evaluate the advantages of composite materials compared to single phase materials.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to construction materials, basic concepts, classification, technical and economic aspects, selection criteria
2 Engineering metals, ferrous and nonferrous alloys
3 Steel metallurgy, structural steel types and reinforcement
4 Building stones, geological classification, production and selection
5 Ceramics, processing, fabrication and application in construction
6 Glass processing and fabrication, insulation glass, glass wool, foam and fiber
7 Clay bricks and roof tiles, manufacture and classification
8 Midterm exam
9 Gypsum and lime manufacture, classification and application areas.
10 Polymer structure, plastic types, uses of plastics in construction
11 Bituminous materials
12 Timber structure and classification, defects, physical and mechanical properties
13 Deterioration and preservation of timber in structures, modified timber composites
14 Composite materials, classification and construction applications

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Materials of Construction , T.Y.Erdoğan, METU Press, 2002.
Supplementary Book(s): Materials Knowledge for Civil Engineers B.BARADAN, DEÜ Engineering Faculty Publications, No: 307, 2011 (in Turkish).

Materials: Lecture notes as presentation slides

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Course book (given in the reference section.), visual slide presentations (presentations will be loaded to web sites of related lecturers after the class), application case reports and homework (at least an application case and homework for each semester)

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


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO1-6: All learning outcomes will be evaluated by homework, midterm and final examination
LO4 and LO6 will be evaluated by term homework report

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Before each course, related sections of the textbook must be read. Attendance limits in class and applications should be provided.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof.Dr. Selçuk Türkel: selcuk.turkel@deu.edu.tr
Prof.Dr.Halit Yazıcı: halit.yazici@deu.edu.tr
Assoc.Prof.Dr. Kamile Tosun Felekoğlu: kamile.tosun@deu.edu.tr
Assoc.Prof.Dr. Burak Felekoğlu: burak.felekoglu@deu.edu.tr
Assoc.Prof.Dr. Serdar Aydın: serdar.aydın@deu.edu.tr
Assist.Prof.Dr. Hüseyin Yiğiter: huseyin.yigiter@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Will be announced by instructors after the completion of semester program.

Work Placement(s)

YES

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
0
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 14 14
Preparation for final exam 1 14 14
Preparing assignments 2 5 10
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 94

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.154
LO.2443
LO.35
LO.4353
LO.5443
LO.634

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