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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
CIE 5102	SPECIAL TOPICS IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IBRAHIM SERKAN MISIR

Offered to

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
Structural Engineering
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

Course Objective

Teaching advanced topics in steel structures and various seismic design methods. The comparison of non-linear design methods

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	A detailed study of the methods used in the analysis of steel structures
2	Examining national and international design codes, subject-specific design method selection and determination of their suitability respect to Turkish codes.
3	Examining non-linear design methods in steel structural members and systems
4	Investigation of analysis methods and design principles by assignments
5	Investigation of the applicability of various special design of steel structures in the world to our country respect to economic and technical feasibility

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Subject, Description, Scope, Design Principles
2	Verification checks, residual stresses
3	Custom Design Rules: LRFD Methods, Tension Members, First Assignment
4	Compression Members
5	Compression Members, Second Assignment
6	Bending Elements, Purlin Beams, Girders Beams
7	Midterm Exam
8	Seismic Design of Ductile Structural Systems
9	Plastic Analysis Approach, Third Assignment
10	Ductility of steel, Energy Absorption Feature and The Plastic Hinge
11	Ductile Centrally Braced Steel Shear Walls
12	Ductile Eccentrically Braced Steel Shear Walls, Fourth Assignment
13	Earthquake-Resistant Design Rules for Steel Buildings: Eurocode 3, Eurocode 8
14	Earthquake-Resistant Design Rules for Steel Buildings

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
-Deren H., Uzgider E., Piroğlu P., Çağlayan Ö., (2008). Çelik Yapılar (3. Baskı). Istanbul: Çağlayan Kitabevi.

Supplementary Book(s):
-Keyder, E., Wasti S. T., (2010). Çelik Yapı Elemanları. Ankara.
-Salmon, C. G., & Johnson J. E. (1996). Steel Structures: Design and Behavior. 4th ed. New Jersey: Prentice Hall Inc.
-Tamboli, A. R. (1997). Steel Design Handbook: LRFD Method. Ohio: McGraw-Hill Inc.

Materials: The course presentations, numerical applications, assignments

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course presentations, numerical applications, assignments.

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 * 0.25 + ASG 0.25 +FIN 0.50
5	RST	RESIT
6	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE * 0.25 + ASG 0.25 +RST 0.50

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

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)

emin.kural@deu.edu.tr - (232) 3017068

Office Hours

Will be announced in term.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	13	3	39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	14	5	70
Preparation for midterm exam	1	10	10
Preparation for final exam	1	20	20
Preparing assignments	4	15	60
Final	1	2	2
Midterm	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			203

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.10
LO.1	5		4		5	5
LO.2	5			5		5
LO.3	5		4	4	5	5
LO.4	5	5		4		5
LO.5				5	4	5

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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