COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SPECIAL TOPICS IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

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/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.15
LO.2554
LO.354
LO.4544
LO.5545

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