COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR HALIT YAZICI

Offered to

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS

Course Objective

In this course the nonlinearity in the stress-strain relation of concrete, various types of elastic moduli and the methods of their assessment are discussed. Explanations are provided as why and how aggregate, cement paste, transition zone, and testing parameters affect the modulus of elasticity. Major parameters that affect drying shrinkage and creep as well as various rheological models and the methods of predicting creep and shrinkage are described. The concepts of extensibility, tensile strain capacity and their significance to concrete cracking are introduced.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Mindness, S., and Young, J.F., Concrete, Prentice Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, 1981.
Supplementary Book(s): Neville, A.M., Properties of Concrete, Longman Group Limited, Fourth Edition, 1995.
Materials: Presentations

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), laboratory studies and homework.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO1-5: All learning outcomes will be evaluated by midterm, final examination and laboratory practice, homework reports and presentation.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance limits in class and laboratory applications should be provided.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

halit.yazici@deu.edu.tr and http://kisi.deu.edu.tr/halit.yazici/

Office Hours

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

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes