COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TIMBER CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MIM 4640 TIMBER CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Architecture

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ÖZGÜL YILMAZ KARAMAN

Offered to

Architecture

Course Objective

Timber has been used as a member of structural system and/or building component during centuries. Today, it is also an important building material, especially by the effect of the importance of sustainable construction design. In this context, it is aimed to define the features of buildings that constructed with timber in context of structural system design, construction methods and detail solutions. Also, it is aimed to give the ability of understanding how timber materials affect the building design to the students and also encourage them to interpret on timber construction design.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Recognizing the physical, chemical, and mechanical properties of timber material.
2   Recognizing the industrial timber material and elements.
3   Examining glued laminated timber technology
4   Identifying the architectural usage objectives of timber material
5   Examining the structural systems with timber material
6   Examining the timber skeleton systems
7   Examining the timber panel systems

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction Information about the course and research homework Explanation of the aim and scope of the course.
2 Technical properties of timber Physical, chemical, and mechanical properties of timber material. Identification of timber material as building element.
3 Industrial timber Industrial timber material and elements in building production. Glued laminated timber technology. Decision of research subject Study for individual or group research assignment.
4 Structural systems with timber material Identification of Load bearing, skeleton, and panel structural systems. Study for individual or group research assignment.
5 Skeleton structural systems with timber material Traditional timber buildings in Türkiye. Study for individual or group research assignment.
6 Skeleton structural systems with timber material Balloon Frame, Pillar-beam skeleton systems. Study for individual or group research assignment.
7 Buildings with timber skeleton systems and panel systems. Platform system, Modified system, Modular system. Study for individual or group research assignment.
8 Buildings with timber skeleton systems and panel systems. Panel system: Cross laminated timber (CLT). Study for individual or group research assignment.
9 Buildings with timber material. Study for individual or group research assignment.
10 Midterm exam Study for individual or group research assignment. Preparing a presentation for the study.
11 Presentation of student groups. To research timber buildings of 21 century Criticism on the research topics. Study for individual or group research assignment. Preparing a presentation for the study.
12 Presentation of student groups. To research timber buildings of 21 century Criticism on the research topics. Study for group research assignment. Preparing a presentation for the study.
13 Presentation of student groups. To research timber buildings of 21 century Criticism on the research topics. Study for group research assignment. Preparing a presentation for the study.
14 Presentation of student groups. To research timber buildings of 21 century Criticism on the research topics. Submission of the research assignment Study for group research assignment. Preparing a presentation for the study.

Recomended or Required Reading

. Burchell, J., Sunter, F.W., (1987), Design and Build inTimber Frame, Longman Scientific & Technical, England.
. Goetz,K.H., Hoor, D., Moehler, K., Natteree, J., (1989), Timber Design & Construction Sourcebook, McGraw-HillPublishing Company, USA.Ching, F.D.K.
. Günay, R., (2007) Geleneksel Ahşap Yapılar Sorunları ve Çözüm Yolları, Birsen Yayınevi, Istanbul, 2007
. Hugues, T., (2004). Timber Construction: Details, Products, Case Studies. Birkhauser, Basel.
. Linville, Jeff D.(2012) Timber Construction Manual (6th Edition), Wiley, Somerset, NJ, USA Müller, C., (2000) Laminated Timber Construction. Birkhauser, Basel,Boston.
. Natterer,J., Herzog, T., Volz, M., (1991), Holzbau Atlas Zwei Studienausgabe, Institut für internationale Architektur-Dokumentation, Münih
. Roy, R.(2004), Timber Framing for the Rest of Us: A Guide to Contemporary Post and Beam Construction, New Society PublishersGabriola Island, BC, Canada.
. Güzel, N., Karaman Yılmaz,Ö., Yesügey,C., (2014) Ahşap Malzemeli Konut Teknolojisi, ISBN: 978-605-4539-67-3, Yalın Yayıncılık, Istanbul.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course will be taught in a lecture, individual or group research studies and discussion format.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE MTE * 0.50 + ASG * 0.50
4 FINS FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.50 + FINS * 0.50
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

The course is taught in a lecture, research assignment, class presentation of a research subject and discussion format. All class members are expected to attend and both the lecture and seminar hours and take part in the discussion sessions.

Assessment Criteria

Presentation of Assignment (As a Mid-term Exam) % 25 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5, LO6,LO7 )
Assignment % 25 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5, LO6,LO7 )
Final % 50 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5, LO6,LO7 )

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

There will be lectures for nine weeks, then the following five weeks students will present their research which they have prepared as an individual or group assignments. Students must prepare their assignments both powerpoint presentation and Word formats.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

neslihan.guzel@deu.edu.tr
ozgul.yilmaz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

to be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 9 2 18
Student Presentations 5 2 10
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 1 12
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Midterm 1 1 1
Project Assignment 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 78

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.155
LO.255
LO.355
LO.455
LO.555
LO.655
LO.755

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