COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
Structural Engineering
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

Course Objective

Deleterious physical and chemical effects on reinforced concrete structures such as wear, fire, freezing-thawing, wetting-drying, sulfate attack, alkali aggregate reaction and corrosion of the embedded steel in concrete will be discussed within the scope of this lecture. The significance, mechanisms, and control of various causes of concrete and reinforcing steel deterioration are discussed in detail. The materials that commonly used for the repair of deteriorated structures will be presented.

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

Textbook(s): Baradan, B., H. Yazıcı, H. Ün, Durability of reinforced concrete structures, D.E.Ü. Eng. Faculty Publishing, No. 298, 282 p., Izmir, 2002. (in Turkish)
Supplementary Book(s): - Woods, H., Durability of Concrete Construction, ACI Monograph No.4, 1968. -Mindess, S., and Young J.F., Concrete, Prentice-Hall Inc., Englewood Cliffs, 1981.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture slides, preparation of assignment report and final presentation at the end of semester will be used in evaluation. Relevant articles and book chapters should be read prior to course of individual week.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Midterm exam, experimental studies, delivery of the final project report and project presentation, final exam will be considered in the evaluation.

Assessment Criteria

All learning outcomes will be evaluated by using the midterm and final exam questions.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Classroom attendance also will be considered in evaluation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof.Dr. Bülent Baradan (bulent.baradan@deu.edu.tr)

Office Hours

Will be announced at the beginning of semester

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes