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 SERDAR AYDIN

Offered to

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS

Course Objective

Alkali-activated binders present some important technical, environmental and economical benefits over ordinary Portland cement. Within the scope of this course, materials used in the production of alkali-activated cements, applications of alkali-activated cements, advantage and disadvantages of alkali-activated cements in comparison with Portland cements, design rules, production methods and durability of alkali-activated cements are explained in detail.

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): Shi, C., Krivenko, P.V., Roy, D. Alkali-Activated Cements and Concretes. USA and Canada: Taylor and Francis, 2006.
Supplementary Book(s):
- Neville, A.M., Properties of Concrete, Longman Group Limited, Fourth Edition, 1995.
- Ramachandran, V. S. (Ed.) (1995). Concrete Admixtures Handbook (2nd ed.), Noyes publications.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Course book (given in the reference section.), visual slide presentations 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 homework reports.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

serdar.aydin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

It will be announced by the instructor after the completion of the semester program.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes