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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
CIE 3081	PROPERTIES OF CONCRETE	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	3

Offered By

Civil Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR HALIT YAZICI

Offered to

Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering (Evening)

Course Objective

The English terminology related with Concrete Technology will be presented within the scope of this course. The learning of these technical terms will open new horizons in the future academic and professional lifes of students.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	At the end of this course the students will be able to define the English terminology related to the cement and aggregates
2	to describe the concepts used in fresh and hardened concrete by using English terminology
3	to choose the appropriate types of cement and concrete classes according to the terminology of the United States and the European Union
4	to differentiate the factors affecting the mechanical properties and durability of hardened concrete

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

INŞ 2024 - MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION II

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Historical evaluation and manufacture of Portland Cement
2	Chemical composition of Portland Cement and quality control tests
3	Types of Portland Cements and special cements
4	General classification of aggregate, sampling and sieve analysis, grading curves
5	Basic considerations on concrete mix design
6	Basic considerations on concrete mix design
7	Factors affecting workability of concrete and fresh concrete tests
8	Methods of concrete curing, cracking of concrete, elasticity, shrinkage and creep
9	Factors affecting mechanical properties of concrete
10	Mechanical testing of concrete
11	Permeability and pore structure of concrete
12	Durability of concrete
13	Strength data evaluation, variation in test results, acceptance criteria
14	Strength data evaluation, variation in test results, acceptance criteria

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Properties of Concrete - Fourth and Final Edition , A.M.Neville, Pearson Prentice Hall, England, 2002.
Supplementary Book(s): Concrete Microstructure, Properties and Materials , P.K.Mehta, P.J.M. Monteiro, 2010.
Materials: Lecture notes as presentation slides, laboratory equipment.
http://halityazici-deu.com/

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Visual presentations performed in the classroom will be used.
http://halityazici-deu.com/

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 * 0.40 + ASG * 0.10 + FIN * 0.50
5	RST	RESIT
6	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE * 0.40 + ASG * 0.10 + RST * 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO1-4: All learning outcomes will be evaluated by midterm and final examination questions.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance and homeworks will be used in evaluation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof.Dr. Halit YAZICI halit.yazici@deu.edu.tr
http://halityazici-deu.com/

Office Hours

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

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	14	2	28
Tutorials	0	0	0
Preparing assignments	1	5	5
Preparation for final exam	1	8	8
Preparation for midterm exam	2	5	10
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	14	1	14
Final	1	2	2
Midterm	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			69

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.7
LO.1	4	5
LO.2	4	5
LO.3	4	5
LO.4	4	5

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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