COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ALTERNATIVE CONTRUCTION MATERIALS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
INŞ 4238 ALTERNATIVE CONTRUCTION MATERIALS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Civil Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR BURAK FELEKOĞLU

Offered to

Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering (Evening)

Course Objective

Students will find chance to practice their basic information gained from Construction Materials lectures within the scope of this course. The production methods, types and application areas of various materials will be analyzed. Advantages and disadvantages of these materials for different applications will be discussed.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   At the end of this course the students will be able to classify different types of materials according to their application areas
2   to compare the advantages and disadvantages of metallic materials in construction in a technical manner
3   to choose the thermosetting and thermoplastic polymers and wood types in accordance with the intend of used in Civil Engineering applications, to explain technical properties
4   to transfer new developments of metal, glass and polymer materials used in Civil Engineering
5   to classify the structural application areas of fiber reinforced composites
6   to interpret the role of geopolymers in the development of new and more environment-friendly materials
7   to compile a literature review related to a material used in civil engineering applications

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The classification of construction materials
2 Production of iron-carbon alloys and steel types
3 Civil Engineering applications of steel
4 Steel profiles, connection materials and stainless steel
5 Civil Engineering applications of aluminum
6 Thermoplastic polymers
7 Thermosetting polymers
8 Fiber reinforced polymer composites
9 Types of glass and civil engneering applications
10 Natural gypsum and synthetic gypsum production
11 Production methods and comparison of building blocks
12 Geopolymer production and application areas
13 Types of wood composites and application areas
14 Comparison of metals, polymers, glasses and composite materials of construction

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): "Concrete, Timber and Metals" J.Illston, J.M.Dinwoodie, A.A. Smith, Macmillan Publishers Limited, 1979, 684p.
Supplementary Book(s): "Polymer Chemistry" M.Saçak, Gazi Bookstore, 2010, 538p. (in Turkish), "Fiber and Staple Chemistry", M.Saçak, Gazi Bookstore, 2007, 208p. (in Turkish), "FRP Composites in Civil Engineering", J.G.Teng, Elsevier Science, 2001, 1798p., "Geopolymer Chemistry and Applications", J.Davidovits, Geopolymer Institute Publications, 2011, 632p.
Materials: Lecture notes as presentation slides, laboratory equipment.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Visual presentations and presentation slides made in the course will be uploaded to the Sakai system for reading before the lesson.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO 1-6: Evaluation will be perfromed by midterm and final examination questions.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The rules, test program and the organisation of groups of laboratory studies will be announced to students at the beginning of the semester.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof.Dr. Burak Felekoğlu: burak.felekoglu@deu.edu.tr

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 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Web Search and Library Research 14 1 14
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 115

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.14
LO.2334
LO.344
LO.4444
LO.5555
LO.6
LO.7

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