COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SPECIAL TOPICS IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
CIE 5102 SPECIAL TOPICS IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR EGEMEN TEOMETE

Offered to

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
Structural Engineering
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

Course Objective

To give information about smart structures

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Definition of smart materials to be used in smart buildings
2   Content of smart materials
3   Strain sensitivity of smart materials
4   Crack and damage sensitivity of smart materials
5   Sensitivity of smart materials to humidity, temperature and other effects

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction, definition of smart structures and materials
2 Production of smart materials
3 Compressive strain sensitivity of smart materials
4 Tensile strain sensitivity of smart materials
5 Cross-compressive strain sensitivity of smart materials
6 Cross-tensile strain sensitivity of smart materials
7 Crack and damage sensitivity of smart materials
8 Temperature sensitivity of smart materials
9 Moisture sensitivity of smart materials
10 Humidity effect on strain sensitivity of smart materials
11 Electrode effect on strain sensitivity of smart materials
12 Age effect on strain sensitivity of smart materials
13 Effect of current type on strain sensitivity of smart materials
14 Assignment presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Erman Demircilioğlu, Egemen Teomete, Osman E. Ozbulut. Characterization of smart brass fiber reinforced concrete under various loading conditions. Construction and Building Materials 265 (2020) 120411. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.120411
2. Kolatar, Özkan Ayberk; Teomete, Egemen; Kahraman, Serap. The Strain Sensitivity Of Coal Reinforced Smart Concrete By Piezoresistive Effect. Teknik Dergi 33 (1 ) 2022 pp1-13. DOI: 10.18400/tekderg.634659
3. Demircilioglu, Erman; Teomete, Egemen; Ozbulut, Osman E. Strain sensitivity of steel-fiber-reinforced industrial smart concrete. JOURNAL OF INTELLIGENT MATERIAL SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURES 31 (1), 127-136, 2020. DOI: 10.1177/1045389X19888722
4. Demircilioglu E., Teomete E., Schlangen E., Baeza F.J., Temperature and moisture effects on electrical resistance and strain sensitivity of smart concrete, Construction and Building Materials, Volume 224, 10 November 2019, Pages 420-427. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.07.091
5. Mugisha A., Teomete E., Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of Piezoresistivity
of Brass Fiber Reinforced Concrete, Computers and Concrete, Vol. 23, No. 6, 399-408, (2019) 000-000 DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/cac.2019.23.6.000
6. Teomete E., The effect of temperature and moisture on electrical resistance, strain sensitivity and crack sensitivity of steel fiber reinforced smart cement composite, Smart Mater. Struct. 25 (7) (2016) 075024. DOI : 10.1088/0964-1726/25/7/075024
7. Egemen Teomete, Measurement of Crack Length Sensitivity and Strain Gage Factor of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Cement Matrix Composites, Measurement, Vol. 74, pp. 21-30, 2015.
8. Teomete, E., Transverse Strain Sensitivity of Steel Fiber Reinforced Cement Composites Tested by Compression and Split Tensile Tests. Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 55, 31 March 2014, Pages 136 145. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2014.01.016
9. Teomete, E., Kocyigit, O.I. Tensile strain sensitivity of steel fiber reinforced cement matrix composites tested by split tensile test. Construction and Building Materials Vol. 47, pp. 962 968, October 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2013.05.095.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course presentations and assignments.

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 * 0.25 + ASG *0.25 +FIN *0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 + ASG *0.25 +RST *0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO 1-2-3-4-5 are mainly evaluated through midterm exams, final exams, and assignments

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced at class

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

egemen.teomete@deu.edu.tr- (232) 3017060

Office Hours

Will be announced in term.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 25 25
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparing assignments 1 50 50
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 193

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.15
LO.2554
LO.354
LO.4544
LO.5545