COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS FOR COASTAL STRUCTURES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
CIE 5111 CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS FOR COASTAL STRUCTURES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR SELÇUK TÜRKEL

Offered to

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS

Course Objective

Primary considerations in the selection of a material for coastal structures are availability, strength, durability, cost, maintenance costs and service life. The selection of materials for coastal use must also consider structural stability, flexibility and impact of the environment on the material. This course is offered to provide civil engineers with specific guidelines for selecting materials and techniques in the marine environment.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To define the basic concepts related to the construction materials for coastal structures.
2   Able to describe the concepts used in the terminology of coastal structures.
3   To distinguish among the types of construction materials in coastal structures according to their properties.
4   To determine the properties of construction materials by using experimental data.
5   To decide the choice of construction materials type according to use of the place and purpose.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction and material requirements for coastal structures
2 Portland Cements and Aggregates
3 Portland Cement Concrete
4 Concrete Production
5 Reinforced and Prestressed concrete
6 Durability of Concrete in Marine Environment
7 Techniques of Enhance Durability
8 Other Types of Concrete and Grout
9 Concrete Placement in Water
10 Stone and Earth
11 Structural and Sheet Metals
12 Wood
13 Plastics, Recycled and Other Materials and presentation of assignment
14 General evaluation of the topics

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Moffett, Nichols Eng., Construction Materials for Coastal Structures. U.S. Army Corps of Endineer Specials Rep. No:10 Va. 1983.
Supplementary Book(s): Akman, S., Deniz Yapılarında Beton Teknolojisi, ITÜ Yayın No: 1481, Istanbul 1992.
Neville, A.M., Properties of Concrete, Addison Wesley Longman Limited, England 1997.
References:
Materials: Lecture notes as presentation slides

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

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

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 * 0.30 +ASG * 0.20 +FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO1-5: All learning outcomes will be evaluated by midterm and final examination questions.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc.Prof.Dr. Selçuk Türkel: selcuk.turkel@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 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Preparing assignments 1 25 25
Preparing presentations 1 25 25
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 183

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.155
LO.24
LO.344
LO.44
LO.544