COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION II

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
INŞ 2124 MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION II COMPULSORY 2 2 0 4

Offered By

Civil Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR SELÇUK TÜRKEL

Offered to

Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering (Evening)

Course Objective

The physical and mechanical properties of concrete which is the most commonly used
construction material in the world will be focused within the scope of Materials of
Construction-II course. Initially, students will gain the basic knowledge about the
ingredients of concrete and mixture proportioning methods. At the second stage of this
course basic information on quality control and durability properties of concrete will
be presented.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to define the basic concepts of cement, aggregate and concrete
2   To be able to make experiments about concrete components and concrete properties, to present and interpret the results as laboratory reports
3   Choosing suitable materials for a specific application based on engineering knowledge
4   Concrete design for different engineering applications
5   To be able to control concrete according to quality standards

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

INŞ 2123 - MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION I

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Binding materials (pozzolans, lime, gypsum)
2 Portland cement and sustainability
3 General properties of cements and testing methods
4 Special cements
5 Grading of aggregates and definitions
6 The physical and mechanical properties of aggregates
7 Principles of concrete mixture design
8 Concrete admixtures
9 Principles of concrete mixture design
10 Properties of hardened concrete
11 Shrinkage and stress-strain behaviour of concrete
12 Statistical quality control of concrete production
13 Durability of concrete and special concretes
14 General evaluation of the topics

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Materials of Construction II B.BARADAN, DEÜ Engineering Faculty
Publications, No:207, 2009 (in Turkish).
Supplementary Book(s):Concrete T.Y. ERDOGAN, ODTÜ Publications, Ankara, 2003 (in
Turkish).
Materials: Lecture notes as presentation slides, laboratory equipment.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Course book (given in the reference section.), visual slide presentations
(presentations will be loaded to web sites of related lecturers after the class),
laboratory reports and homework (at least four laboratory application for each
semester)

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

LO1-8: All learning outcomes will be evaluated by midterm and final examination
questions.
LO3, 5, 6, 7: These learning outcomes will be evaluated by laboratory practice and
homework reports.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Before each course, related sections of the textbook must be read. Attendance limits in
class and laboratory applications should be provided.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc.Prof.Dr. Selçuk Türkel: selcuk.turkel@deu.edu.tr
Assoc.Prof.Dr. Halit Yazıcı: halit.yazici@deu.edu.tr
Assist.Prof.Dr. Kamile Tosun Felekoğlu: kamile.tosun@deu.edu.tr
Assist.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 2 28
Tutorials 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 88

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.144
LO.235
LO.335
LO.45
LO.535