COURSE UNIT TITLE

: REBAR CORROSION IN REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
CIE 5103 REBAR CORROSION IN REINFORCED CONCRETE 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 HALIT YAZICI

Offered to

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS

Course Objective

Reinforced concrete structural systems, which give service under different environmental conditions, are exposed to durability problems in terms of concrete and reinforcing steel. Rebar corrosion is thought to be most important factor determining the service life of the reinforced concrete structures. Consideration of the decomposition process of concrete and corrosion of steel is an important issue to determine service life safely. On the other hand, maintenance-repair-strengthening works have to be considered in terms of economy.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To identify corrosion problems in structures
2   To discuss factors affecting corrosion
3   To introduce corrosion measuring methods
4   To investigate precautions
5   To evaluate maintenance-repair-strengthening works

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction Definition and importance of corrosion Corrosion process
2 Factors influencing the corrosion Precautions for corrosion
3 Nature of reinforced concrete systems Properties of reinforcing steel Properties of concrete material
4 Physical and chemical composition of concrete Pore structure and permeability of concrete
5 Corrosion processes in reinforced concrete systems Corrosion mechanisms in reinforcement bars
6 Factors affecting corrosion process Characteristics of materials Environmental conditions
7 Concrete structures in marine environment
8 Damages due to corrosion
9 Measurement methods for corrosion Destructive and non-destructive methods
10 Measurement methods for corrosion Destructive and non-destructive methods
11 Electro-chemical measurement methods
12 Precautions for corrosion Precautions for metallic materials
13 Precautions for concrete structures Maintenance-repair-strengthening works
14 Homework presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
Broomfield, J.P. (2003). Corrosion of steel in Concrete-understanding, investigation and repair. Taylor & Francis e-Library

Supplementary Book(s):
Böhni, H. (2005). Corrosion in Reinforced Concrete Structures. Woodhead Publishing Limited.
ASM Metals Handbook, Volume 13-Corrosion.
ACI Manual of Concrete Practice. American Concrete Institute.
Baradan, B., Yazıcı, H. ve Ün, H. (2002). Betonarme Yapılarda Kalıcılık (Durabilite). D.E.Ü. Mühendislik Fakültesi Yayınları


Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course is taught in a lecture, There is also homework which is to be prepared and presented individually.

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

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assist. Prof. Dr. Hüseyin YIĞITER: huseyin.yigiter@deu.edu.tr, 0 232 301 70 44

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 22 22
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparing presentations 1 50 50
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 184

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.15
LO.2455
LO.355555
LO.444553
LO.5554553