COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SHEAR-WALL SYSTEMS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
CIE 5013 SHEAR-WALL SYSTEMS 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

Offered to

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
Structural Engineering
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

Course Objective

In the course content, analyses of statically indeterminate structures are explained. Moreover, different aspects of structural sysems are defined

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understanding approximate methods for structural systems in earthquake loading cases
2   Comparison of structural systems considering their advantages and disadvantages
3   Selecting easy solution systems according to their simplification
4   Calculating internal forces and displacements for structural systems
5   Analyzing and researching structural systems and their solutions

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to special structural systems and their classifications
2 Approximate solution methods
3 Sigalov approach
4 The shear stiffness of frame
5 Differential Equation Method
6 Displacement calculation
7 Analytical solutions
8 Solutions
9 Combined Frames
10 Opening Walls
11 Analytical solutions and homework
12 Period calculations of the wall frame systems
13 1.midterm
14 Torsion on frame

Recomended or Required Reading

Course notes and presentations

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentations and lecture notes. All lecture notes will be provided to students before hand.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 QUZ QUIZ
3 ASG ASSIGNMENT
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE* 0.30 + QUZ * 0.10 + ASG * 0.10 + FIN * 0.50
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE* 0.30 + QUZ * 0.10 + ASG * 0.10 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO1, 3, 4: Evaluated through mid terms and final exams.
LO 2, 5: Evaluated through course presentations.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance in the class will be followed in regular basis.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

yildirim.ertutar@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

be announced in the beginning of the semester.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparing assignments 1 50 50
Preparation for midterm exam 1 50 50
Preparation for final exam 1 28 28
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 172

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.1324434332
LO.2324434332
LO.3324434332
LO.4324434332
LO.5324434332