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INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE / JM 557 - GEOLOGY ENGINEERING

Code: JM 557 Course Title: SPECIAL CONCRETES Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 2nd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department GEOLOGY ENGINEERING
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer İSMAİL İSA ATABEY (ismailatabey@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) İSMAİL İSA ATABEY,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
Detailed investigation of most classes of special-purpose concrete used in applications in construction sector.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 To learn detailed of light-weight andhHeavy-weight concrete. PO-6 An ability to design and carry out experiments, collect data, analyze results and interpret them in order to investigate problems of geological engineering.
Examination
Term Paper
LO-2 To appreciate self-compacting concrete. PO-3 An ability to design field experiments, as well as analyze and interpret data for a predifined engineering purpose.
PO-6 An ability to design and carry out experiments, collect data, analyze results and interpret them in order to investigate problems of geological engineering.
Examination
Term Paper
LO-3 To learn fibers and fiber concrete. PO-1 An ability to apply knowledge of basic engineering sciences and earth sciences for the solution of geological engineering problems.
PO-5 An ability to acquire to design and use modern tools and products which are developed for earth sciences and engineering practices in a way that meets certain needs.
PO-12 An ability to have knowledge about entrepreneurship, innovativeness and sustainable development in business life such as practices in project and risk management.
Examination
Term Paper
LO-4 To learn high-strength and high-performance concrete. PO-1 An ability to apply knowledge of basic engineering sciences and earth sciences for the solution of geological engineering problems.
PO-5 An ability to acquire to design and use modern tools and products which are developed for earth sciences and engineering practices in a way that meets certain needs.
Examination
Term Paper
LO-5 To learn mass concrete. PO-3 An ability to design field experiments, as well as analyze and interpret data for a predifined engineering purpose.
PO-12 An ability to have knowledge about entrepreneurship, innovativeness and sustainable development in business life such as practices in project and risk management.
Examination
Term Paper
LO-6 To learn road concrete PO-3 An ability to design field experiments, as well as analyze and interpret data for a predifined engineering purpose.
PO-12 An ability to have knowledge about entrepreneurship, innovativeness and sustainable development in business life such as practices in project and risk management.
Examination
Term Paper
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Concrete of special production techniques, shotcrete, prepacked concrete, light-weight concrete, heavy-weight concrete, vacumed concrete, polymer concrete
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Concrete, concrete technology and concrete development Description method
2 Shotcrete concrete Description method
3 Fiber concrete Description method
4 Lightweight concrete Description method
5 Heavy concrete Description method
6 Mass concrete Description method
7 Reactive powder concrete Description method
8 mid-term exam
9 Self-compacting concrete Description method
10 Vacuum concrete Description method
11 Roller compacted concrete Description method
12 Wash concrete Description method
13 Road concretes Description method
14 Airport concretes Description method
15 Polymer concretes Description method
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Beton, Prof.Dr. Bülent BARADAN, Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Yayın Bürosu, 2012.
2 Beton, Turhan Y. Erdoğan, ODTÜ Yayıncılık.
Required Course instruments and materials

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 1 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 1 10 10
       b) Search in internet/Library 2 14 28
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 7 7 49
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 7 7 49
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 180