Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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FACULTY OF ENGINEERING & ARCHITECTURE / IMU 312 - CIVIL ENGINEERING

Code: IMU 312 Course Title: SPECIAL CONCRETES Theoretical+Practice: 2+0 ECTS: 3
Year/Semester of Study 3 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department CIVIL ENGINEERING
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer SERHAT ÇELİKTEN (scelikten@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
Durability and corrosion. Ready mixed concrete and assurance system. Transportation, pumping, concreting in hot and cold weathers. Mineral additives, admixtures, reology and self-compacting concrete, curing and lightweight concrete. Non-destructive methods. Repairing and strengthening.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Saving importance of advanced concrete technology concept in general PO-2 Ability to determine, identify, formulate and solve the sophisticated engineering problems, to select and apply appropriate methods and techniques for this purpose.
PO-3 The ability of designing a complex system, process, device product under realistic constraints and conditions and to meet certain requirements; for this purpose, the ability of applying modern design methods.
PO-5 The ability of designing experiments to examine the engineering problems, conducting experiments, collecting data, analyzing and interpreting the results
Examination
LO-2 Ability to determination special concrete mix design PO-2 Ability to determine, identify, formulate and solve the sophisticated engineering problems, to select and apply appropriate methods and techniques for this purpose.
PO-3 The ability of designing a complex system, process, device product under realistic constraints and conditions and to meet certain requirements; for this purpose, the ability of applying modern design methods.
PO-5 The ability of designing experiments to examine the engineering problems, conducting experiments, collecting data, analyzing and interpreting the results
PO-6 Ability of working within single-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams effectively and skill of individual work.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Concrete in general. Durability and corrosion. Ready mixed concrete and assurance system. Transportation, pumping, concreting in hot weather. Concreting in cold weather. Admixtures, reology and self-compacting concrete. Mineral additives. Curing. Lightweight concrete. Non-destructive methods. Repairing and strengthening.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Concrete in general Description Method
2 Durability and corrosion Description Method
3 Ready-mixed concrete and quality assurance Description Method
4 Production, transportation and pumping of fresh concrete Description Method
5 Concreting in hot weather, concreting in cold weather Description Method
6 Chemical admixtures Description Method
7 Self-compacting concrete Description Method
8 mid-term exam
9 Mineral additives Description Method
10 Curing Description Method
11 Lightweight concrete Description Method
12 Other special concretes Description Method
13 Non-destructive methods Description Method
14 Repairing and strengthening Description Method
15 Repairing and strengthening Description Method
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 T. Y. ERDOĞAN (2003) Beton, ODTÜ yayınları.
2 Mindess S. Young JF. Concrete, Prentice-Hall, 1981
3 Neville AM. Properties of concrete. Fourth Edition, Longman, London, 1995.
Required Course instruments and materials
1-T. Y. ERDOGAN (2003) Beton, ODTÜ yayinlari. 2- Mindess S. Young JF. Concrete, Prentice-Hall, 1981 3- Neville AM. Properties of concrete. Fourth Edition, Longman, London, 1995.

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) 2 14 28
Outside Class
       a) Reading 4 14 56
       b) Search in internet/Library 0
       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 2 1 2
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 2 1 2
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 90