Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE / JM 563 - GEOLOGY ENGINEERING

Code: JM 563 Course Title: WASTE CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS 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
To aim recognition of industrial and other solid wastes, recovery of waste and use areas of solid waste as construction material.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 To grasp the effect of solid wastes on the concrete properties and their importance PO-1 An ability to apply knowledge of basic engineering sciences and earth sciences for the solution of geological engineering problems.
PO-4 An ability to obtain to determine, identify, formulate and solve complex engineering problems and with this purpose in mind, to be able to choose proper methods of analysis and modeling.
Examination
Term Paper
LO-2 To produce permanent and realistic solutions to problems for using solid wastes properly PO-1 An ability to apply knowledge of basic engineering sciences and earth sciences for the solution of geological engineering problems.
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-3 To grasp properties and structural function of solid wastes PO-1 An ability to apply knowledge of basic engineering sciences and earth sciences for the solution of geological engineering problems.
PO-4 An ability to obtain to determine, identify, formulate and solve complex engineering problems and with this purpose in mind, to be able to choose proper methods of analysis and modeling.
Examination
Term Paper
LO-4 To design structures with a high level of reliability PO-1 An ability to apply knowledge of basic engineering sciences and earth sciences for the solution of geological engineering problems.
PO-4 An ability to obtain to determine, identify, formulate and solve complex engineering problems and with this purpose in mind, to be able to choose proper methods of analysis and modeling.
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
Introduction, classification of industrial and other waste, artificial and natural pozzolans, waste concrete materials, waste ceramic materials, waste glass, waste plastics, waste fibers, waste rubbers, the environmental impact of waste, recovery of waste, utilization of waste as construction material.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Introduction, classification of industrial and other wastes Description Method
2 Environmental impact of solid wastes Description Method
3 Solid waste recovery Description Method
4 The use of unnatural puzzolans in concrete technology Description Method
5 The use of natural pozzolans in concrete technology Description Method
6 The use of waste concrete materials in concrete technology Description Method
7 The use of waste ceramic materials in concrete technology Description Method
8 mid-term exam
9 The use of waste glass in concrete technology Description Method
10 The use of waste plastics in concrete technology Description Method
11 The use of waste fibers in concrete technology Description Method
12 Use of waste tires in concrete technology Description Method
13 Usage areas of wastes as building material Description Method
14 Evaluation of industrial unnatural wastes Description Method
15 Evaluation of industrial natural wastes Description Method
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Beton, Prof.Dr. Bülent BARADAN, Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Yayın Bürosu, 2012.
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