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COURSE DESCRIPTION

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS/M211

Course Title:	CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
Credits	2	ECTS	2
Semester	3	Compulsory/Elective	Compulsory

COURSE INFO

-- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Turkish/English

-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

Prof. Gülser ÇELEBİ (PhD), Instructor. Mediha GÜLTEK (PhD)

-- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)

http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/gulser,

-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

gulser@gazi.edu.tr, gultek@gazi.edu.tr, medihagultek@gmail.com

-- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT

Consideration of compatible material selection and appropriate uses in architectural design and construction. Learning of application principles.

-- MODE OF DELIVERY

The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face

-- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES

There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.

-- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS

There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.

--COURSE CONTENT
1. Week	Building-Material-Design Relationship, basic concepts and definitions
2. Week	Choosing criterion of building materials, norms of building materials and performance definition
3. Week	Performance characteristics of construction materials: Structural serviceability, mechanical resistance, definition of stress, strain and deformation,
4. Week	Performance characteristics of construction materials: Physical properties, thermal, water problems,acoustic, hygiene properties, fire resistance,RS
5. Week	Performance characteristics of construction materials: Technologic properties, durability, hardness, resistance to wear and weathering,blistering,
6. Week	Definition of composite construction materials,bonding substances, mineral bonders, resin-adhesives, bituminous and asphalt bonders
7. Week	Natural building stones: Performance characteristics; mechanical, physical and technological properties, structural use and principles of construction
8. Week	Concrete: Ingredients, performance characteristics; mechanical, physical and technological properties, structural usage and principles of construction
9. Week	Special concretes, surface treatment, plasters, terrazzo, precast building components
10. Week	Metals: Classification and types, mechanical,physical and technological properties, principles of metal construction
11. Week	Wood: mechanical, physical and technological properties, Glulam components, laminated wood, particle board, plywood,structural use and principles
12. Week	Clay materials, brick, roof tiles, ceramic,porcelain, glass
13. Week	Plastics:Performance characteristics, plates-veneers, profiles, foams, textiles
14. Week	Surface finishing materials: paints,polish and varnishes.
15. Week
16. Week

-- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING

1. Celebi, G., Lecture notes of Construction Materials 2. Rosen, H., Construction Materials for Architecture, Krieger Publishing 3. Toydemir, N., vd., Yapı Elemanı Tasarımında Malzeme, Literatür Yayınevi. 4. Illston, J. M., Construction materials: their nature and behaviour, E & FN Spon 5. Hornbostel, C., Construction materials: types, uses, and applications, Wiley 6. Patterson, T. L., Construction materials for architects and designers, Prentice Hall Englewood Cliff

-- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS

Lecture,Questionw&wAnswer,material Demonstration,Visit to material firms

-- WORK PLACEMENT(S)

-- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA

	Quantity	Percentage
Mid-terms	2	70
Assignment	1	30
Exercises	0	0
Projects	0	0
Practice	0	0
Quiz	0	0
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade		70
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade		30

-- WORKLOAD

Efficiency	Total Week Count	Weekly Duration (in hour)	Total Workload in Semester
Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week	14	3	42
Practising Hours of Course Per Week	14		0
Reading	14		0
Searching in Internet and Library	14		0
Designing and Applying Materials	14		0
Preparing Reports	14		0
Preparing Presentation	14		0
Presentation	14		0
Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term	14	1	14
Final and Studying for Final	14		0
Other	14		0
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			56
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			2.24
ECTS:			2

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

NO	PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES	1	2	3	4	5
1	Prevails over intellectual, discursive, theoretical, factual, scientific, technological and aesthetic knowledge concerning architectural design within the national and global context, and reflects this knowledge in academic interactions.				X
2	Develops the necessary human and community-oriented conceptual sensitivities towards natural and built environments an uses this idea to succeed in the design process in discursive, theoretical and practical stages.				X
3	Prevails over research methods and techniques, and uses these techniques to define the research extent and generate solutions on challenges concerning architectural design, while evaluating problems, values and potentials.				X
4	Estimates the fact that architectural design process requires critical and dialectical approach. Follows contemporary developments and transformations in structural, architectural and urban environment. Adapts oneself according to the conditions of the present.			X
5	Conducts an independent design process. Upon synthesizing retrieved data, takes the responsibility of teamwork. Does capable of establishing, coordinating, managing the aforementioned team.		X
6	Holds the necessary motivation and learning skills to plan the future. Determines the necessary learning requirements, plans and executes accordingly.		X
7	Holds the necessary multi-dimensional information regarding principles and standards of economical, environmental and social sustainability; diseaster management, institutional and ethical values and cognitions in architectural design practices concerning a sensitivity towards historical, geographical, cultural and social context.		X
8	Uses the knowledge on architectural design together with structural knowledge. Prevails over the knowledge on construction systems, its constituting elements and materials together with areas of use and property informations. Monitors changes in the transforming and developing techniques and materials while also executing them. Develops appropriate technical and material solutions according to the retrieved data.					X
9	Organizes projects, collaborations and events with a societal sense of responsibility concerning surrounding social sphere, informs interested agents and institutions in related issues regarding the discipline, is capable of transferring relevant thoughts and proposed solutions verbally, visually and textually, and shares information with both experts and non-experts by supporting the knowledge with quantitative and qualitative data.		X
10	Holds information and awareness concerning local, regional, national and disciplinary subjects.			X
11	Respects basic human, social and cultural rights. Shows sensitivity regarding the preservation of natural environment and cultural heritage, while acting on a sense of justice.	X
12	Recognizes the value of the profession regarding its services towards human rights and societal benefits.		X
13	Shows sensitivity in the context of social justice, culture of quality, conservation of natural and cultural values, environmental protection, occupational health and safety, disaster safety, rights of disabled, legal frameworks special to providing professional service and ethical principles.			X
14	Uses the knowledge, understanding and skills for evaluation of the given context, in the definition of problems, for the development of proper solutions requiring alternating architectural design decisions.			X
15	Has enough basis related with computers, technological innovation, and has capacity for updating this basis. Makes use of possibilities offered by the technology for the collection of the data required for the solution and the presentation of the resulting design.			X

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