GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION/IM286E
Course Title: MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION
Credits 4 ECTS 5
Semester 4 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  ENGLISH
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof. Dr. Abdussamet ARSLAN
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/aarslan
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  aarslan@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Recognising well the classification of materials used in civil engineering applications
Learning their important properties for applications
Ability to make a selection among different materials for a specific application in construction industry
Testing certain properties of construction materials and presenting the results as a laboratory report
Learning concrete mix design for specific purposes.
Learning how to use some other construction materials for specific purposes.
In general, the objective of this course is to introduce the students the properties and their usage of materials used in civil engineering applicati
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 -- 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  Introduction, general properties of construction materials, their testing and specifications.
2. Week  Portland Cement-I: manufacture, properties, hydration
3. Week  Portland Cement-II: production, types, properties of cements, puzzolans, fly ashes.
4. Week  Tests on Cements-I
5. Week  Tests on Cements-II
6. Week  Aggregates-I: Classification, sampling,
7. Week  Aggregates-II, Gradation, fineness modulus, physical properties, tests on aggregates
8. Week  1st Mid-term Exam
9. Week  Concrete in fresh state: Properties of fresh concrete in general, mix design, mix proportioning
10. Week  Concrete in fresh state: handling, curing of fresh concrete, mix proportioning
11. Week  Properties of Concrete in hardened state.
12. Week  Special Concretes: High Performence Concrete, Lightweight Concrete, Fiber Reinforced Concrete, Heavyweigth Concrete.
13. Week  2nd Mid-Term Exam
14. Week  Gypsum: manufacture, setting and hardening reactions, types and properties of gypsum plasters and mortars, admixtures.
15. Week  Lime: manufacture, properties, types and uses of lime.
16. Week  Clay bricks: types of bricks, manufacture, defects, classifications, properties.
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
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 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drill - Practise, Laboratory test applications.
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  •A.M. Neville, Properties of Concrete, Pitman Pub., London, 1981. •S. Mindness, J.F. Young, D. Darwin, Concrete, Second Edition, Prentice
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
2
0
 Assignment
5
0
 Exercises
2
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
60
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
40
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
14
4
56
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
14
0
0
 Reading
14
0
0
 Searching in Internet and Library
14
0
0
 Designing and Applying Materials
14
1
14
 Preparing Reports
14
1
14
 Preparing Presentation
14
0
0
 Presentation
14
1
14
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
2
5
10
 Final and Studying for Final
1
10
10
 Other
0
0
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
118
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
4.72
 ECTS: 
5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
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2
3
4
5
1Have sufficient theoretical and practical background for a successful profession and application skills of fundamental scientific knowledge in the engineering practiceX
2Have skills and professional background in describing, formulating, modeling and analyzing the engineering problem, with a consideration for appropriate analytical solutions in all necessary situationsX
3Have the necessary technical, academic and practical knowledge and application confidence in the design and assessment of machines or mechanical systems or industrial processes with considerations of productivity, feasibility and environmental and social aspects.X
4Have the ability of designing and conducting experiments, conduction data acquisition and analysis and making conclusionsX
5Have the practice of selecting and using appropriate technical and engineering tools in engineering problems, and ability of effective usage of information science technologiesX
6Have ability of identifying the potential resources for information or knowledge regarding a given engineering issueX
7Have abilities and performance to participate multi-disciplinary groups together with the effective oral and official communication skills and personal confidenceX
8Have motivation for life-long learning and having known significance of continuous education beyond undergraduate studies for science and technologyX
9Is aware of the importance of safety and healthiness in the project management, workshop environment as well as related legal issuesX
10Have the ability for effective oral and official communication skills in Turkish Language and, at minimum, one foreign languageX
11Have consciousness for the results and effects of engineering solutions on the society and universe, awareness for the developmental considerations with contemporary problems of humanityX
12well-structured responsibilities in profession and ethicsX