GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
TIMBER STRUCTURES/İNM-218
Course Title: TIMBER STRUCTURES
Credits 2 ECTS 3
Semester 4 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assist. Prof. Dr. Hanifi TOKGÖZ
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  www.gazi.edu.tr/~hanifi
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  hanifi@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Explaining system of timber structures.
Explaining joint elements and materials of timber structure.
Calculating timber structure elements on the loads.
Designing section of timber structure elements.
Calculating joint.
Explaining protect methods against outside factors and fire.
Students of this course finishing with description are hoped winning of programmed aims description proficiencies.


 -- 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
  1- Theory of Structures 2-Strength of Materials
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Introduction, Properties of timber Materials, to take into consideration loads in timber structures, kinds of loading
2. Week  Coefficient of safety strain and to make rates of reducing, smallest section, inadequate section.
3. Week  Assembling devices: Assembling with wedge: Timber prismatic wedges (theory and applications)
4. Week  Steel wedges with special form (theory and applications)
5. Week  Assembling with bolt and pintle wedge (theory and applications)
6. Week  Assembling with nail, Assembling with steel plate and nail (theory and applications)
7. Week  Assembling with geared: Assembling with single geared (theory and applications)
8. Week  Assembling with dual geared (theory and applications)
9. Week  Using together different assembling devices (theory and applications),
10. Week  Tensile bars: General information
11. Week  Relevant application with tensile bars, Pressure bars: General information, Pressure bars –single piece (theory and applications) attached many
12. Week  Connecting many pieces pressure bars, transverse connections (theory and applications)
13. Week  Separated many pieces pressure bars, transverse connections (theory and applications)
14. Week  Bending elements: General information, single piece beams (theory and applications)
15. Week  Loading system of building: snow, wind and ice loads,loads of buildings and their respective inherent information about the Turkish Standards
16. Week  Loading system of building: snow, wind and ice loads,loads of buildings and their respective inherent information about the Turkish Standards
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  1. Ahşap ve Çelik Yapı Elemanları Odabaşı Y.,. Beta Basım Yayım ve Dağıtım Aş. 2. The Engineering Handbook Second Edition, Volume V, Chapter 31Editor
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drill - Practise
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  Not Applicable
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
30
 Assignment
1
10
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
2
10
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
50
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
50
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
16
2
32
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
0
 Searching in Internet and Library
0
 Designing and Applying Materials
5
1
5
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
4
1
4
 Final and Studying for Final
4
1
4
 Other
30
1
30
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
75
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
3
 ECTS: 
3
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Having a sufficient substructure concerning basic mathematics as well as natural and applied sciences, also having the competence in use of theoretical knowledge along with application experiences in engineering solutionsX
2Equipped with determination, formulation and solution skills of complex engineering problems, and having the ability to select and apply appropriate analysis and modeling methodsX
3Ability to design a complex system, process, equipment or product meeting certain needs under realistic limitations and conditions. In this way, having the skill to use modern designing methods (realistic limitations and conditions include subjects such as economics, environmental conditions, sustainability, productivity, ethics, health, security, social and political problems)X
4Having the ability to develop, select and use of modern methods and tools, talented to use of informatics technologies effectivelyX
5Having the ability to design an experimental setup, carry out experiments, acquire data, analyze and interpret the outcomesX
6Having the ability to study in interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary teams effectively and talented to carry out individual studiesX
7Having the ability in written and oral Turkish communication and use of a foreign language (at least)
8Awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning, having the ability to access knowledge, following developments in science and technology and renewing himself/herselfX
9Awareness of professional and ethical responsibilitiesX
10Having informed of applications in professional life including project and amendment management, awareness of entrepreneurship, reformism and sustainable developmentX
11Information regarding the universal and social effects of engineering applications on health, environment and security as well as problems of era; awareness of legal results of engineering solutionsX
12Possessing administrative skillsX