GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
PROTECTION AND REPAIR OF MASONRY STRUCTURES/5401332
Course Title: PROTECTION AND REPAIR OF MASONRY STRUCTURES
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Course Semester 2 Type of The Course Elective
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Values to be protected and evaluation criteria.
Factors causing deterioration in monuments.
Pre-preservation works in masonry structures.
Repair techniques and applications in masonry structures.

 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face.
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Preparation, research and approval processes of surveying and restitution-restoration projects of Masonry structures (project methodologies).
2. Week  Examples of construction protection and repair applications (protection and repair techniques).
3. Week  Structural disturbances and strengthening techniques in masonry structures.
4. Week  Conservation of construction materials and their components (analytical survey work, material analysis reports and protection-repair techniques).
5. Week  Re-functionalization examples.
6. Week  Re-functionalization examples.
7. Week  Decoration techniques and decoration conservation in masonry structures.
8. Week  Midterm exam - Special investigations on natural stone, brick, adobe, plaster and paints.
9. Week  New technologies used in the documentation and restoration of historical buildings.
10. Week  Studies in urban / rural areas and archaeological sites
11. Week  Samples of Masonry Applications and comments on the protection process.
12. Week  Use of new technologies in documenting historical buildings.
13. Week  Determination of the structure specific documentation method in the documentation of historical buildings.
14. Week  Repairs in ancient cities after earthquakes.
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
30
 Assignment
1
20
 Application
0
0
 Projects
1
10
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
60
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
40
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
3
42
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
14
0
0
 Reading Tasks
14
3
42
 Searching in Internet and Library
14
3
42
 Material Design and Implementation
14
0
0
 Report Preparing
14
1
14
 Preparing a Presentation
14
1
14
 Presentation
14
1
14
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
14
1
14
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
14
1
14
 Other (should be emphasized)
14
0
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
196
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.84
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Develop expertise knowledge in a civil engineering specialty area founded on their graduate competenceX
2Realize the interaction between disciplines associated with their specialty areaX
3Use the theoretical and practical expertise knowledge gained in their specialty areaX
4Create new knowledge by integrating their knowledge area with the knowledge coming from different disciplines; and solve problems that need expertise by using scientific research methodsX
5Devise a problem in their specialty area, develop a solution methodology, solve the problem, and interpret the results and take action if necessaryX
6Develop new strategic approaches to unforeseen and complex scenarios in their specialty area and create solutions with taking responsibilityX
7Criticize the knowledge in their specialty area, guide the learning process, and independently direct high level studiesX
8Systematically communicate the recent developments in their specialty area and their own studies to groups both inside and outside their specialty area, orally, in writing and visuallyX
9Examine social relationships and the norms that dictate them with a critical point of view; develop and take action to change these norms if necessaryX
10Communicate orally and in writing with at least one foreign languageX
11Use computer software at a level required by their specialty area with drawing upon information and communication technology at a high levelX
12Develop strategic, political, and application plans associated with their specialty area, and analyze the attained results within total quality processesX
13Protect social, scientific, and ethical values during collection, interpretation, and dissemination stages of the data associated with their specialty area; instruct and supervise these valuesX
14Apply problem solving skills and the assimilated knowledge within their specialty area to multidisciplinary studiesX
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Assist. Prof. Dr. Ahmet GÖKDEMİR)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (Web adresi: http://www.websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/ahmetgok )
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (E-posta adresi: ahmetgok@gazi.edu.tr )