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COURSE DESCRIPTION

STRUCTURAL ANALYSİS OF HISTORICAL BUILDINGS/6571311

Course Title:	STRUCTURAL ANALYSİS OF HISTORICAL BUILDINGS
Credits	3	ECTS	7.5
Semester	1	Compulsory/Elective	Elective

COURSE INFO

-- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Turkish

-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

Prof.Dr. ALİ İHSAN ÜNAY

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

http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/unay

-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

unay@gazi.edu.tr

-- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT

To create a structural understanding within historical perspective
To enable the architects to model buildings by CAD techniques
To enable the students interpret the outputs of the structural analysis results

-- 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

Engineering Problems in Architecture

--COURSE CONTENT
1. Week	An overview for general types of structures, basic issues in the analysis of structures.
2. Week	A general overview of structural characteristics of historical structures.
3. Week	Behavior of structural elements and components (Arches, vaults, domes and pandentives).
4. Week	Structural behavior and materials characteristics of historical timber buildings.
5. Week	Basic principles of structural analysis. Loads and other environmental effects
6. Week	Structural problems and assessment of structural capacity.
7. Week	Computer analysis of structures, general principles of analytical modeling..
8. Week	Introduction to finite element analysis.
9. Week	Examples of analytical modeling of historical buildings.
10. Week	Examples of analytical modeling of historical buildings.
11. Week	Examples of analytical modeling of historical buildings.
12. Week	Interpretations and criticism of analysis result.
13. Week	Evaluation of safety level of historical structures.
14. Week	Presentation of term projects.
15. Week
16. Week

-- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING

HEYMAN, J., “The Stone Skeleton, Structural Engineering of Masonry Architecture”, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1995, ISBN 0-542-47270-9. MARK, R., “Architectural Technology Up To The Scientific Revolution – The Art and Structure of Large Scale Buildings”, The MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1993, ISBN 0-262-13287-7. CROCI, G., “The Conservation and Structural restoration of Architectural Heritage”, Computational Mechanics Publications, Southampton, UK, 1998

-- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS

Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drill - Practise

-- WORK PLACEMENT(S)

-- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA

	Quantity	Percentage
Mid-terms	0	0
Assignment	1	30
Exercises	1	30
Projects	1	40
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	3	42
Practising Hours of Course Per Week			0
Reading	5	6	30
Searching in Internet and Library	2	6	12
Designing and Applying Materials	2	12	24
Preparing Reports	4	10	40
Preparing Presentation			0
Presentation	1	6	6
Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term			0
Final and Studying for Final	1	6	6
Other	2	10	20
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			180
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			7.2
ECTS:			7.5

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

NO	PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES	1	2	3	4	5
1				X
2					X
3					X
4					X
5					X
6				X
7					X
8			X
9					X
10					X
11					X
12		X
13					X
14					X
15					X
16					X

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