GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
ADVANCED CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY/5241332
Course Title: ADVANCED CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY
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
Knows the types and uses of cement. Follows the developments in cement technology.
Knows chemical and pozzolanic additive types and follows the developments in concrete chemistry
Knows aggregate types and physical and mechanical properties
Knows the expected properties and factors affecting concrete.
Analyze behavior / deformation and distortion of concrete under external influences
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Examination of the chemical structure of the cement and analysis of the structures formed as a result of chemical reactions
2. Week  Analysis of cement types according to their chemical structures
3. Week  Types and properties of concrete aggregates and the required criteria
4. Week  Factors that negatively affect aggregate-cement harmony and improvement of negativities
5. Week  Types and properties of chemical and pozzolanic additives used in concrete. Advantages and disadvantages of using these additives
6. Week  Workability in fresh concrete. Fresh concrete reoliji. Effects of fresh concrete behavior on concrete qualty
7. Week  Shrinkage and swelling behavior of concrete.
8. Week  Midterm exam / Concrete and concrete types
9. Week  Special concrete types (high performance, reactive powder concrete) properties and behavior
10. Week  Special concrete types (fibrous and self-compacting concrete) properties and behavior
11. Week  Special concrete types (permeable-porous and vacuum concrete) properties and behavior
12. Week  Durability properties of concrete and effects of durability on concrete quality
13. Week  Compressive strength and deformation properties of concrete types
14. Week  Behavior of concrete under load (fatigue, creep) and deformation properties
15. Week  Final Exam
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
20
 Assignment
5
30
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
1
10
 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
0
0
0
 Reading Tasks
0
 Searching in Internet and Library
12
3
36
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
0
 Preparing a Presentation
10
2
20
 Presentation
10
3
30
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
10
2
20
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
2
6
12
 Other (should be emphasized)
10
3
30
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
190
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.6
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1X
2X
3X
4X
5X
6X
7X
8X
9X
10X
11X
12X
13X
14X
15X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Assoc. Prof. Osman ŞİMŞEK . Prof. Salih YAZICIOGLU)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   ()
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (simsek@gazi.edu.tr. syazicioglu@gazi.edu.tr)