GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION

SRECIAL CONCRETE/5281308

Course Title:	SRECIAL CONCRETE
Credits	3	ECTS	7.5
Course Semester	1	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

Learning the material properties of concrete.aggregate and other chemical materials which used in concrete.
The effect of the percentage usage of these materials.
The usage and production fields of different concretes.
Learning the chemical and physical properties of concrete.
To decide which type concrete will be used for special practices and heat differences.
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-- MODE OF DELIVERY

The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face

--WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week	Special concretes introduction
2. Week	Cement properties, experiments on cement
3. Week	Physical and petrographic properties of aggregates, sieve analysis
4. Week	Introduction to mixing water and fresh concrete properties
5. Week	Additives in concrete
6. Week	Silica fume and pozzolans
7. Week	I. Midterm
8. Week	Lightweight concrete
9. Week	Heavy concretes
10. Week	Fibrous concrete
11. Week	Canvas concretes
12. Week	Sprayed concrete
13. Week	Aerated concrete
14. Week	Underwater concretes
15. Week	Permeable concretes, self-healing concretes
16. Week	-

-- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS

-- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

	Quantity	Total Weighting (%)
Midterm Exams	2	30
Assignment	2	10
Application	0	0
Projects	0	0
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			0
Reading Tasks	12	2	24
Searching in Internet and Library	12	3	36
Material Design and Implementation	12	2	24
Report Preparing	12	2	24
Preparing a Presentation	4	3	12
Presentation	4	3	12
Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam	4	3	12
Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam	2	3	6
Other (should be emphasized)			0
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			192
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			7.68
Course Credit (ECTS):			7.5

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

NO	PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES	1	2	3	4	5
1	Course develops student’s skills of expression and research					X
2	Grasping the inter-disciplinary interaction related to his field				X
3	The ability to use the expert-level theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in his field					X
4	Interpreting and forming new types of knowledge by combining the knowledge from the area and the knowledge from various other disciplines				X
5	Solves the issues of his field by using scientific methods				X
6	The ability to carry out a specialist study related to his area independently				X
7	Developing new strategic approaches to solve the unforeseen and complex problems arising in the practical processes			X
8	Coming up with solutions while taking responsibility		X
9	Fulfilling the leader role in the environments where solutions are sought for the problems related to his field			X
10	Evaluates issues with a critical eye and encourages learning		X
11	Transferring the current developments in the area and his/her own work within the national and international environments orally, visually and in written forms			X
12	Ability to see and develop social relationships and the norms directing these relationships with a critical look and the ability to take action to change these when necessary
13	Having proficiency in a foreign language and establishing written and oral communication with that language		X
14	Uses computer programs competent enough for his department				X
15	Using communication technologies efficiently and according to the needs of the department			X
16	Collects data related to the field, reviews and makes conclusions; implements and shares them by considering ethical values			X
17	Develops different perspectives related to the field, plans them and assesses them within the quality framework		X
18	Internalizes the knowledge gained in the field, transforms it into a skill and uses it with interdisciplinary studies			X

-- 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)

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