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Description of Individual Course Units| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | İ313.1B2 | Concrete Technology | Elective | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| | Level of Course Unit | | First Cycle | | Objectives of the Course | | Recognizing and learning the advanced properties of concrete in fresh and hardened states and also gaining information about special concretes. | | Name of Lecturer(s) | | Öğr. Gör. Ömer BAYRAK | | Learning Outcomes | | 1 | Learns the chemical behavior of cement in concrete production and interprets how to use cement types. | | 2 | Recognizes the bond between aggregate and cement in concrete production and obtains information about where and how this bond will behave. | | 3 | Learns the purposes of use of special concretes, knows the reasons for special concrete production and where it will be used. | | 4 | Separates concrete types according to usage area and can choose. | | 5 | Gains knowledge about the designs of special concretes. |
| | Mode of Delivery | | Normal Education | | Prerequisites and co-requisities | | None | | Recommended Optional Programme Components | | None | | Course Contents | | The connection between the chemical structure and binding properties of cement, understanding the interface of aggregate and cement, the behavior of concrete in fresh state and the effects of hardened properties on the behavior, Special concretes (Lightweight concretes, heavy concretes, shotcretes, self-compacting concretes, vacuum concretes, roller-compacted concretes, fibrous concretes, polymer concretes, high strength concretes) | | Weekly Detailed Course Contents | |
| 1 | Purpose of use and component selection of concrete | | | | 2 | Chemical structure of cement and related behavior of concrete | | | | 3 | Cement types and the relationship between special concretes and cement types | | | | 4 | Aggregate-cement interface, its effects on the behavior of fresh and hardened concrete | | | | 5 | Chemical, mineralogical additives and their effects in the production of special concrete | | | | 6 | Lightweight concrete production and technology | | | | 7 | Heavy Concrete Production and Technology | | | | 8 | Midterm exam | | | | 9 | Self compacting concretes, production and technology | | | | 10 | Fibrous concretes I, production and technology | | | | 11 | Fibrous concretes II, production and technology | | | | 12 | Fibrous concretes II, production and technology | | | | 13 | Polymer concretes, vacuum concrete, production and technology | | | | 14 | Roller compacted concrete, production and technology | | | | 15 | High strength concretes, production and technology | | |
| | Recommended or Required Reading | | 1. Concrete Technology, A.M. Neville and J.H. Brooks, second edition, Pearson Education Inc. (2010)
2. Materials for Civil and Construction Engineers, Michael S. Mamlouk and John P. Zaniewski, third (international) edition, Pearson Education Inc. (2011).
3. Building Materials, ITU Faculty of Civil Engineering, 1991, Prof. Dr. M. Süheyl AKMAN
4. Materials Science, Bilim Teknik Publishing House, 2006, Kaşif ONARAN
5. Concrete: Microstructure, Properties and Materials, McGraw-Hill Professional, Third Edition, 2005, Kumar Mehta
6.Concrete: Volume I (Cement), Volume II (Aggregate and concrete), Teknik Kitaplar Publishing House, 1986-1987, Prof. Dr. Bekir POSTACIOĞLU | | Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods | | | Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 80 | | Report Preparation | 1 | 20 | | SUM | 100 | |
| Final Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | Turkish | | Work Placement(s) | | None |
| | Workload Calculation | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Attending Lectures | 14 | 2 | 28 | | Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 8 | 2 | 16 | | Individual Study for Final Examination | 8 | 2 | 16 | | Homework | 10 | 5 | 50 | |
| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes | | LO1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | LO2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | LO3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | LO4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | LO5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| | * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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