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INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE / IMU 514 - TEKLİF EDİLEN İNŞAAT MÜHENDİSLİĞİ (TEZLİ YÜKSEK LİSANS)

Code: IMU 514 Course Title: LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS IN CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 2nd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department TEKLİF EDİLEN İNŞAAT MÜHENDİSLİĞİ (TEZLİ YÜKSEK LİSANS)
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer İSMAİL İSA ATABEY (ismailatabey@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
To determine the experimental adequacy of concrete and its constituent components under laboratory conditions and to prepare a report by interpreting the test results.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Have knowledge about the physical and mechanical properties of concrete components. PO-1 To be able to reach the theoretical and practical knowledge by doing scientific research in the field of Civil Engineering and to be able to use the obtained knowledge.
PO-11 To be aware of moral, legal, social and ethical values and to conduct scientific research and application studies within the scope of these values.
Examination
Presentation
LO-2 Can perform frequently used experiments in concrete technology PO-3 Designs and performs scientific researches and / or applications related to the field.
PO-4 Develops and applies ideas, methods or approaches to solve problems encountered in the field scientifically.
PO-5 Identifies the needs for solving a problem and develops and implements related processes.
Examination
Presentation
LO-3 Can interpret and report test results PO-7 Follows the updates related to the profession, produces thoughts and comments.
Examination
Presentation
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
The content of this course; It covers frequently used standards in concrete technology, preparation of test reports, basic and standard tests of cement, aggregate, fresh and hardened concrete under laboratory conditions for civil engineering applications.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Examination of frequently used standards in concrete technology Verbal Lecture
2 Consistency, setting time and expansion tests of cements Verbal Lecture
3 Strength tests of cement Verbal Lecture
4 Aggregate sampling methods, aggregate grain size distribution Verbal Lecture
5 Determination of density and unit weight of aggregate Verbal Lecture
6 Fresh concrete consistency test – slump method Verbal Lecture
7 Fresh concrete consistency tests - Compression factor and degree, flow table Verbal Lecture
8 mid-term exam
9 Compressive, flexural and splitting tensile tests of hardened concrete Verbal Lecture
10 Elastic modulus and wear tests of hardened concrete Verbal Lecture
11 Sampling and compressive strength from hardened concrete by destructive method (coring) Verbal Lecture
12 Non-destructive concrete compressive strength-windsor probe method, non-destructive concrete compressive strength-resonance frequency method, non-destructive concrete compressive strength-pull out method Verbal Lecture
13 Non-destructive concrete compressive strength-concrete testing hammer method Verbal Lecture
14 Non-destructive concrete compressive strength-ultrasound pulse velocity method Verbal Lecture
15 Reporting of test results Verbal Lecture
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Şimşek, O., (2020). Beton ve Beton Teknolojisi, Seçkin Yayınevi, Ankara.
Required Course instruments and materials
Lecture notes, books, computer

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 30
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation 15 1 20
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 1 50

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 1 10 10
       b) Search in internet/Library 1 14 14
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 1 14 14
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 7 7 49
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 7 7 49
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 180