Construction Materials Laboratuary
Civil Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction Materials Laboratuary | INS324 | Elective | Bachelor's degree | 3 | Spring | 4 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. SALIH TANER YILDIRIM
Assistant Prof. Dr. Adnan ÖNER
Assistant Prof. Dr. Onur ÖZTÜRK
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Students; Have knowledge about sampling from aggregates, determining the granulometry of aggregates by performing sieve analysis experiment and determining foreign matter in aggregates.
2) Students; Gains knowledge of laboratory experiments used to determine the properties of cements.
3) Students; Gains knowledge of test methods used to determine the mechanical properties of cements.
4) Students; Have information about tensile pull test.
5) Students; Gains knowledge of fresh concrete experiments.
6) Students; Gains knowledge of laboratory experiments conducted to determine the mechanical properties of hardened concrete.
7) Students; Have knowledge about freeze-thaw experiments in the laboratory.
8) Students; Have knowledge about the destructive and non-destructive test methods used in determining the concrete compressive strength of existing structures.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
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| 3 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 4 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 5 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
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| 7 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 8 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Construction Materials, Concrete Technology
Course Contents
Explanation of concrete, concrete components and properties. Sampling methods from aggregates. Determination of the granulometry of aggregates with aggregate sieve analysis experiment. Assessment of fines of aggregates. Determination of fine and coarse aggregate particle density and water absorption. Cement specific gravity test. Determination of cement specific surface area. Cement grain size test. Determination of the standard consistency in cement. Determination of the setting time of cement. Volume stability of cement. Loss on ignition and insoluble matter tests. Determination of the mechanical properties of cement. Steel tensile test. Fresh concrete consistency tests. Determination of the amount of air voids in concrete. Determination of fresh concrete unit weight. Determination of the mechanical properties of hardened concrete. Elasticity modulus and poisson ratio tests in concrete. Freeze-thaw strength tests in concrete. Destructive and nondestructive test methods used to determine the concrete compressive strength of existing structures.
Weekly Schedule
1) Aggregates of concrete2) Portland cement and other cement types
3) Water used in concrete
4) Concrete additives and concrete properties which they affect
5) Properties of fresh concrete: workability, consistency, bleeding, stiffening, setting, air-entrainment, unit weight, uniformity, batching, mixing, conveying, placing, compaction and curing
6) Calculation of concrete materials mixture ratio
7) Production and transportation of concrete, placement and compaction of fresh concrete
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) Concrete curing, cold and design of concrete in hot weather conditions
10) Compressive strength of concrete
11) Tensile strength of concrete, fatigue strength of concrete.
12) Stress - strain relations, Poisson's ratio, modulus of elasticity and shear modulus
13) Permeability of concrete
14) Time-dependent behavior, shrinkage and creep
15) Durability of concrete
16) Final examination
Recommended or Required Reading
1- Turhan Y. ERDOĞAN, Beton, ODTÜ Geliştirme Vakfı Yay. ve İletişim A.Ş. Yay., Mayıs 2003.
2- Deneylerle ilgili Türk Standartları, Kavaklıdere, Ankara, 1985.
3- Neville, A.M, ‘Properties of Concerte’, Longman Scientific & Technical, England, 1981.
4- S. AKMAN, ‘Yapı Malzemeleri’, İ.T.Ü. Yayınları, 1990.
5- Yapı Malzemeleri ve Beton Deneyleri El Kitabı, Prof. Dr. İlker Bekir Topçu, Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi, Mühendislik Mimarlık Fakültesi, İnşaat Mühendisliği Bölümü, Eskişehir, 2006.
6- Şimşek O., “Beton Bileşenleri ve Beton Deneyleri”, TÇMB, 2004.
7- Şimşek O., “Beton ve Beton Teknolojosi”, Şeçkin Yayıncılık, 2004.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Self Study
4) Problem Solving
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Semester Studies to Course Grade |
40% |
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Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
60% |
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Total | 100% | |||||||||||
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required