Special Concretes

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Not Required

Course Contents

Plain concrete, ready-mixed concrete, fiber reinforced concrete, lightweight concrete, ferrocement, shotcrete, injection mortar, mass concrete, roller compacted concrete, reactive powder concrete, vacuum concrete, underwater concrete, high strength concrete, concrete with prevented shrinkage , polymer concrete, self compacting concrete, prestressed concrete, foam concrete, concrete with glass aggregates, transparent concrete, Slurry-infiltrated fibrous concrete, concrete with plastic aggregates, another types of special concrete.

Weekly Schedule

1) Plain concrete, ready-mixed concrete
2) Fiber reinforced concrete
3) Lightweight concrete
4) Ferrocement, shotcrete
5) Injection mortar, mass concrete
6) Roller compacted concrete, reactive powder concrete
7) Preparation of research paper
8) Vacuum concrete, underwater concrete
9) High strength concrete, concrete with prevented shrinkage
10) Polymer concrete, self compacting concrete
11) Prestressed concrete, foam concrete
12) Concrete with glass aggregates, transparent concrete
13) Slurry-infiltrated fibrous concrete (SIFCON), concrete with plastic aggregates
14) Another types of special concrete
15) Study of research papers
16) The final exam

Recommended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Drill and Practice
5) Demonstration
6) Brain Storming
7) Lab / Workshop
8) Self Study
9) Problem Solving
10) Project Based Learning

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Number	Percentage
Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade	3	40%
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade	1	60%
Total		100%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Not Required