1	Course Title:	SPECIAL CONCRETE
2	Course Code:	INS5042
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Second Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	2
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	6
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. ALİ MARDANİ
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	ali.mardani16@gmail.com alimardani@uludag.edu.tr
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	The aim of this course is to provide the information related with the production, advantages, disadvantages, properties and use of special concrete.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	1-To know special concrete 2-To learn design criteria of different special concrete mixtures 3-To obtain information about mechanical and some physical properties of special concrete mixtures 4-To learn field of application of special concrete

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Learning Outcomes:

1 To know special concrete; 2 To learn design criteria of different special concrete mixtures; 3 To obtain information about mechanical and some physical properties of special concrete mixtures; 4 To learn field of application of special concrete;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Introduction, cement, aggregate, concrete
2	The required properties of concrete
3	Lightweight concrete: properties, production methods, advantages and disadvantages compared with normal concrete, lightweight aggregates and their properties, fresh state and mechanical properties as well as durability performance of lightweight concrete
4	Heavyweight concrete: applications, the aggregates used in concrete mixtures, concrete properties and its durability
5	Self-compacting concrete (SCC): definition, advantages and disadvantages, mix proportions, fresh concrete properties, tests on SCC
6	Fiber reinforced concrete: properties, applications, advantages, material selection, fiber types, fresh properties, mechanical properties
7	Shotcrete: Steel fiber shotcrete
8	Polymer concrete: classification, fresh properties, mechanical properties
9	Midterm
10	Roller compacted concrete: properties,
11	Roller compacted concrete: transportation, casting, compacting,
12	Vacuum concrete: concrete equipment, properties
13	High performance concrete: Slurry Infiltrated Fiber Concrete (Sifcon), fresh and hardened properties
14	High performance concrete: Reactive powder concrete, properties

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1. İnşaat Mühendisleri için Malzeme Bilgisi, Prof. Dr. Bülent BARADAN, DEU Müh. Fak. Yayınları, Yayın No: 307, İzmir, 2003, 2. Yapı Mühendislerine Malzeme Bilimi, Prof. Dr. Ferruh KOCATAŞKIN, İTÜ, Müh. Mim. Fak., Sayı 109, İstanbul, 1976, 3. Malzeme Bilimi, Prof. Dr. Kaşif ONARAN, Bilim Teknik Yayınevi, İstanbul, 1997, 4. Erdoğan, T.Y., “ Materials of Construction”, ODTÜ Press, (2003) 5. A.M. Neville, Properties of Concrete, Pitman Pub., London, 1981. 6. M.L. Gambhir, Concrete Technology, Tata McGraw-Hill Pub.Co., New Delhi, 1986. 7. S. Mindness, J.F. Young, D. Darwin, Concrete, Second Edition, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, N.J., 2003. 8. T.Y. Erdoğan, Beton, ODTÜ, Ankara, 2003. 9. T.Y. Erdoğan, Sorular ve Yanıtlarıyla Beton Malzemeleri, THBB, İstanbul, 2005. 10. G.D. Taylor, Materials of Construction, Construction Press, Second Edition, 1983. 11. P.K. Mehta, P.J.M. Monteiro, Concrete: Microstructure, Properties and Materials, Mc Graw-Hill, Third Edition, 2006.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	20
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	1	20
Final Exam	1	60
Total	3	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	Measurement and evaluation are performed according to the Rules & Regulations of Bursa Uludağ University on Undergraduate Education.
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	3	42
Practicals/Labs	0	0	0
Self Study and Preparation	14	8	112
Homeworks, Performances	1	20	20
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	1	2	2
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	2	2
Total WorkLoad			178
Total workload/ 30 hr			5,93
ECTS Credit of the Course			6

26	CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
PQ1 PQ2 PQ3 PQ4 PQ5 PQ6 PQ7 PQ8 PQ9 PQ10 PQ11 PQ12 LO1 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO2 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 LO3 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High