COURSE SYLLABUS

CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY

1	Course Title:	CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY
2	Course Code:	INS3020
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	3
6	Semester:	6
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	5
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	1
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Dr. Ögr. Üyesi ALİ MARDANI AGHABAGLOU
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	ali.mardani16@gmail.com
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	The aim of this course is to provide a sound knowledge of physical, chemical and mechanical properties of concrete making materials and concrete.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	To know the characteristics of concrete and concrete making materials;
2	To choose the appropriate concrete type for any construction practice;
3	To conduct tests on concrete ingredients and concrete, and to present the results by preparing laboratory report;
4	To design a specific concrete mixture;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Introduction, advantages and disadvantages of the concrete, typical properties, historical development of the cement and concrete, cements: composition of portland cement, TS EN cement types, special cements	Term project
2	Cements: properties of portland cement; chemical expectations, physical characteristics, setting time, fineness, volume stability, heat of hydration, strength,
3	Hydration of portland cement, properties of the hydration products, microstructure of the cement paste, porosity of the cement paste, calculation of capillary pores and gel/space ratio, interfacial transition zone (ITZ)
4	Mineral admixtures and blended cements: classification, pozzolanic reaction, composition and physical properties of the mineral admixtures, blended cements, mineral admixture-containing concrete design, effect of the mineral admixtures on properties of the concrete mixture
5	Mixing water and curing water: Harmful substances present in water, aggregates: characteristics affecting the concrete properties, aggregate properties needed for concrete design
6	Aggregates: aggregate properties needed for concrete design (continued), aggregate durability, non-standard aggregates, chemical admixtures: admixture used in the concrete, water reducing admixtures,
7	Chemical admixtures: set-retarding admixtures, accelerating admixtures, anti-corrosion admixture, permeability-reducing admixtures, viscosity-enhancing admixtures, antifreeze admixtures, air entraining admixtures, fresh concrete: workability and consistency
8	Mix design
9	Fresh concrete: workability and consistency (continued), setting time of the concrete, fresh concrete tests concrete production: preparation of materials, mixing, handling, casting, finishing,
10	Curing of concrete: water curing, steam curing Concrete production in adverse conditions
11	Compressive strength of concrete: effective factors, concrete flexural strength, concrete tensile strength: direct tensile strength, splitting tensile strength, relationships between strengths,
12	Deformations in the concrete: Poisson's ratio, elastic modulus,
13	Concrete durability: permeability, sulfate attack,
14	Acid attack, carbonation, corrosion, freezing-thawing, abrasion, ASR

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1. Neville, A.M., “Properties of Concrete”, 4th Ed. Longman, 1995. 2. G.D. Taylor, Materials of Construction, Construction Press, Second Edition, 1983. 3. P.K. Mehta, P.J.M. Monteiro, Concrete: Microstructure, Properties and Materials, Mc Graw-Hill, Third Edition, 2006. 4. Concrete Bülent baradan
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	20
Quiz	1	10
Homeworks, Performances	1	10
Final Exam	1	60
Total	4	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
Information

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	2	28
Practicals/Labs	14	1	14
Self Study and Preparation	14	6	84
Homeworks, Performances	1	10	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			150
Total workload/ 30 hr			5
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

	PQ1	PQ2	PQ3	PQ4	PQ5	PQ6	PQ7
LO1	5	3	0	0	0	0	0
LO2	0	5	0	5	0	0	0
LO3	0	0	0	0	5	5	4
LO4	4	4	5	0	0	0	0

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High