Department of Construction Technology

MINT 106 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name

Concrete Technology

Code	Semester	Theory (hour/week)	Application/Lab (hour/week)	Local Credits	ECTS
MINT 106	Spring	4	0	4	5

Prerequisites	None
Course Language	Turkish
Course Type	Required
Course Level	Short Cycle
Mode of Delivery	face to face
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course	Discussion Group Work Problem Solving Case Study Q&A Application: Experiment / Laboratory / Workshop Lecture / Presentation
National Occupation Classification	-
Course Coordinator	-
Course Lecturer(s)	-
Assistant(s)	-

Course Objectives

The physical and mechanical properties of concrete which is the most commonly used construction material in the world will be focused within the scope of course. Initially, students will gain the basic knowledge about the ingredients of concrete and mixture proportioning methods. At the second stage of this course basic information on quality control of concrete will be presented.

Learning Outcomes

#	Content	PC Sub	* Contribution Level
#	Content	PC Sub	1	2	3	4	5
1	Wiil be able to define the basic properties related to the ingredients of concrete.
2	Wiil be able to describe the concepts used in the terminology of fresh and hardened concrete.
3	Wiil be able to implement test methods used in the quality control of concrete ingredients.
4	Wiil be able todifferentiate the types of cements and concrete classes.
5	Wiil be able to create a table of sieve analysis of results of aggregate by using the experimental data

Course Description

Concrete, aggregate , cement, Binding materials.

Course Category	Core Courses	X
	Major Area Courses
	Supportive Courses
	Media and Management Skills Courses
	Transferable Skill Courses

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week	Subjects	Related Preparation	Learning Outcome
1	Binding materials (pozzolans, lime, gypsum)	Beton, Bülent Baradan, Halit Yazıcı, Serdar Aydın, DEÜ Yayınları, İzmir. Bölüm 2
2	Portland cement	Beton, Bülent Baradan, Halit Yazıcı, Serdar Aydın, DEÜ Yayınları, İzmir. Bölüm 3
3	General properties of cements and testing methods	Beton, Bülent Baradan, Halit Yazıcı, Serdar Aydın, DEÜ Yayınları, İzmir. Bölüm 3
4	Grading of aggregates and definitions	Beton, Bülent Baradan, Halit Yazıcı, Serdar Aydın, DEÜ Yayınları, İzmir. Bölüm 4
5	The physical and mechanical properties of aggregates	Beton, Bülent Baradan, Halit Yazıcı, Serdar Aydın, DEÜ Yayınları, İzmir. Bölüm 4
6	Principles of concrete mixture design
7	Concrete admixtures	Beton, Bülent Baradan, Halit Yazıcı, Serdar Aydın, DEÜ Yayınları, İzmir. Bölüm 6
8	Midterm Exam	Beton, Bülent Baradan, Halit Yazıcı, Serdar Aydın, DEÜ Yayınları, İzmir. Bölüm 6
9	Principles of fresh concrete	Beton, Bülent Baradan, Halit Yazıcı, Serdar Aydın, DEÜ Yayınları, İzmir. Bölüm 7
10	Concrete production, Midterm Exam	Beton, Bülent Baradan, Halit Yazıcı, Serdar Aydın, DEÜ Yayınları, İzmir. Bölüm 8
11	Properties of hardened concrete	Beton, Bülent Baradan, Halit Yazıcı, Serdar Aydın, DEÜ Yayınları, İzmir. Bölüm 12
12	Shrinkage and stress-strain behaviour of concrete	Beton, Bülent Baradan, Halit Yazıcı, Serdar Aydın, DEÜ Yayınları, İzmir. Bölüm 15
13	Statistical quality control of concrete production	Beton, Bülent Baradan, Halit Yazıcı, Serdar Aydın, DEÜ Yayınları, İzmir. Bölüm 18
14	Durability of concrete and special concretes	Beton, Bülent Baradan, Halit Yazıcı, Serdar Aydın, DEÜ Yayınları, İzmir. Bölüm 17
15	Evaluation of semester
16	Final Exam

Course Notes/Textbooks	Beton, Bülent Baradan, Halit Yazıcı, Serdar Aydın, DEÜ Yayınları, İzmir.
Suggested Readings/Materials

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities	Number	Weighting	LO 1	LO 2	LO 3	LO 4	LO 5
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments	1	15
Presentation / Jury
Project	1	15
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm	1	30
Final Exam	1	40
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade	3	60
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade	1	40
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours)	16	4	64
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)	16	1	16
Study Hours Out of Class	16	2	32
Field Work			0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques			0
Portfolio			0
Homework / Assignments	1	5	5
Presentation / Jury			0
Project	1	10	10
Seminar / Workshop			0
Oral Exam			0
Midterms	1	10	10
Final Exam	1	10	10
		Total	147

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#	PC Sub	Program Competencies/Outcomes	* Contribution Level
#	PC Sub	Program Competencies/Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	To have knowledge on fundamental theories, concepts, methods and tools in the construction technology field		-	-	-	-	X
2	To be able to interpret the gained information related to the field and to be able to apply technologies		-	-	X	-	-
3	To transfer, orally and written, the suggested solutions of the problems related to the field		-	-	-	X	-
4	To be able to control and certificate products related to the field		-	-	-	X	-
5	To be able to identify problems related to field and to be able to find solutions		-	-	-	-	X
6	To be able to carry on projects related to the field or to be able to take responsibility for these projects		-	-	X	-	-
7	To work efficiently and effectively, to learn how to be a team member as an individual by taking responsibilities; to be open minded, constructive, open to criticism and to have self confidence		-	-	-	X	-
8	To know and obey the rules of business ethics, and to act according to social, scientific and ethical values under any circumstances such as data collection, evaluation, announcement and application		-	X	-	-	-
9	To be able to monitor the developments in the field and to communicate with colleagues by using English at least at a level of European Language Portfolio A2 General Level		-	-	-	-	-
10	To have sufficient ability to use computer programs with information and communication technologies for the construction technology field		-	-	X	-	-
11	To be able to evaluate the gained information and abilities by using a critical approach; to comprehend lifelong learning strategy, to renew and improve the existing knowledge		-	-	-	-	X