Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
4CE242Construction Materials2+2+03429.07.2024
Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program Civil Engineering
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course To enable students to understand the main properties of building materials in addition to their applications in civil engineering, and to have the opportunity to experience material capacity and behavior, as well as construction methods in demonstrations and lab experiments.
Course Content This course is an introduction to the basic building materials, components and methods of production for these materials: timber, metal, lime, gypsum, stone, polymers, hydraulic cements, aggregates, concrete. Illustration of their applications in civil engineering. Also, the course includes; physical, mechanical and durability properties of fresh and hardened concrete, steel and wood. Load-time deformation characteristics of materials. Laboratory sessions consist of experiments on cementing materials, aggregates, concrete.
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator Associate Prof.Dr. Dia Eddin Nassani
Name of Lecturers None
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Lecture notes
Course Notes ERDOĞAN T.Y., Materials of Construction, METU Press Publishing Company, Ankara, Turkey
NEVILLE A.M., Properties of Concrete

Course Category
Mathematics and Basic Sciences %30
Engineering %40
Engineering Design %30

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 40
Practice 4 % 10
Final examination 1 % 50
Total
6
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 13 4 52
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 5 70
Mid-terms 1 2 2
Laboratory 4 4 16
Final examination 1 2 2
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 4,5 142

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Understands the importance of construction materials for construction.
2 Learns production process, types and usage areas of construction materials.
3 Learns mechanical and physical properties of construction materials.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Introduction to Construction Materials, Natural Stones
2 Classification of Aggregates, Qualitative Properties of Aggregates
3 Physical Properties of Aggregates
4 Granulometry of Aggregates - Aggregate Experiments
5 Binders; Plaster, Lime, Hydraulic Lime
6 Binders; Cement, Pozzolan, Admixtures
7 Binders - Cement Experiments
8 Midterm exam
9 Definition and Classification of Concrete
10 Fresh Concrete Properties
11 Concrete Mix Design
12 Hardened Concrete Properties - Concrete Experiments
13 Ceramics, Metals
14 Woods - Concrete Experiments

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11
All 5 5
C1 5 5
C2 5 5
C3 5 5

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant