| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | JM314 | NATURAL CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS | Elective | 3 | 6 | 4 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| First Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| Description and classification of natural construction materials and its usability, to give about rudiments of natural materials in engineering structures, field and laboratory works. |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
| Yrd.Doç.Dr. M. Avni AKÇE |
| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | Be able to classify natural construction materials. | | 2 | Be able to carry out site investigation about natural construction materials, determine the sources. | | 3 | Be able to select natural construction materials for engineering structures. |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Formal Education |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
| None |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
| None |
| Course Contents |
| Natural construction materials in engineering structures; classification of natural construction materials; usage area of natural construction materials; economical importance of natural construction materials; exploration of natural construction materials; field and laboratory works on natural construction materials; state of natural construction stones in our country and the World. |
| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | Identification and classification of natural building stones due to their geological origin, usage type and location. | | | | 2 | Economical parameters affecting their usability of stones as natural building stone | | | | 3 | Techniques of natural building stone production | | | | 4 | Technology of natural building stone processing | | | | 5 | Geological parameters of rocks effecting their mass properties and their effects on the usability of rocks as building stone | | | | 6 | Geological parameters effecting use as a construction materials of magmatic rocks | | | | 7 | Midterm Exam | | | | 8 | Geological parameters effecting use as a construction materials of metamorphic rocks | | | | 9 | Geological parameters effecting use as a construction materials of sedimentary rocks | | | | 10 | Identification and evaluation techniques used for determine the geological parameters effecting usability of stones as natural stone
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
| 1. Nail Ünsal, 2006. İnşaat mühendisleri için jeoloji, Alp Yayınevi, İstanbul, 376s.
2. B. Postacıoğlu, 1986. Beton, Bağlayıcı Maddeler, Agregalar, Beton, Cilt 1, Matbaa Teknisyenleri Yayınevi, İstanbul, 175s.
3. B. Postacıoğlu, 1987. Beton, Bağlayıcı Maddeler, Agregalar, Beton, Cilt 2, Matbaa Teknisyenleri Yayınevi, İstanbul, 229s.
4. N. Daylan, 1981. İnşaat Malzemeleri, DSİ Genel Müdürlüğü yayınları, Ankara, 526s. |
| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | |
| Final Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | | Work Placement(s) | | None |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Attending Lectures | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Discussion | 14 | 0.5 | 7 |
| Question-Answer | 14 | 0.5 | 7 |
| Field Trip | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Self Study | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 7 | 2 | 14 |
| Individual Study for Final Examination | 7 | 2 | 14 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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