TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	3
SEMESTER	Fifth Term (Fall)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Instructor Tuğçe Başar
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Familiarize the student with typical civil engineering construction materials regarding their production, types, properties and uses in construction 2) Present relationships between microstructure and macroscale material behavior, i.e., mechanical properties and durability 3) Recognize the standard methods for testing physical and mechanical properties of construction materials 4) Have an awareness of material strength, durability, and cost to promote effective material selection, material design, and structural design 5) Develop an intuitive sense of material behavior with a series of laboratory experiments
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	Yes(CE241)
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	CE241 - MATERIALS FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING
COURSE DEFINITION	Production, types, uses in construction, properties and tests for these materials: lime, gypsum, hydraulic cements, mineral aggregates, concrete, clay products, ferrous metals, polymers, bituminous materials, timber. Constituents, theories of mix design, principal steps in production, physical and mechanical properties of concrete.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction to Materials of Construction, Gypsum 2nd Week Lime 3rd Week Portland Cement 4th Week Portland Cement 5th Week Portland Cement, 1st Lab Application 6th Week Pozzolans 7th Week Aggregates 8th Week Mid-term Exam 9th Week Aggregates, 2nd Lab Application 10th Week Concrete 11th Week Concrete, 3rd Lab Application 12th Week Concrete 13th Week Ferrous Metals, Alloys and Concrete Reinforcement, Polymers 14th Week Clay Bricks
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Reference: Taylor, G.D., Materials of Construction: An Introduction, Routledge, 2016. Additional Resources: Smith, R.C., Materials of Construction, McGraw-Hill Book Co, 3rd edition, 1979.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Case Study,Problem Solving,Experiment,Practice,Project,Report Preparation,Presentation,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Assignment 2 10 Quiz 2 20 Attendance 1 5 Total(%) 65 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 65 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 35 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz 1 5 5 Individual or group work Preparation for Final exam 1 35 35 Course hours 14 4 56 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 30 30 Laboratory (including preparation) 4 ,5 2 Final exam 1 2 2 Homework 2 5 10 Quiz 2 1 2 Total Workload 144 Total Workload / 30 4,8 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No