ANTALYA BİLİM UNIVERSITY
Course Information Package

ITP 225 - Concrete Technology

Basic Information

Course Code:
ITP 225
Course Name:
Concrete Technology
Language of Instruction:
Turkish
Course Type:
Class
Course Level:
Pre Bachelor
ECTS:
5.00
Instructor:
Öğr. Gör. Nil KOKULU

Course Objectives

To provide students with technical information about cement raw materials, concrete and aggregates, and to enable them to make practical comments about concrete properties with this knowledge.

Course Content

Concrete, portland cement contents, binding materials, ready-mixed concrete production plant and experiments, concrete protection methods.

Prerequisites / Corequisites

-

Course Books / Materials / Recommended Resources

DERS SUNUMLARI, Beton, Bülent Baradan, Halit Yazıcı, Serdar Aydın, DEÜ Yayınları, İzmir. Beton ve Beton Teknolojisi, Doç.Dr.O.Şimşek, Seçkin

Learning Outcomes

Code Description
LO1 To have knowledge about current concrete technology.
LO2 Gain practical knowledge about concrete experiments and casting.
LO3 Can explain the quality-control tests of concrete and its components.
LO4 Can explain the properties expected from concrete.
LO5 Explain the factors affecting the properties of concrete.

Weekly Course Content

Week Content
1 Introduction, General Information About Concrete Technology
2 Binders
3 Cement
4 Aggregates
5 Mixing and Curing Water
6 Concrete Admixtures
7 Concrete Design and Fresh Concrete
8 Midterm Exam
9 Concrete Production
10 Concrete Curing – Student Presentations
11 Concrete Casting – Compressive Strength and Other Properties – Student Presentations
12 Concrete Mix Calculations and Examples of Deformations – Student Presentations
13 Durability in Reinforced Concrete Structures – Special Concretes – Student Presentations
14 Internal Structure of Concrete – Student Presentations
15 Quality Control in Concrete – Student Presentations

Workload Calculation

Activity Count Duration (Hours) Total
Attendance 2 14.00 28.00
Practice 1 14.00 14.00
Pre-Class Individual Study 3 15.00 45.00
Midterm Exam/Preparation 1 2.00 2.00
Final Exam/Preparation 1 1.00 1.00
Research Presentation 2 15.00 30.00
Other 2 15.00 30.00
Total Workload (Hours) 150
ECTS Credit (Workload / 25) 5

Assessment

# Assessment Type Contribution (%)
1 Midterm Exam %20
2 Homework %40
3 Final Exam %40
TOTAL %100

PO - LO Matrix

PO \ LO
LO1
LO2
LO3
LO4
LO5
PO-1
PO-2
PO-3
PO-4
PO-5
PO-6
PO-7
PO-8
PO-9
PO-10
PO-11
PO-12
PO-13
PO-14
PO-15
PO-16
PO-17
PO-18
PO-19
PO-20
PO-21
PO-22
PO-23
1
Low Contribution
2
Medium Contribution
3
High Contribution

Teaching and Learning Methods

# Method Name Description Tools
1 Lecture (expository teaching), interactive discussion Listening and taking notes. Standard classroom technologies, multimedia tools (projector, computer, digital presentations)
2 Controversial Course Listening and comprehension, critical thinking Standard classroom technologies, multimedia tools, projector, computer, overhead projector
3 Seminar Research – lifelong learning, writing, reading, IT, listening and comprehension, managerial skills Standard classroom technologies, multimedia tools, projector, computer, overhead projector, special equipment
4 Group Work Students determine the slope and cross-sectional geometric characteristics of a parabolic irrigation canal on campus, plot the flow rate curve at different sections of the canal, and submit a report. Land surveying instruments
5 Homework Solving and analyzing homework questions using a computer and Excel. Computer

Academic Integrity and Artificial Intelligence

It includes violations of school integrity, but is not limited to cheating, theft, submission of other people's work, or unauthorized use of the work of a lecturer or anyone else. Any breach of integrity is a serious academic offense and is subject to disciplinary action.