ECTS - Prestressed Concrete Fundamentals
Prestressed Concrete Fundamentals (CE438) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Prestressed Concrete Fundamentals | CE438 | Area Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| CE342 |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Question and Answer, Problem Solving. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | To introduce the fundamental mechanics of prestressing and its applications to concrete structural elements. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Introduction to prestressing, prestress losses, flexural analysis and design, composite construction, shear, torsion, deflections. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to prestressing | |
| 2 | Prestress losses | |
| 3 | Prestress losses | |
| 4 | Flexural analysis and design | |
| 5 | Flexural analysis and design | |
| 6 | Flexural analysis and design | |
| 7 | Flexural analysis and design | |
| 8 | Composite construction | |
| 9 | Composite construction | |
| 10 | Composite construction | |
| 11 | Shear | |
| 12 | Shear | |
| 13 | Torsion | |
| 14 | Torsion, Deflections | |
| 15 | Final exam period | |
| 16 | Final exam period |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. No specific textbook bill be used in this course. The instructor will prepare class notes using several reference books and the students will follow the course from these class notes. |
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| Other Sources | 2. E. Keyder, Öngerilmeli Beton, Seçkin Yayıncılık, 2005. |
| 3. M. P. Collins and D. Mitchell, Prestressed Concrete Structures, Prentice-all, 1990. | |
| 4. T. Y. Lin and N. H. Burns, Design of Prestressed Concrete Structures, John Wiley and Sons, 1981. | |
| 5. TS 3233, Öngerilmeli Beton Yapıların Hesap ve Yapım Kuralları, Türk Standartları Enstitüsü, 2000. | |
| 6. TS 500, Betonarme Yapıların Hesap ve Yapım Kuralları, Türk Standardları Enstitüsü, 2000. | |
| 7. PCI Design Handbook, Precast and Prestressed Concrete Institute, 1999. | |
| 8. ACI 318-05, Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete, American Concrete Institute, 2005. |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 4 | 15 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 2 | 50 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 35 |
| Toplam | 7 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 65 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 35 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Having accumulated knowledge on mathematics, science and engineering and an ability to apply these knowledge to solve Civil engineering problems. | X | ||||
| 2 | Ability to design Cİvil Engineering systems fulfilling sustainability in environment and manufacturability and economic constraints | X | ||||
| 3 | An ability to differentiate, identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems; an ability to select and implement proper analysis, modeling and implementation techniques for the identified engineering problems. | |||||
| 4 | An ability to develop a solution based approach and a model for an engineering problem and design and manage an experiment | |||||
| 5 | Ability to use modern engineering tools, techniques and facilities in design and other engineering applications | |||||
| 6 | Ability to carry out independent research in the field and to report the results of the research effectively and be able to present the research results at scientific meetings. | |||||
| 7 | Sufficient oral and written English knowledge to follow scientific conferences in the field and communicate with colleagues. | |||||
| 8 | Ability to effectively use knowledge in the field to work in disciplinary/multidisciplinary teams and the skill to lead these teams | |||||
| 9 | Consciousness on the necessity of improvement and sustainability as a result of life-long learning,ability for continuous renovation and monitoring the developments on science and technology and awareness on entrepreneurship and innovation | |||||
| 10 | Professional and ethical responsibility to gather and interpret data, apply and announce solutions to Civil Engineering problems. | |||||
| 11 | An ability to investigate, improve social connections and their conducting norms with a critical view and act to change them when necessary. | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 4 | 5 | 20 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Total Workload | 150 | ||