ECTS - Optimization in Civil Engineering
Optimization in Civil Engineering (CE523) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Optimization in Civil Engineering | CE523 | Area Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
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| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Ph.D. |
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| Learning and Teaching Strategies | . |
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| Course Objectives | The objective of this course is to introduce the main applications of optimization in civil engineering to graduate students. Different types of civil engineering optimization problems will be formulated and solved using various optimization techniques. This course aims to enable the students to use and implement different optimization algorithms for civil engineering applications. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Formulation of Optimization Problems; Classification of Optimization Problems; Traveling Salesman Problem; Geotechnical, Hydraulic and Water Resources, Transportation, Structural, Project Management Applications of Optimization. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Introduction and Basic Concepts | |
| 2 | Classification of Optimization Problems | |
| 3 | Optimization Algorithms | |
| 4 | Optimization Algorithms | |
| 5 | Traveling Salesman Problem | |
| 6 | Optimization in Transportation Engineering | |
| 7 | Optimization in Geotechnical Engineering | |
| 8 | Optimization in Geotechnical Engineering | |
| 9 | Structural Optimization | |
| 10 | Structural Optimization | |
| 11 | Optimization in Project Management | |
| 12 | Optimization in Hydraulic and Water Resources Engineering | |
| 13 | Optimization in Hydraulic and Water Resources Engineering | |
| 14 | Practical Applications | |
| 15 | Final Exam Period | |
| 16 | Final Exam Period |
Sources
| Other Sources | 1. Zong Woo Geem, Optimization in Civil & Environmental Engineering, Old City Publishing, 2012. |
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Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
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| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | 1 | 30 |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Toplam | 3 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 100 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Ability to carry out advanced research activities, both individual and as a member of a team | |||||
| 2 | Ability to evaluate research topics and comment with scientific reasoning | |||||
| 3 | Ability to initiate and create new methodologies, implement them on novel research areas and topics | |||||
| 4 | Ability to produce experimental and/or analytical data in systematic manner, discuss and evaluate data to lead scintific conclusions | |||||
| 5 | Ability to apply scientific philosophy on analysis, modelling and design of engineering systems | |||||
| 6 | Ability to synthesis available knowledge on his/her domain to initiate, to carry, complete and present novel research at international level | |||||
| 7 | Contribute scientific and technological advancements on engineering domain of his/her interest area | |||||
| 8 | Contribute industrial and scientific advancements to improve the society through research activities | |||||
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 |
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| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | 1 | 9 | 9 |
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 13 | 13 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 13 | 13 |
| Total Workload | 125 | ||