ECTS - Design and Construction of Tall Building Systems
Design and Construction of Tall Building Systems (CE556) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Design and Construction of Tall Building Systems | CE556 | Area Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Ph.D. |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Observation Case Study, Team/Group. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | To familiarize the students with the fundamental behavior and design of tall buildings in comparison with that of low-rise buildings, with emphasis on structural load resisting systems and material systems. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Overview of design philosophy and selection of the structural systems for tall buildings, criteria and loadings, structural modeling and analysis, structural and foundation design, fire safety engineering, construction planning and management of tall building projects. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Introduction to tall building structural systems | |
| 2 | Gravity load resisting systems: Concrete Buildings | |
| 3 | Gravity load resisting systems: Steel and composite buildings | |
| 4 | Lateral load resisting systems: Concrete buildings | |
| 5 | Lateral load resisting systems: Steel and composite buildings | |
| 6 | Design Loads for tall buildings | |
| 7 | Structural modeling and analysis of tall buildings | |
| 8 | High performance materials for tall buildings | |
| 9 | Design of structural members: Concrete buildings | |
| 10 | Design of structural members: Steel and composite buildings | |
| 11 | Foundation systems, analysis and design | |
| 12 | Fire safety and security of tall buildings | |
| 13 | Construction and project management of tall buildings | |
| 14 | Project presentations | |
| 15 | Final Exam Period | |
| 16 | Final Exam Period |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Taranath, B.S., Steel, Concrete, & Composite Design of Tall Buildings, 2nd Ed, Mc Graw Hill |
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| Other Sources | 2. Chew Yit Lin, M., Construction Technology for Tall Buildings, 2nd Ed., Singapore University Press and World Scientific |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 4 | 60 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | 1 | 40 |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | - | - |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | - | - |
| Toplam | 5 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 55 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 45 |
| 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 | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | An ability to solve mathematically defined advanced engineering problems analytically. | X | ||||
| 2 | An ability to solve mathematically defined advanced engineering problems numerically. | X | ||||
| 3 | An ability to use the technology and the literature effectively in the civil engineering research domain. | X | ||||
| 4 | An ability to conduct qualitative research in civil engineering and publish articles in conferences and journals in the area. | X | ||||
| 5 | Ability to design and apply theoretical, experimental and modeling based researches; analyze and solve complex problems encountered in this process. | X | ||||
| 6 | To complete and apply knowledge by using scientific methods using uncertain, limited or incomplete data; use information from different disciplines. | X | ||||
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 | 2 | 28 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | 1 | 17 | 17 |
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 4 | 8 | 32 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | |||
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | |||
| Total Workload | 125 | ||