ECTS - Reinforced Concrete Fundamentals

Reinforced Concrete Fundamentals (CE342) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Reinforced Concrete Fundamentals CE342 6. Semester 3 0 0 3 5.5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
CE204
Course Language English
Course Type Compulsory Departmental Courses
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Demonstration, Question and Answer, Drill and Practice, Problem Solving.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Asst. Prof. Dr. Halit Cenan MERTOL
Course Assistants
Course Objectives To present the basic mechanics behind the behavior of reinforced concrete members under flexural and axial forces.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Determine the member forces caused by the most critical loading combinations on a structure
  • Calculate the load-carrying capacity of reinforced concrete members of given dimensions with a given amount and layout of reinforcement
  • Come up with the most efficient reinforced concrete member cross section and reinforcement layout to resist a given loading
Course Content Properties of materials, structural design concepts, axially-loaded members, flexural members, shear, combined flexure and axial load.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Properties of Materials 1-34
2 Properties of Materials 1-34
3 Structural Safety and Loads 35-88
4 Axially Loaded Members 89-104
5 Axially Loaded Members 89-104
6 Flexural Members 105-176
7 Flexural Members 105-176
8 Flexural Members 105-176
9 Flexural Members 105-176
10 Flexural Members 105-176
11 Shear & Diagonal Tension 177-196
12 Shear & Diagonal Tension 197-234
13 Combined Flexure and Axial Load 234-
14 Combined Flexure and Axial Load 234-
15 Final Exam Period
16 Final Exam Period

Sources

Course Book 1. Mertol and Baran, CE 342 Fundamentals of Reinforced Concrete Lecture Notes, Atilim University Civil Engineering Department, 2016.
Other Sources 2. Ersoy, Özcebe, and Tankut, Reinforced Concrete, Middle East Technical University Department of Civil Engineering, 2006.
3. MacGregor and Wight, Reinforced Concrete: Mechanics and Design, Fourth Edition in SI Units, Pearson, 2005.
4. Türk Standarları Enstitüsü, Betonarme Yapıların Tasarım ve Yapım Kuralları, TS500, TSE, 2000.
5. Türk Standardları Enstitüsü, Yapı Elemanlarının Boyutlandırılmasında Alınacak Yüklerin Hesap Değerleri, TS498, TSE, 1997.
6. T.C. Bayındırlık ve İskan Bakanlığı, Deprem Bölgelerinde Yapılacak Binalar Hakkında Esaslar, 2007.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 4 10
Presentation - -
Project 1 10
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 2 50
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 30
Toplam 8 100
Percentage of Semester Work 70
Percentage of Final Work 30
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
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 Gains adequate knowledge in mathematics, science, and relevant engineering disciplines and acquires the ability to use theoretical and applied knowledge in these fields to solve complex engineering problems. X
2 Gains the ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems and the ability to select and apply appropriate analysis and modeling methods for this purpose. X
3 Gains the ability to design a complex system, process, device, or product under realistic constraints and conditions to meet specific requirements and to apply modern design methods for this purpose. X
4 Gains the ability to select and use modern techniques and tools necessary for the analysis and solution of complex engineering problems encountered in engineering applications and the ability to use information technologies effectively.
5 Gains the ability to design experiments, conduct experiments, collect data, analyze results, and interpret findings for investigating complex engineering problems or discipline specific research questions. X
6 Gains the ability to work effectively in intra-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams and the ability to work individually.
7 Gains the ability to communicate effectively in written and oral form, acquires proficiency in at least one foreign language, the ability to write effective reports and understand written reports, prepare design and production reports, make effective presentations, and give and receive clear and intelligible instructions.
8 Gains awareness of the need for lifelong learning and the ability to access information, follow developments in science and technology, and to continue to educate him/herself
9 Gains knowledge about behaviour in accordance with ethical principles, professional and ethical responsibility and standards used in engineering applications
10 Gains knowledge about business practices such as project management, risk management, and change management and develops awareness of entrepreneurship, innovation, and sustainable development.
11 Gains Knowledge about the global and social effects of engineering practices on health, environment, and safety, and contemporary issues of the century reflected into the field of engineering; awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
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 1 10 10
Report
Homework Assignments 4 3 12
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 2 6 12
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 14 14
Total Workload 138