Iğdır University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
20150102007107	SPECIAL CONCRETES	Elective	4	7	6

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to teach the design, characteristics, production and application of special concretes.

Name of Lecturer(s)

İnşaat Mühendisliği Bölümü Tarafından kararlaştırılacaktır.

Learning Outcomes

1	Learn the different types of concretes for infrastructure.
2	Learn the design and characteristic of special concretes.
3	Learn the production of special concretes.

Mode of Delivery

Daytime Class

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

The design and characteristics of lightweight concrete, heavyweight concrete, self-consolidating concrete, fiber-reinforced concrete, mass concrete, concrete in hot weather, concrete in cold weather, high strength concrete, high performance concrete, roller compacted concrete, shrinkage compensating concrete.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Introduction
2	Lightweight aggregate concrete
3	Heavyweight aggregate concrete
4	Self-consolidating concrete
5	Fiber-reinforced concrete
6	Mass concrete
7	Concrete in hot weather
8	Midterm
9	Concrete in cold weather
10	High strength concrete
11	High performance concrete
12	Roller compacted concrete
13	Shrinkage compensating concrete
14	Strain hardening cementitious composites
15
16

Recommended or Required Reading

Advanced concrete technology [electronic resource] / edited by John Newman, Ban Seng Choo. Oxford, England ; Burlington, MA : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2003. Properties of Concrete, Neville A.M., Essex, Longman, 200. American Concrete Institute (ACI) committee reports.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	100
SUM		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Final Examination	1	100
SUM		100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities		40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	1	1
Final Examination	1	2	2
Attending Lectures	14	3	42
Self Study	14	7	98
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	1	10	10
Individual Study for Final Examination	1	20	20
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			173

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7	PO 8	PO 9	PO 10	PO 11
LO1	5	5			1
LO2		5	3			4		4
LO3				3			4

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High