| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | 180102008107 | RIGID ROAD SUPERSTRUCTURES | Elective | 4 | 8 | 5 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| First Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| Identification of materials used in concrete road construction and explanation of rigid pavement design methods. |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
| Prof. Dr. Engin YENER |
| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | The student will learn about the basic information about rigid highway pavement and the materials used in the pavement. | | 2 | The student learns about experiments related to the materials used in the superstructure. | | 3 | The student learns about rigid pavement design methods. | | 4 | The student learns about rigid pavement construction. | | 5 | The student learns about rigid pavement construction. |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Daytime Class |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
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| Course Contents |
| Introduction: History and Definitions of Concrete Roads; Types, Properties and Comparison of Pavements; Stresses Occurring in Rigid Road Pavements/ Rigid Pavement Layers and Properties; Properties and Tests of Materials Used in Rigid Pavement; Design Methods of Concrete Roads; Construction Methods of Concrete Roads; Design Methods of Airfields; Construction Methods of Airfields; Deterioration in Concrete Roads; Maintenance and Repair of Concrete Roads and Airfields; Drainage of Concrete Roads and Airfields. |
| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | Introduction: History and definitions of concrete roads | | | | 2 | Types of pavements, their features and comparison | | | | 3 | Stresses occurring in rigid road pavements | | | | 4 | Rigid pavement layers and their properties | | | | 5 | Properties and tests of materials used in rigid pavement | | | | 6 | Materials experiments | | | | 7 | Design methods of concrete roads | | | | 8 | Midterm Exam 1 | | | | 9 | Highway superstructure construction methods | | | | 10 | Design methods of airports | | | | 11 | Construction methods of airfields | | | | 12 | Deterioration of concrete roads | | | | 13 | Maintenance and repair of concrete roads and airports | | | | 14 | Drainage of concrete roads and airports | | | | 15 | Drainage of concrete roads and airports | | |
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
| mine Ağar, İlhan Sütaş, Güven Öztaş (1998), Beton Yollar: Rijit Yol Üstyapıları: Malzeme-Tasarım-Üretim-Yapım-Bakım Teknikleri, İTÜ yayın no: 1594, İstanbul.
Faruk Umar ve Emine Ağar (1991), Yol Üstyapısı, İTÜ yayın no: 1451, İstanbul.
Argun Tunç (2004), Kaplama Mühendisliği ve Uygulamaları, Asil Yayın Dağıtım, Ankara.
ASHTO, (1993), Guide for Design of Pavements Structers, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, Washington D. C.
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 40 | | Laboratory | 1 | 30 | | Project Design/Management | 1 | 30 | | SUM | 100 | |
| 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) | |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Attending Lectures | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| Self Study | 14 | 6 | 84 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
| LO1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | LO2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | LO3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | | LO4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | | LO5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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