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  Course Description
Course Name : Material Science

Course Code : TYP303

Course Type : Optional

Level of Course : First Cycle

Year of Study : 3

Course Semester : Fall (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 4

Name of Lecturer(s) :

Learning Outcomes of the Course : Learns building materials
Learns project reading
Selects appropriate material
Calculates the cost of building

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : TYP122 Introduction of Agricultural Structures and Irrigation

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : To learn the structure and properties of the materials used. And selects the most suitable construction material for buildings to be built in the required quantity and calculates the cost .

Course Contents : The internal structure of the material and the mechanical, chemical and physical properties of building materials, binders (cement, lime, gypsum) building materials produced of clay, structural steel and other metals, building blocks, wood, paint, glass, adhesives, insulating materials

Language of Instruction : Turkish

Work Place : classrooms in the departments


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Definition of Construction and information about the elements of Construction A detailed study of the relevant sections from different sources Oral and Written Expression
2 The materials in Construction Elements and its classification A detailed study of the relevant sections from different sources Oral and Written Expression
3 Binding materials:obtaining forms of cement and its usage purposes A detailed study of the relevant sections from different sources Oral and Written Expression
4 Lime and Gypsum A detailed study of the relevant sections from different sources Oral and Written Expression
5 Funding: varieties, the expected specifications, obtaining A detailed study of the relevant sections from different sources Oral and Written Expression
6 Building Blocks and Concrete Aggregate,Experiments of Aggregate A detailed study of the relevant sections from different sources Oral and Written Expression
7 Metals used in construction: Construction steel and other metal materials A detailed study of the relevant sections from different sources Oral and Written Expression
8 Materials produced from Clay A detailed study of the relevant sections from different sources Oral and Written Expression
9 Brick,Tile and Ceramic A detailed study of the relevant sections from different sources Oral and Written Expression
10 Midterm Exam Prepare for the Exam
11 Wood for Construction A detailed study of the relevant sections from different sources Oral and Written Expression
12 Petroleum-derived materials: plastics, materials integrity A detailed study of the relevant sections from different sources Oral and Written Expression
13 Paints: Camouflage coloring A detailed study of the relevant sections from different sources Oral and Written Expression
14 Glasses A detailed study of the relevant sections from different sources Oral and Written Expression
15 Cost Calculation A detailed study of the relevant sections from different sources Oral and Written Expression
16/17 Final Exam Prepare for the Final Exam


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  Güner m. S. ve Süme. V., 2000. Yapı Malzemesi ve Beton, Bakanlar Media Ltd.Şti.
 E. C. Adams, M. Sc., M.C. O. B. 1993 Yapı Bilgisi 3. Yüksrekıöğretim Kurulu Matbaası
 Koçataşkın F. 1976 Yapı Mühendislerine Malzeme Bilmi. İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi Matbaası
 Postacıoğlu . B., 1987. Matbaa Teknisyenleri Matbaası, İstanbul
Required Course Material(s)


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 80
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 1 20
Total 100
Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40
 
Final Assessments 100
Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60
Total 100

  Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes
# Key Learning Outcome Contribution*
1 Accesses to the resources in the field, uses of these resources and continuous self-improvement 0
2 Plans activities related to operation, maintenance and repairs irrigation network,developes project formulations in monitoring and evaluations, operates the irrigation networks. 0
3 Developes and implements irrigation programmes using the soil-plant-water relations and soil engineering properties 0
4 Developes and implements strategies for wastewater, drainage water, runoff water such as treated waste water re-use of non-conventional water without adversely affecting the environment, makes laboratory analysis about saline alkali soils and water suitability to irrigation and reports. 0
5 Prepares project about soil and water structures, animal houses, storage structures and crop production structures. Analyzes in terms of static and strength. Determines the properties of materials used in construction and makes the relevant tests. 5
6 Designs crop production systems, controls environmental domestic conditions and operates, makes the selection of materials to be used, tests and prepares a report. 3
7 Etudes drainage of agricultural lands, plans drainage systems,prepares projects and makes aplications, selects materials to be used, tests and prepares a report 0
8 Exposes the problems about soil and water conservation (erosion) and water harvesting, prepares and implements the project. 0
9 Designs and projects small dams, ponds. Prepares and implements flood action plans within the scope of integrated watershed management. 0
10 Works independently and takes responsibility 0
11 Developes and implement s strategies of sustainable water management for the purposes of protecting water resources and agricultural production. 0
12 Makes aplication of engineering design of irrigation systems and conducts tests about the materıals used ın these systems and preapares reports 0
13 Prepares land consolidation projects and applies. Provides farm developing systems. Prepares and implements rural development projects. 0
14 Creates effective solutions for sustainable agricultural production 2
15 Developes projects to protect natural resources like water,and offers the benefit to society, using the information of basic engineering, basic agricultural engineering and agricultural structures and irrigation engineering . 1
16 Has the ability to analyze problems ,make decisions and solve about professional subjects 4
17 Has the ability to design and apply analytical, modelling and experimental researches,and acquires the skill of analyzing and interpreting the complex issiues occured during this process . 0
* Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).

  Student Workload - ECTS
Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
    Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 3 42
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 2 28
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 1 6 6
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 6 6
    Final Exam 1 6 6
Total Workload: 88
Total Workload / 25 (h): 3.52
ECTS Credit: 4