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| INS7265 | Deterioration of Structural Materials | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | Third Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of CIVIL ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | -- | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The course provides students with a sound knowledge regarding the deterioration processes of structural materials subjected to any kind of environment. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | get familiar with the basics associated with material-environment interaction. | 1,9 | 1 | | PO - 2 : | identify the general mechanisms of concrete deterioration. | 1,9 | 1 | | PO - 3 : | explain physical, chemical and electrochemical causes for concrete deterioration. | 1,2 | 1 | | PO - 4 : | underline the formation of expansive products involving concrete deterioration. | 2,5 | 1,3 | | PO - 5 : | understand the mechanism of sulfate attack and corrosion of reinforcing steel. | 1,5 | 1,3 | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Examples of deterioration processes encountered in nature. The porous structure of concrete and its permeability. Mechanisms of concrete deterioration. Physical causes of concrete deterioration. Freeze-thaw effect on performance of concrete. Deterioration by fire. Deterioration by chemical reactions. Reactions involving formation of expansive products. Sulfate attack and precautions against sulfate attack. Alkali-aggregate reaction. Corrosion of reinforcing steel in concrete. Methods of measurement of corrosion and its prevention. Preventive methods of reinforcement corrosion. Epoxy-poated rebar in concrete. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Examples of deterioration processes encountered in nature. | | | Week 2 | Material-environment interaction. | | | Week 3 | Durability concept and the importance of permeability with respect to durability. | | | Week 4 | Mechanisms of concrete deterioration. | | | Week 5 | Physical causes of concrete deterioration. | | | Week 6 | Freeze-thaw effect on performance of concrete and its prevention. | | | Week 7 | Deterioration by fire. | | | Week 8 | Deterioration by chemical reactions. | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Reactions involving formation of expansive products. | | | Week 11 | Sulfate attack and precautions against sulfate attack. | | | Week 12 | Alkali-aggregate reaction and its relation with performance of cocnrete. | | | Week 13 | Corrosion of reinforcing steel in concrete. | | | Week 14 | Methods of measurement of corrosion and its prevention. | | | Week 15 | Preventive methods of reinforcement corrosion. | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Kumar, P.M., 1986, Concrete: Structure, Properties, and Materials, Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, N.J. U.S.A. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | | 2 | 30 | | Quiz | 12 | | 1 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 2 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 5 | 14 | 70 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 4 | 3 | 12 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Uygulama | 1 | 14 | 14 | | Kısa sınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 6 | 3 | 18 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Total work load | | | 203 |
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