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| INS7310 | Quality Control of Concrete | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall 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 | Doç. Dr. Şirin KURBETCİ | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To provide students with a clear presentation of the basics of quality control problems and some difficulties of quality control for concrete |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | Learn the quality control concept in concrete | 1,2,3,4 | 1,3 | | PO - 2 : | Learn the methods used in concrete quality control | 1,2,3,4 | 1,3 | | PO - 3 : | Learn the standards and regulations regarding quality control in concrete | 1,2,3,4 | 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 | | |
| Quality control problem, Cement, Aggregate, concrete tests and importance of these on quality control, The reasons of variation of concrete characteristicsThe quality control of the producing concrete accelerated tests, The quality control of the finished product: Maturity concept, pull-out test, rebound hammer, ultrasonic velocity, frequency of resonance, core, The relation between the strength of specimen and structure, Statistical methods, Test planning, Standards, Reporting the findings, Responsibility of the control |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Concrete and concrete materials | | | Week 2 | Quality control principles in concrete production | | | Week 3 | Quality control of concrete components. Experiments on aggregates | | | Week 4 | Experiments on aggregates | | | Week 5 | Experiments on cement | | | Week 6 | Experiments on cement | | | Week 7 | Quality control in fresh concrete | | | Week 8 | Hardened concrete tests | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Hardened concrete tests | | | Week 11 | Early prediction of concrete strength | | | Week 12 | Determination of concrete strength in the structure | | | Week 13 | Evaluation of core compressive strength results | | | Week 14 | The relation between the strength of specimen and structures, statical methods and test planning. | | | Week 15 | Non-destructive testing methods | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Erdoğan, T.Y., 2003; Beton, ODTÜ Geliştirme Vakfı Yayıncılık ve İletişim A.ş. Ankara | | | |
| 1 | Erdoğan, T.Y., 2002; Materials of conctruction, METU Press Publishing Conpany, Ankara | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | | 2 | 30 | | Quiz | 5
12 | | 1 | 10 | | Homework/Assignment/Term-paper | 4
10 | | 2 | 10 | | 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 | 7 | 14 | 98 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 4 | 5 | 20 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 4 | 2 | 8 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Ödev | 6 | 2 | 12 | | Kısa sınav | 4 | 2 | 8 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 8 | 1 | 8 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Total work load | | | 200 |
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