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| INI7261 | Chemical and Mineral Admixtures for Concrete | 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 | | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The course provides students with a sound knowledge regarding the beneficial effects of utilizing chemical admixtures and mineral additives in concrete. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | get familiar with the significance and reasons for utilizing chemical and mineral admixtures in concrete. | 1,9 | 1 | | PO - 2 : | will be able to categorize chemical and mineral admixtures used in making concrete. | 1,9 | 1 | | PO - 3 : | underline the characteristics of chemical and mineral admixtures along with their mechanism of action. | 1,9 | 1,3 | | PO - 4 : | identify the contributory effect of chemical and mineral admixtures in relation with the performance of concrete. | 1,9 | 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 | | |
| Significance and reasons of using admixtures in concrete. Considerations and precautions in the use of admixtures. Nomenclature, specifications, and classification of admixtures. Chemical admixtures and their characteristics. Mechanism of action of chemical admixtures. Mineral additives and their characteristics. Mechanism of action of mineral additives. Miscellaneous admixtures. Standard testing methods employed in the use of admixtures in concrete and in the determination of the effects of admixtures on the properties of concrete. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Significance and reasons of using admixtures in concrete. | | | Week 2 | Considerations and precautions in the use of admixtures. | | | Week 3 | Nomenclature, specifications, and classification of admixtures. | | | Week 4 | Air-entraining admixtures. | | | Week 5 | Chemical admixtures and their composition. | | | Week 6 | Mechanism of action of chemical admixtures. | | | Week 7 | Mineral additives and their characteristics. | | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 9 | Standard testing methods employed in the use of admixtures in concrete and in the determination of the effects of admixtures on the properties of concrete. | | | Week 10 | Pozzolans and other finely divided mineral admixtures. | | | Week 11 | Mechanism of action of mineral additives. | | | Week 12 | Natural pozzolans. | | | Week 13 | Fly ashes. | | | Week 14 | Ground granulated blast furnace slags. | | | Week 15 | Silica fumes. | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Erdoğan, T.Y., 1997, Admixtures for Concrete, The Middle East Technical University Press, Ankara. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | 02/04/2010 | 2 | 30 | | Quiz | 12 | 30/04/2010 | 1 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 28/05/2010 | 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 | 3 | 3 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 6 | 3 | 18 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Total work load | | | 205 |
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