| Course Type | Elective Course |
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| Course Level | Master's Degree With Thesis |
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| Year of Study | - |
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| Semester | - |
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| ECTS | 10 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
- |
| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Understand the production routes, classification, and key physical/chemical/mineralogical properties of supplementary cementitious materials and pozzolans,
- Identify relevant standards/specifications and interpret compliance data for supplementary cementitious materials used in Portland-cement-based systems,
- Explain how supplementary cementitious materials influence fresh and hardened concrete behaviour,
- Apply supplementary cementitious material knowledge to select appropriate mineral admixtures and propose suitable replacement levels for a given concrete application, considering performance, sustainability, and quality control needs.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | None |
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| Course Description | This course covers concrete properties and the use of admixtures, considerations and precautions in the use of admixtures, admixture classification, air-entraining admixtures, water reducing admixtures, setting retarders, accelerators, pozzolans and other fine-grained mineral admixtures, natural pozzolans, fly ash, silica fume, ground blast furnace slag, various additives. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Introductions: supplementary materials and pozzolans |
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2nd Week |
Norms and acceptance framework (EU/Turkey context) |
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3rd Week |
Physical, chemical and mineral tests on pozzolans |
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4th Week |
Natural pozzolans |
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5th Week |
Calcined soils / calcined clays |
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6th Week |
Blast furnace slag (GGBS): production, types, impacts, use cases |
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7th Week |
Other slags, use cases |
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8th Week |
Midterm |
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9th Week |
Fly ash: types, processing, performance impacts |
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10th Week |
Silica fume: properties, use cases |
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11th Week |
Glass powder, rice husk ash, nanoparticles |
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12th Week |
Influence on fresh properties |
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13th Week |
Influence on hardened properties and durability indicators 1 |
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14th Week |
Influence on hardened properties and durability indicators 2 |
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15th Week |
Final presentations |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | 1. Mailvaganam, N., Rixom, M.R. (2007). Chemical Admixtures for Concrete, 3rd Edition, CRC Press. |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Questions/Answers
- Presentation
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
|
Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
30 |
| Assignment |
1 |
10 |
| Quiz |
1 |
20 |
| Total(%) |
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60 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
|
60 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
|
40 |
| Total(%) |
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100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
1 |
50 |
50 |
| Individual or group work |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
80 |
80 |
| Course hours |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
60 |
60 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
|
|
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| Final exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Homework |
1 |
20 |
20 |
| Quiz |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Total Work Load | 300 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 10 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 10 |
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| Language of Instruction | English |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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