Information Package / Course Catalogue
CE 304 Theory of Structures II
MEF University
Degree Programs
Psychology
General Information For Students
Diploma SupplementErasmus Policy Statement
Psychology
Bachelor Length of the Programme: 4 Number of Credits: 240 TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF: Level 6

Ders Genel Tanıtım Bilgileri

School/Faculty/Institute Faculty of Engineering
Course Code CE 304
Course Title in English Theory of Structures II
Course Title in Turkish Yapı Statiği II
Language of Instruction EN
Type of Course Flipped Classroom,Lecture
Level of Course Introductory
Semester Spring
Contact Hours per Week
Lecture: 4 Recitation: None Lab: None Other: None
Estimated Student Workload 125 hours per semester
Number of Credits 5 ECTS
Grading Mode Standard Letter Grade
Pre-requisites CE 303 - Theory of Structures I
Expected Prior Knowledge Prior knowledge in analysis of statically determinate structures and trusses, internal loadings developed in structural members, influence lines and deflection diagrams.
Co-requisites None
Registration Restrictions Only Undergraduate Students
Overall Educational Objective To analyze statically indeterminate structures by force and displacement methods.
Course Description This course will provide the students with a thorough grounding in the analysis of statically indeterminate structures by force method under dead and live loads, temperature changes and support settlements, determination of displacements by virtual work theory, reduction theorem, systems with elastic supports and connections, analysis for moving loads, influence lines, analysis of systems by displacement methods: slope-deflection and moment distribution methods, introduction to non-linear analysis.
Course Description in Turkish Bu derste öğrenciler, hiperstatik sistemlerin dış yükler, sıcaklık değişimi ve mesnet çökmeleri etkisinde kuvvet yöntemiyle çözümü. hiperstatik sistemlerde yer değiştirme hesabı, kısaltma teoremi, elastik mesnetli ve elastik birleşimli sistemler, hareketli yüke göre hesap ve tesir çizgileri, yapısal sistemlerinin hesabında yer değiştirme yöntemleri: Açı ve Cross yöntemleri; doğrusal olmayan analize giriş konularında sağlam bir altyapı edineceklerdir.

Course Learning Outcomes and Competences

Upon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:
1) describe the structural design process;
2) analyze statically indeterminate structural systems under the effect of external loads, temperature changes and support settlements using force method of analysis;
3) compute displacements of statically indeterminate systems;
4) analyze statically indeterminate structures using the displacement method;
5) develop team work skills.
Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes 1 2 3 4 5
1) Thorough knowledge of the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in psychology.
2) Understanding of and ability to apply essential research methods in psychology, including research design, data analysis, and data interpretation.
3) Competence to use critical and creative thinking, skeptical inquiry and a scientific approach to solving problems related to behavior and mental processes.
4) Understanding and ability to apply psychological principles, skills and values in personal, social, and organizational contexts.
5) Ability to weigh evidence, to tolerate ambiguity, and to reflect other values that underpin psychology as a discipline.
6) Internalization and dissemination of professional ethical standards.
7) Demonstration of competence in information technologies, and the ability to use computer and other technologies for purposes related to the pursuit of knowledge in psychology and the broader social sciences.
8) Skills to communicate the knowledge of psychological science effectively, in a variety of formats, in both Turkish and in English (in English, at least CEFR B2 level).
9) Recognition, understanding, and respect for the complexity of sociocultural and international diversity.
10) Recognition for the need for, and the skills to pursue, lifelong learning, inquiry, and self-improvement.
11) Ability to formulate critical hypotheses based on psychological theory and literature, and design studies to test those hypotheses.
12) Ability to acquire knowledge independently, and to plan one’s own learning.
13) Demonstration of advanced competence in the clarity and composition of written work and presentations.

Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences

N None S Supportive H Highly Related
     
Program Outcomes and Competences Level Assessed by
1) Thorough knowledge of the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in psychology. N
2) Understanding of and ability to apply essential research methods in psychology, including research design, data analysis, and data interpretation. N
3) Competence to use critical and creative thinking, skeptical inquiry and a scientific approach to solving problems related to behavior and mental processes. H Exam,HW,Participation
4) Understanding and ability to apply psychological principles, skills and values in personal, social, and organizational contexts. N
5) Ability to weigh evidence, to tolerate ambiguity, and to reflect other values that underpin psychology as a discipline. N
6) Internalization and dissemination of professional ethical standards. N
7) Demonstration of competence in information technologies, and the ability to use computer and other technologies for purposes related to the pursuit of knowledge in psychology and the broader social sciences. N
8) Skills to communicate the knowledge of psychological science effectively, in a variety of formats, in both Turkish and in English (in English, at least CEFR B2 level). N
9) Recognition, understanding, and respect for the complexity of sociocultural and international diversity. S Participation
10) Recognition for the need for, and the skills to pursue, lifelong learning, inquiry, and self-improvement. S HW,Participation
11) Ability to formulate critical hypotheses based on psychological theory and literature, and design studies to test those hypotheses. N
12) Ability to acquire knowledge independently, and to plan one’s own learning. S Exam,HW
13) Demonstration of advanced competence in the clarity and composition of written work and presentations. H Exam,HW
Prepared by and Date ÖMER FARUK HALICI , September 2023
Course Coordinator ÖMER FARUK HALICI
Semester Spring
Name of Instructor Asst. Prof. Dr. ÖMER FARUK HALICI

Course Contents

Week Subject
1) Basic definitions of statically indeterminate structures. Type of structures, structural elements, loads. Load path. Static determinacy. Overview of statically determinate systems.
2) Deformations due to axial force, shear force and bending moment. Principles of energy methods. Internal and external work. Deflections using virtual work method.
3) Principles of force method. Flexibility. Principle of superposition and compatibility equations. Analysis of statically indeterminate structures by force method: Beams, frames and trusses.
4) Analysis of statically indeterminate structures by force method for support settlement and thermal effects. Computation of displacements using virtual work principle.
5) Analysis of statically indeterminate structures with elastic supports and connections. Application examples using a structural analysis program.
6) Analysis of statically indeterminate structures by force method under moving loads, drawing shape of the influence lines.
7) Live load arrangements.
8) Analysis of systems by displacement methods.
9) Slope-deflection method, Superposition equations.
10) Analysis of systems by slope-deflection method.
11) Moment distribution method.
12) Analysis of systems by moment distribution method.
13) Analysis of frames using a structural analysis software.
14) Introduction to non-linear analysis.
15) Final Exam/Project/Presentation period
16) Final Exam/Project/Presentation period
Required/Recommended ReadingsR.C. Hibbeler, Structural Analysis, Ninth Ed. In SI Units, Pearson, 2016 K. Girgin, M. G Aksoylu, K. Darılmaz, Yapı Statiği Hiperstatik Sistemler, Birsen Yayınevi.
Teaching MethodsLectures/contact hours using ‘flipped classroom’ as active learning technique.
Homework and Projects
Laboratory WorkNone
Computer UseStudents are encouraged to use a general purpose structural analysis software to verify their solutions to in-class assignments and homework sets.
Other ActivitiesNone
Assessment Methods
Assessment Tools Count Weight
Application 10 % 5
Quiz(zes) 2 % 20
Project 1 % 15
Midterm(s) 2 % 60
TOTAL % 100
Course Administration halicio@mef.edu.tr

Instructor’s office: 5th Floor Office hours: Open door policy E-mail address: halicio@mef.edu.tr Rules for attendance: Minimum 70% attendance is required to enter final exam Missing a midterm: Provided that proper documents of excuse are presented, each missed midterm/quiz by the student will be given the grade of the final exam. No make-up will be given. Missing a final: Faculty regulations. A reminder of proper classroom behavior, code of student conduct: YÖK Regulations Statement on plagiarism: YÖK Regulations.

ECTS Student Workload Estimation

Activity No/Weeks Hours Calculation
No/Weeks per Semester Preparing for the Activity Spent in the Activity Itself Completing the Activity Requirements
Course Hours 14 1 4 70
Application 5 0 2 10
Homework Assignments 2 0 2.5 5
Quiz(zes) 2 2 1 6
Midterm(s) 2 10 2 24
Final Examination 1 9 2 11
Total Workload 126
Total Workload/25 5.0
ECTS 5