Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Computer Engineering | |||||
| 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 464 | ||||
| Course Title in English | Concrete Pavement Design | ||||
| Course Title in Turkish | Beton Yol Tasarımı | ||||
| Language of Instruction | EN | ||||
| Type of Course | Flipped Classroom,Laboratory Work,Lecture | ||||
| Level of Course | Select | ||||
| Semester | Spring | ||||
| Contact Hours per Week |
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| Estimated Student Workload | 126 hours per semester | ||||
| Number of Credits | 5 ECTS | ||||
| Grading Mode | Standard Letter Grade | ||||
| Pre-requisites | None | ||||
| Expected Prior Knowledge | Prior knowledge in selecting suitable constituent materials for concrete mixtures and evaluating fresh and hardened cementitious material properties using various test methods, is expected. | ||||
| Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Registration Restrictions | Only Undergraduate Students | ||||
| Overall Educational Objective | To familiarize students how to design of concrete pavements used for highways, airports, streets, local roads, parking lots, industrial facilities, and other types of infrastructure. | ||||
| Course Description | This course will provide the students detailed information about types of concrete pavements, sustainability of concrete pavements, material selection, mix design and proportioning of concrete, concrete pavement design fundamentals, concrete pavement maintenance and rehabilitation. | ||||
| Course Description in Turkish | Bu dersin amacı, çeşitli beton yol uygulamaları, beton yolların sürdürülebilirliği, malzeme seçimi, beton karışım tasarımı, beton yolların tasarım ilkeleri, bakım ve onarımı ilgili detaylı bilgiler vermektir. |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) Differentiate durable concrete mixture for pavements 2) Apply concrete pavement design fundamentals based on traffic loading stresses and deflections 3) Perform thickness design, transverse and longitudinal joint design 4) Distinguish methodologies for concrete pavement maintenance and rehabilitation |
| Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1) An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics | ||||
| 2) An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors | ||||
| 3) An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences | ||||
| 4) An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts | ||||
| 5) An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives | ||||
| 6) An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions | ||||
| 7) An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies. |
Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences
| N None | S Supportive | H Highly Related |
| Program Outcomes and Competences | Level | Assessed by | |
| 1) | An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics | H | Exam,Participation,Project |
| 2) | An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors | H | Exam,Participation,Project |
| 3) | An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences | N | |
| 4) | An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts | N | |
| 5) | An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives | N | |
| 6) | An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions | N | |
| 7) | An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies. | N |
| Prepared by and Date | ÖMER FARUK HALICI , February 2024 |
| Course Coordinator | ÖMER FARUK HALICI |
| Semester | Spring |
| Name of Instructor |
Course Contents
| Week | Subject |
| 1) | Types of concrete pavements |
| 2) | Sustainability of concrete pavements |
| 3) | Performance & Deterioration Mechanism |
| 4) | Selection of concrete materials |
| 5) | Mixture design and proportioning |
| 6) | Design fundamentals |
| 7) | Midterm Exam |
| 8) | Highway pavement design |
| 9) | Airport pavement design |
| 10) | Industrial pavement design |
| 11) | Pervious concrete & Roller-compacted concrete pavements |
| 12) | Subgrade and subbase construction |
| 13) | Paving, finishing, texturing, curing, and joint sawing and sealing |
| 14) | Concrete pavement maintenance & Rehabilitation |
| 15) | Final examination period |
| 16) | Final examination period |
| Required/Recommended Readings | Concrete pavement design, construction, and performance, 2nd Edition by Norbert Delatte | ||||||
| Teaching Methods | Lectures/Contact hours/Lab using ‘flipped classroom’ as an active learning technique | ||||||
| Homework and Projects | Term Project | ||||||
| Laboratory Work | |||||||
| Computer Use | Microsoft Office Applications | ||||||
| Other Activities | |||||||
| Assessment Methods |
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| Course Administration |
yikicia@mef.edu.tr Instructor’s office: 506 Office hours: open-door policy E-mail address: yikicia@mef.edu.tr Rules for attendance: YÖK Regulations (70%) HW & Term Project Submission: Provided that proper documents of excuse are presented an extension of no more than one-week will be given; otherwise late submissions will not be accepted. No make-up exams will be scheduled. A reminder of proper classroom behavior, code of student conduct: Read the Classroom Etiquette on Blackboard. Statement on plagiarism: YÖK Regulations |
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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 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 52 | |||
| Project | 1 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 19 | ||
| Homework Assignments | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | |||
| Midterm(s) | 1 | 14 | 3 | 17 | |||
| Final Examination | 1 | 21 | 3 | 24 | |||
| Total Workload | 126 | ||||||
| Total Workload/25 | 5.0 | ||||||
| ECTS | 5 | ||||||