Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences · Interior Architecture and Environmental Design · Undergraduate
Course Objective
Introduction to the Main Materials Used in Buildings; Their Types and Applications in Construction
Course Content
Understanding the General Properties of Building Materials
Required Resources
1-Yapı Elemanı Tasarımında Malzeme, Toydemir Gürdal Tanaçan, Literatür Yayıncılık
2-Adım Adım Yapı Malzemeleri, Hegger Manfred
3- Eriç, M., Yapı Fiziği ve Malzeme, İstanbul, Literatür, 1994.
4-Balanlı, A., Yapıda Ürün Seçimi, İstanbul, YÜMFED Yayını, No: 4, 1997.
Recommended Resources
Promotional books of companies, Brochures
Explanations
1.The exam dates are as if they were announced on tablature. The topics of the examinations will be announced before a reasonable time. Compensation examinations will be given for examinations that are not entered in the framework of excuses accepted according to the regulations.
2. The final exam covers subjects that have been processed throughout the semester. The final exam day, time and place will be announced by the Deanery.
Rules
1. Attendance: According to the regulations, if a student does not attend 30% of the total course hours, the student counts as absent and fails.
2. Late arrivals: The class is expected not only to arrive but to attend classes on time. Remember that 3 lessons will be counted as 1 full absence. Late arrivals are defined as follows: The lecturer will take class polling and attend class after the first 10 minutes of class
3. Getting help: It is important for your education to ask questions about the class during the class or during the class hours and to find out what time it is. We advise our students to get help if necessary.
4. Academic honesty: It is expected that you will have your own endeavors and your work in studies that will be subject to note of the course. In non-moral situations, such as plagiarism or copying, you will be subject to disciplinary action and necessary criminal sanctions as required by the relevant regulation of the IZU 5. The assessments set forth in this footnote are fixed and no extra compensation measurements for grading will be made.
Course Learning Outcomes
- Kaba ve ince yapı malzemelerinin detayları hakkında bilgi sahibi olur
- Malzemelerin tarihsel süreç içindeki gelişmesini araştırır
- Yapı malzemelerinin; üretiminden kullanımına kadar olan süreçteki ayrıntıları öğrenir
- Fiziksel çevre verilerini dikkate alarak yapı malzemeleri seçiminde alınacak kararların farkına varır.
Core Area Distribution
Teaching Methods
Assessment & Evaluation
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 15 | 4 | 60 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 15 | 1 | 15 |
| Midterm | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 15 | 15 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to the course; general information about building materials and products | Previous course notes and references |
| 2 | Fired clay products (definition, classifications, production, properties, and applications in construction) | Previous course notes and references |
| 3 | Fired clay products (definition, classifications, production, properties, and applications in construction) | Previous course notes and references |
| 4 | Glass (definition, classifications, production, properties, and applications in construction) | Previous course notes and references |
| 5 | Metals (iron, steel, aluminum, copper, zinc, lead, brass, chrome, titanium – properties and applications in construction) | Previous course notes and references |
| 6 | Metals (iron, steel, aluminum, copper, zinc, lead, brass, chrome, titanium – properties and applications in construction) | Previous course notes and references |
| 7 | Midterm Exam | Midterm Exam |
| 8 | Wood (structure of wood, classifications, properties, factors causing deterioration, drying and preservation, timber production, wood-based panel production, prefabricated wood products, and applications in construction) | Previous lecture notes and references |
| 9 | Industrial wood materials and their applications in construction | Previous course notes and references |
| 10 | Plastics (definition, classifications, types of plastics, properties, and applications in construction) | Previous course notes and references |
| 11 | Plastics (definition, classifications, types of plastics, properties, and applications in construction) | Previous course notes and references |
| 12 | Carpets, paints, and papers: definitions, classifications, materials used in production, application and storage methods, properties, and their use in construction. | Previous course notes and references |
| 13 | Carpets, paints, and papers: definitions, classifications, materials used in production, application and storage methods, properties, and their use in construction. | Previous course notes and references |
| 14 | Nanotechnological materials (definition, history, classifications, types, properties, and applications in construction) | Previous course notes and references |
| 15 | Homework presentation, evaluation of course | Previous course notes and references |
| 16 | Final Exam | Final Exam |


