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MIM1004Building Materials2+2+0ECTS:5
Year / SemesterSpring Semester
Level of CourseFirst Cycle
Status Compulsory
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of ARCHITECTURE
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of Delivery
Contact Hours14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures and 2 hours of practicals per week
LecturerProf. Dr. Nilhan VURAL
Co-Lecturer Assoc.Prof. Sibel MAÇKA KALFA
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
Introduction to features and concepts of building materials required for architecture education. Introduction of building materials and to teach efficient use of them. To enable students to research.
 
Learning OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
LO - 1 : recognize the materials that will be used on buildings.9,121,3
LO - 2 : compare the materials with various criteria.9,121
LO - 3 : propose various materials on design project.9,121
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), LO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
Concept of building material. Relationship Architecture-building. Principal characteristic of the building material and behavior. Usage of traditional and modern material in architecture. Mixture, classification, characteristic, production, type, usage purpose and areas, practice and practice examples of natural stone, ceramic, glass, wood, metal, plastic, concrete material, paint, plaster, lime, cement, aggregates, mixture of concrete and mortar.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Relationship Building-material-design, choise of the building material
 Week 2Principle characteristic of the building material
 Week 3Natural Stones based materials
 Week 4Burnt clay based materials
 Week 5Burnt clay based materials
 Week 6Wood based materials
 Week 7Wood based materials
 Week 8Glass based materials
 Week 9Mid-term exam
 Week 10Binding building materials(cement,gypsum plaster, lime,and the other binding materials)
 Week 11Concrete based materials
 Week 12Plastic based materials
 Week 13Metal based materials
 Week 14Bituminous based materials
 Week 15Paints
 Week 16Final exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Any kind of resources on material description, application, choice (catalogues, magazines, booklets, standards, etc )
2Toydemir, N. , Gürdal, E. , Tanaçan, E. ,2000, Yapı Elemanı Tasarımında Malzeme, Literatür Yayıncılık, İstanbul
3Eriç, M. , 1994, Yapı Fiziği ve Malzemesşi, Literatür Yay. , İstanbul
 
Recommended Reading
1Rıba, A. E. ,1996, Materials, Longman, Harlow
2Bell, V. B. , Rand, P. ,2006, Materials for Architectural Design, Laurence King Publishing, London
3Achilles,A., Navratil, D., 2008,Basics Glass Construction, Birkhauser, Berlin.
4Kummer, N., 2008,Basics Masonry Construction, Birkhauser, Berlin.
5Steiger, L., 2008,Basics Timber Construction, Birkhauser, Berlin.
6Farrelly, L., 2012,Yapım Malzeme, Literatür Yayınları, İstanbul.
7Watts, A., 2009,Modern Counstruction Handbook, Springer, New York.
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 19.04.2024 1,00 50
End-of-term exam 16 06.06.2024 1,00 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 4 14 56
Sınıf dışı çalışma 2 14 28
Laboratuar çalışması 0 0 0
Arasınav için hazırlık 4 1 4
Arasınav 1 1 1
Uygulama 2 14 28
Klinik Uygulama 0 0 0
Ödev 4 6 24
Proje 0 0 0
Kısa sınav 0 0 0
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 8 1 8
Dönem sonu sınavı 1 1 1
Diğer 1 0 0 0
Diğer 2 0 0 0
Total work load150