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Language of Instruction
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English
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Level of Course Unit
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Bachelor's Degree
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Department / Program
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CIVIL ENGINEERING
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Type of Program
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Formal Education
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Type of Course Unit
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Elective
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Course Delivery Method
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Face To Face
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Objectives of the Course
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The objective of this course is to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the factors influencing the durability of concrete, including chemical, physical, and environmental aspects. Students will learn to assess and mitigate deterioration processes such as carbonation, chloride ingress, sulfate attack, and alkali-silica reaction. The course aims to equip students with the knowledge to design and maintain concrete structures that ensure longevity and performance under various exposure conditions.
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Course Content
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The course focuses on the durability of concrete, which is the ability of concrete to resist weathering action, chemical attack, abrasion, or any other process of deterioration. The course covers discussions of important aspects of durability of concrete such as salt crystallization, frost action, effect of fire, deterioration of concrete by chemical reactions (sulfate attack, alkali-aggregate reaction, corrosion of embedded steel in concrete, sea water attack). The teaching-learning methods of the course consist of lectures, individual literature research and group works/presentations on case studies.
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Course Methods and Techniques
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Prerequisites and co-requisities
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None
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Course Coordinator
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None
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Name of Lecturers
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Prof.Dr. Burak Uzal burak.uzal@agu.edu.tr
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Assistants
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None
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Work Placement(s)
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No
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Recommended or Required Reading
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Resources
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Durability of Concrete Structures, J. M. P. Q. Delgado, Springer 2021
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Course Category
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Engineering
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Engineering Design
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Science
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Field
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