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Course Information

Course Title	Code	Semester	L+U Hour	Credits	ECTS
BUILDING MATERIALS, CONSTRUCTION AND COST ANALYSIS	805010015030		2 + 2	3.0	6.0

Prerequisites

None

Language of Instruction	English
Course Level	Graduate Degree
Course Type	Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors	Serkan YILDIZ
Assistants
Goals	In this course, students; classification of structures, introduction of building elements, comprehension of materials and properties of materials and approximate building cost calculations are aimed to gain competencies.
Course Content	Introduction of materials used in construction, features of construction equipment, elements and components, natural, minimally processed natural and synthetic construction materials, construction chemicals, basic construction materials and their usage areas, basic properties of construction materials, historical development of construction materials and most common construction materials, definition of inorganic and organic construction materials and their uses, modern construction materials, the use of historic building materials in new construction methods, materials used for structural, architectural and interior decorations, definition and classification of structure, structural planning, structural elements and functions, load-bearing systems, foundations, walls, floor and ceiling systems, roof, coatings, doors and windows, stairs, ramps, retaining walls, beams, columns, joints and connections, shearing forces, bending moments, loads on structures, quantity surveying, and cost management, project and construction control: scope, legal and organizational aspects.
Learning Outcomes	1) Describes construction systems and classifications. 2) Categorizes and calculates cost of masonry building elements (walls) and materials. 3) Categorizes and calculates cost of wooden building elements and materials. 4) Categorizes and calculates cost of steel building elements (walls) and materials. 5) Categorizes and describes stairs and materials, reinforced concrete formwork and materials.