Undergraduate Course Descriptions
Credits: (3+0+0) 3 ECTS 6
Historical background, present status and future challenges of civil engineering profession. Ethics and professional responsibilty. Written and oral communication. Concepts of analysis, design, computational approaches, experiments. Interpretation of results and decision making. Invited lecturers. Site visits.
Credits:
(2+0+2) 3 ECTS 5
Introducing visual platforms and technologies in civil engineering. Providing a fundamental understanding of engineering drawings. Application of 3D printing. Introduction to Building
Credits:
(3+0+0) 3 ECTS 5
Descriptive statistics. Sets, events, and probability. Random variables, discrete and continuous distributions. Mathematical expectation and correlation analysis. Discrete probability distributions, Poisson process. Continuous probability distributions. Introduction to reliability theory and failure. Functions of random variables. Introduction to estimation theory. Simple and multiple regression, least squares. Statistics of extreme events. Testing of hypothesis. Civil engineering applications.
Prerequisite:
MATH 102
Credits: (3+0+2) 4 ECTS 7
Materials and properties. Atomic bonding and arrangement. Structural imperfections. Atom movements. Elastic and viscoelastic deformation of materials. Phase diagrams. Metals, ceramics, polymers. Mechanical properties and failure. Modification of properties of materials through changes in structure. Composites. Corrosion and degradation of materials. Laboratory.
Credits: (2+0+2) 3 ECTS 5
Cementing materials, aggregates, concrete, ceramics and masonry, structural metals, polymers, timber and composite materials. Illustration of their applications in civil engineering. Laboratory sessions on cementing materials, aggregates and concrete.
Prerequisite:
CE 211
Credits:
(3+0+2) 4 ECTS 7
Fundamental principles of fluid mechanics and their application to engineering problems. Fluid statics. Kinematics of fluid flow: continuity equation, stream function, irrotational flow velocity potential. Fluid dynamics: flow of viscous fluids. Newtonian fluids, simple laminar flow systems, turbulence, flow in pipes. Selected topics from compressible flow, open channel flow, boundary layer theory.
Prerequisite:
CE 241.
Credits:
Earth Sciences (Yer Bilimleri)
Origin of the earth; formation, distribution and properties of minerals and rocks. Processes of alteration; weathering, sedimentation, metamorphism. Geological structures. Use of geological maps. Engineering geology.
Credits:
(3+1+0) 3 ECTS 5
Concept of modeling and basic principles; Rigid bodies: Equivalent systems of forces; Equilibrium of rigid bodies, analysis of planar rigid body systems; Distributed forces; Normal and shear forces and moment diagrams; Virtual work principle.
Prerequisite:
PHYS 101
Credits: (4+1+0) 4 ECTS 7
Concepts of stress and deformation. Uniaxial tension test. Temperature effects in bars. Torsion of circular shafts. Simple bending of beams and beam deflections due to bending. Shear stresses in beams. Combined stresses due to bending, torsion, shear and axial loads. Transformation of stress, principal stresses, and Mohr's circle. Introduction to energy principles. Failure criteria. Stability and buckling.
Prerequisite:
CE 245.
Credits:
(3+0+2) 4 ECTS 7
A quantitative introduction to the principles of hydrology, hydraulics and water resources planning for design and analysis of systems concerned with the use and control of water, storage, water transmission; design of open channels and pressure conduits. Ground water engineering, economical analysis of water resources projects.
Prerequisite:
CE 311.
Credits: (3+1+0) 3 ECTS 6
Water supply sources, transmission, water distribution reservoirs and networks; wastewater collection and disposal; introduction to water and wastewater treatment methods.
Prerequisite:
CE 312 or consent of the instructor.
Credits:
(3+0+2) 4 ECTS 7
Application of soil mechanics and other related techniques to design of foundations. Methods of site and soil exploration; bearing capacity and settlements; shallow and deep foundations; bracing and retaining structures. Case studies.
Prerequisite:
CE 332.
Credits: (3+0+0) 3 ECTS 5
Physical properties of soils, soil classification, soil structure, moisture effects; compressibility and consolidation; stress, deformation, and strength characteristics; stress distribution and analysis; lateral earth pressures; slope stability. Basic laboratory experiments and solution of selected problems.
Prerequisite:
CE 331.
Credits:
(4+0+0) 4 ECTS 6
Free and forced vibration response of single-degree-of-freedom systems. Modal analysis of multi-degree-of-freedom systems. Frequency domain analysis using Fourier transformation. Earthquake response of linear systems by spectral and time history analyses. Seismic Hazard Analysis. Introduction to base isolators and damping devices.
Credits:
(2+0+2) 3 ECTS 5
Design of steel structures, material properties of steel. Allowable stress design approach. Introduction to Turkish standards, Eurocodes and AISC codes. Connections, tension members, compression members, beam-columns. Beams and girders. Design of frames, trusses and industrial buildings.
Prerequisite:
CE211, CE 246
Credits: (3+0+2) 4 ECTS 7
Mechanical properties of structural concrete. Behavior of reinforced concrete elements under different natural and physical conditions and under normal force, shear, moment and torsion. Ultimate design of reinforced concrete beams, floor systems and columns. Introduction to Turkish Standard Reinforced Concrete Design and the codes related of the American Concrete Institute for reinforced concrete buildings.
Prerequisite:
CE 212, CE 246.
Credits: (3+0+2) 4 ECTS 6
Assumptions, principles of equilibrium in determining reactions, bending moments and shear diagrams. Influence lines. Determination of displacements by virtual work. Castigliano's theorem and moment area theorems. Statically indeterminate structures. Force and displacement method of approach using slope-deflection method. Flexibility and stiffness methods. Virtual work, strain energy, moment area and moment distribution methods. Matrix methods of structural analysis. Introduction to computer programs and use of program packages for structural analysis.
Prerequisite:
CE 245
Credits: (3+0+0) 3 ECTS 5
Use of numerical techniques to investigate case studies in civil engineering topics including hydraulics, geotechnics and structures. Interpolation and numerical integration techniques; numerical solutions to ordinary differential equations using Runge-Kutta and multistep techniques; application of finite difference techniques to partial differential equations including parabolic and elliptic equations; convergence and error analysis, development and application of computer programs to case studies derived from civil engineering practices.
Prerequisite:
MATH 202, CmpE 150 or equivalent, consent of the instructor.
Credits: (3+0+0) 3 ECTS 5
Construction project management, project life-cycle and project management functions. Construction project procurement. Construction contracts. Construction planning, estimating and bidding. Scheduling techniques in construction. Performance measurement and management in construction, project success factors, tools to improve project and organizational performance. Contract and claims management, risk and value management, IT and knowledge management, strategic collaborations, quality management, benchmarking. Contemporary issues in construction management, advanced processes in construction.
Credits: (3+0+0) 3 ECTS 5
Techniques commonly associated with systems engineering. New techniques applicable to design and operations of civil engineering systems. Linear optimization; linear programming, transportation and assignment problems, network analysis, queuining theory, simulation techniques, decision analysis. Nonlinear optimization; Critical path method, applicatons of fuzzy logic, expert systems, neural networks in civil engineering.
Prerequisite:
CE 202 or or consent of the instructor.
Credits: (3+0+0) 3 ECTS 5
Irrigation and drainage, water supply network design, reservoirs. Hydraulic machinery: pump-turbines. River control, problem of excess drainage, erosion and sediment transport, flood control, operation and maintenance of water resources systems.
Prerequisite:
CE 312.
Credits: (3+0+0) 3 ECTS 5
The coastal zone; wave classfication; water waves; engineering properties of water waves; standing waves; wave energy, transformation of waves, shoaling, refraction, diffraction; wave breaking; wave generation and prediction; tides, wave froces; design of breakwaters, seawalls, pile structures and beach fills.
Credits: (3+0+0) 3 ECTS 5
Water purification processes in natural systems; eutrophication; engineered systems for water purification such as filtration within enviromental and civil engineering context; enviromental engineering hydraulics design.
Prerequisite:
CE 421 or consent of the instructor
Credits: (3+0+2) 4 ECTS 7
Principles of the design of transportation facilities with emphasis on highways and airports. Planning, geometric design, drainage, pavement design, air photogrammetry and mapping, geophysical subsurface explorations, sampling of materials and testing and roadway construction.
Prerequisite:
CE 212.
Credits: (3+0+0) 3
The global and national importance of the road safety problem. Accident studies. Role of human, vehicle and road factors in road safety. Operation, control and management of highway and street networks for safety. Operation, control and management of highway and street networks for safety. Safety improvement programs. Relationship among highway design elements and safety. Safety evaluation methods for countermeasures. Evaluation of effectiveness and the benefit/cost of improvement programs. Future research needs.
Credits: (3+0+0)3 ECTS 5
Introduction to ITS. Sensors in modern traffic management systems. Traffic flow theory as applied to ITS. Traffic flow characterization. Traffic simulation and simulation tool examples. Discrete traffic modeling. Traffic flow sensor technologies. Overhead sensor installation along a highway. Data requirement for future traffic management applications. Applications of sensor data to traffic management. Freeway incident management. Adaptive traffic signals. Corridor management-ramp metering. Evaluation of ITS projects.
Prerequisite:
Consent of the instructor
Credits: (3+0+0) 3 ECTS 5
Special topics in civil engineering selected to suit the individual interests of the students. The course is designed to give student an opportunity to do independent work at an advanced level.
Credits: (3+0+0) 3 ECTS 5
Special topics of current interest in Civil Engineering and technology.
