CURRENT COURSES TAUGHT

Bu dönem açılmamaktadır / Not offered this semester !

Hafta, Tarih,  Konu 

1 22.02.2022 BETONUN BİLEŞENLERİ, SÜNME  

1 25.02.2022 TAŞIYICI SİSTEMLERİN TANITILMASI, TASARIM AŞAMALARI  

2 01.03.2022 DONATI, BETONARME, YÜKLER, TAŞIMA GÜCÜ İLKELERİ  

2 04.03.2022 UYGULAMA PROJESİ, BİNALARA ETKİYEN YÜKLER  

3 08.03.2022 BASİT EĞİLME, BİLEŞİK EĞİLME 

3 11.03.2022 TAŞIYICI SİSTEM DÜZENLEME İLKELERİ   

4 15.03.2022 BETONARME DÖŞEME SİSTEMLERİ 

4 18.03.2022 1. UYGULAMA  

5 22.03.2022 ÇİFT DONATILI KESİTLER, T-KESİTLİ KİRİŞLER  

5 25.03.2022 BETONARME YAPILARDA DERZLER  

6 29.03.2022 YATAY YÜKLERİN TAŞINMASI ESASLARI 

6 01.04.2022 2. UYGULAMA  

7 05.04.2022 YÜKSEK BİNALAR 

7 08.04.2022 YIL İÇİ SINAVI / Analiz-Tasarım 

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Steel Structures (Fri. 1030-1230, Room 229)

Date Topics to be Covered

23.9 Material Properties, Sections

30.9 Concepts in Structural Steel Design-LRFD

7.10 Tension Members

14.10 Bolts, Welds

21.10 Problem Solving Session

28.10 Compression Members, Columns 

4.11 Problem Solving Session

11.11 Term Break

18.11 Midterm Exam

25.11 2D Steel Trusses

2.12 Beams

9.12 Problem Solving Session

16.12 Connections

23.12 Braced and Unbraced Frames

30.12 Steel-Concrete Composite Construction

Seismic Issues

References:

Salmon, C.G., Johnson, J.E., Steel Structures-Design and Behavior,Prentice Hall, 5th Edition, 2008.

Bruneau, M., Uang, C.M., Sabelli, R., Ductile Design of Steel Structures, 2nd Edition, McGraw Hill, 2011.

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GRADING POLICY

For Regular Students :

1 Midterm Exam (20%) 1 Homework (%10)

Final Exam (40%-Common)

For Irregular Students (MIM253E-Steel Structures only!)

1 Midterm Exam (40%) 1 Homework (%20)

Final Exam (40%)

70% Class attendance required

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Bu dönem açılmamaktadır / Not offered this semester !

Tuesday. 1430-1730, online (Zoom)

With Dr.Haluk Sesigür

Topics to be Covered (Overall) 

Fundamentals of Mechanics of Masonry

Seismic Behavior of Masonry Members and Structures

Seismic Damage Evaluation

Seismic Codes

Numerical Modeling

Case Studies

Invited Lecturers

Student Presentations

References:

Tomazevic, M. Earthquake Resistant Building Design of Masonry Buildings, Imperial College Press

Roca, P., Lourenco, P., Gaetani, A. Historic Construction and Conservation-Materials, Systems, and Damage, Taylor&Francis.

Heyman, J. The Stone Skeleton-Structural Engineering of Masonry Architecture, Cambridge University Press.

Ghiassi, B., Milani, G. Numerical Modeling of Masonry and Historical Structures, Elsevier.

Penelis, G.G., Penelis, G.G. Structural Restoration of Masonry Monuments-Arches, Domes, and Walls, CRC Press.

​Turkey Building Earthquake Code-2018

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Bu dönem açılmamaktadır / Not offered this semester !

Wed. 930-1230, online (Zoom)

Homework Topics : 

RC Tall Buildings 

Steel Tall Buildings 

RC Shell Structures 

P.L.Nervi 

Felix Candela 

Frank Lloyd Wright-Fallingwater 

Steel Shell-Like Structures 

2D Trusses for Large Spans 

3D Trusses for Large Spans 

Timber Structures for Large Spans (Glued, Laminated) 

Cable Structures 

Seismically Isolated Buildings  

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Homework No.1: 

You have to pick one of the listed topics given above and prepare a ppt presentation. You will present this homework in class on June 1st,  2022. You will be allowed 15 minutes (12 minutes for presentation+3 minutes for discussion) for your presentation.  

Homework No.2: 

Choose a well-known building/bridge (existing, retrofitted, designed, under construction, or new building etc.). Investigate the structural system of the building/bridge you have chosen. Prepare a structural report (point out soil properties, foundation system, framing system, structural materials used, details, dimensions, seismicity of region, wind effects, load transfer etc). Your report shall be max. 5 pages (A4).  Use your own explanations!   Due date: Final Exam day.  

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Wed. 930-1130, Room 134

This is an elective course about study of earthquake behavior of structural systems. 

Topics include: 

• Earthquake engineering terminology. 
• Design earthquakes. 
• Earthquake resistant design philosophy. 
• Choice of forms and materials. 
• Effect of soil properties. 
• Reinforced concrete buildings. 
• Precast concrete buildings. 
• Steel buildings. 
• Masonry buildings. 
• Timber buildings. 
• Related codes and standards. 
• Special topics in earthquake engineering.

Textbook: 

Dowrick, D.J., Earthquake Resistant Design and Risk Reduction, 2nd edition, John Wiley&Sons, NY, July, 2009.

Other Recommended Reading:

Charleson, A., Structure as Architecture: A Source Book for Architects and Structural Engineers, 2nd edition, Routledge, T&F, 2015.

Englekirk, R.E., Seismic Design of Reinforced and Precast Concrete Buildings, John Wiley&Sons, NJ, 2003.

Bruneau, M., Uang, C.M., Sabelli, R., Ductile Design of Steel Structures, McGraw-Hill, NY, 2011.

Chopra, A.K., Dynamics of Structures-Theory and Applications to Earthquake Engineering, Prentice Hall, 2nd edition, NJ, 2000.

Paulay, T., Priestley, M.J.N., Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete and Masonry Buildings, John Wiley&Sons, Inc., NY, 1992.

Kramer, S.L., Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, Prentice Hall, NJ, 1996.

Aka, İ., Keskinel, F., Çılı, F., Çelik, O.C., Betonarme, Birsen Yayınevi, 2001.

Celep, Z., Kumbasar, N., Deprem Mühendisliğine Giriş ve Depreme Dayanıklı Yapı Tasarımı, 2004.

Related Codes (Deprem Bölgelerinde Yapılacak Binalar Hakkında Yönetmelik-2007, TBDY-2018, FEMA, UBC, IBC etc.).

Homework No.1: 

List the most destructive 10 earthquakes in the world in the past 30 years. For each earthquake provide the following information: Name, magnitude, fault type, rupture length, peak ground acceleration (PGA), and your comments. Give references that you have used during your research.

Due Date/Time : 26.10.2022 at 23.59 (to be submitted via ITU Ninova)

You have to pick one of the listed topics given above and prepare a ppt presentation. You will present this homework in class on June 1st,  2022. You will be allowed 15 minutes (12 minutes for presentation+3 minutes for discussion) for your presentation.  

Homework No.2: 

Choose a well-known building/bridge (existing, retrofitted, designed, under construction, or new building etc.). Investigate the structural system of the building/bridge you have chosen. Prepare a structural report (point out soil properties, foundation system, framing system, structural materials used, details, dimensions, seismicity of region, load transfer etc). Your report shall be max. 5 pages (A4).  Use your own explanations!   Due Date/Time: 28.12.2022 at 23.59 (to be submitted via ITU Ninova)

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GRADING POLICY

1 Midterm Exam (40%) 

2 Homeworks (%20)

Final Exam (40%)

70% Class attendance required

No late homework will be accepted. 

Students cannot miss an exam.

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