Course Name | Nondestructive Testing Technologies of Historic Structures |
Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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CIVE 427 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
Prerequisites | None | |||||
Course Language | English | |||||
Course Type | Elective | |||||
Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
Mode of Delivery | face to face | |||||
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | Problem SolvingLecturing / Presentation | |||||
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Course Objectives | The purpose of this course is the basic working principles of NDT methods that are applied to historic structures and recognize the suitability of a particular NDT test method for a specific need. |
Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description | This course covers the general description of commonly used NDT methods to estimate strength and other properties of masonry. The tools and skills incorporated within the curriculum of this class provide the assessment of masonry structures, test techniques and working principles of surface hardness, penetration resistance, stress wave propagation methods, magnetic and electrical testing, and applications of infrared thermography and radar techniques. |
Related Sustainable Development Goals | |
| Core Courses | |
Major Area Courses | X | |
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Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
Transferable Skill Courses |
Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
1 | Motivation and objectives of structural health monitoring. Working principles of smart materials used for sensors and actuators, advanced signal processing, system integration. | Chapter 1. Modal Testing: Theory, Practice and Applications. |
2 | Piezoelectric materials | Chapter 1. Modal Testing: Theory, Practice and Applications. |
3 | Electrostrictive materials | Chapter 2. Modal Testing: Theory, Practice and Applications. |
4 | Magnetostrictive materials | Chapter 2. Modal Testing: Theory, Practice and Applications. |
5 | Data acquisition systems, working principles of A/D converters, measurement types | Chapter 3. Modal Testing: Theory, Practice and Applications |
6 | Shape memory alloys | Chapter 3. Modal Testing: Theory, Practice and Applications |
7 | Midterm | |
8 | Remote communication and control; alert system, cost estimation. Programming of data acquisition systems. Differences between short-term, repeated, long-term data acquisition | Chapter 4. W Modal Testing: Theory, Practice and Applications |
9 | Damage diagnostic methods based on electrical impedance method | Chapter 4. W Modal Testing: Theory, Practice and Applications |
10 | Damage diagnostic methods based on wave propagation methods | Chapter 5. Modal Testing: Theory, Practice and Applications. |
11 | Noise effect on measured data, minimization of noise. Correlation of results; basic model updating and optimization techniques; sensitivity analysis. | Chapter 5. Modal Testing: Theory, Practice and Applications. |
12 | Applications of structural health monitoring in airspace including sandwich composite structures, civil infrastructures, pipelines, rotating machinery | Chapter 6. Modal Testing: Theory, Practice and Applications |
13 | Advanced signal processing methods | Chapter 6. Modal Testing: Theory, Practice and Applications |
14 | Semester project presentations of each group | |
15 | Semester Review | |
16 | Final Exam |
Course Notes/Textbooks | Ewins, D. J. (2009), Modal Testing: Theory, Practice and Applications, 2nd edition, John Wiley & Sons. ISBN: 978-0-863-80218-8. |
Suggested Readings/Materials | Ewins, D. J. (2009), Modal Testing: Theory, Practice and Applications, 2nd edition, John Wiley & Sons. ISBN: 978-0-863-80218-8. |
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation | ||
Laboratory / Application | ||
Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments | 1 | 20 |
Presentation / Jury | 1 | 20 |
Project | ||
Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exam | ||
Midterm | 1 | 20 |
Final Exam | 1 | 40 |
Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 3 | 60 |
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 40 |
Total |
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Field Work | |||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
Portfolio | |||
Homework / Assignments | 5 | 3 | |
Presentation / Jury | 1 | 25 | |
Project | |||
Seminar / Workshop | |||
Oral Exam | |||
Midterms | 1 | 20 | |
Final Exams | 1 | 30 | |
Total | 180 |
# | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
1 | To have adequate knowledge in Mathematics, Science and Civil Engineering; to be able to use theoretical and applied information in these areas on complex engineering problems. | |||||
2 | To be able to identify, define, formulate, and solve complex Civil Engineering problems; to be able to select and apply proper analysis and modeling methods for this purpose. | X | ||||
3 | To be able to design a complex system, process, device or product under realistic constraints and conditions, in such a way as to meet the requirements; to be able to apply modern design methods for this purpose. | X | ||||
4 | To be able to devise, select, and use modern techniques and tools needed for analysis and solution of complex problems in engineering applications. | X | ||||
5 | To be able to design and conduct experiments, gather data, analyze and interpret results for investigating complex engineering problems or Civil Engineering research topics. | |||||
6 | To be able to work efficiently in Civil Engineering disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams; to be able to work individually. | |||||
7 | To be able to communicate effectively in Turkish, both orally and in writing; to be able to author and comprehend written reports, to be able to prepare design and implementation reports, to present effectively, to be able to give and receive clear and comprehensible instructions. | |||||
8 | To have knowledge about global and social impact of engineering practices on health, environment, and safety; to have knowledge about contemporary issues as they pertain to engineering; to be aware of the legal ramifications of engineering solutions. | |||||
9 | To be aware of ethical behavior, professional and ethical responsibility; to have knowledge about standards utilized in engineering applications. | |||||
10 | To have knowledge about industrial practices such as project management, risk management, and change management; to have awareness of entrepreneurship and innovation; to have knowledge about sustainable development. | |||||
11 | To be able to collect data in the area of Civil Engineering, and to be able to communicate with colleagues in a foreign language; | |||||
12 | To be able to speak a second foreign language at a medium level of fluency efficiently. | |||||
13 | To recognize the need for lifelong learning; to be able to access information, to be able to stay current with developments in science and technology; to be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to Civil Engineering. |
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