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An introductory course to provide orientation to the language of engineering graphics and interaction with integrated computer aided drafting. General Cad Terminology and CAD User Interface and Drawing Editor. Technical Drawing Concepts: Orthographic drawing, isometric and oblique projections and sectioning, basic dimensioning techniques, plotting and printing techniques. Introduction to model space and paper space concepts. Civil Engineering applications.

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An orientation course to provide counsel to the students on the major areas of Civil Engineering including information on typical activity of civil engineers, integrated course sequences and content, and an introduction of the faculty. Professional engineering practice. Oral and written engineering communication.

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Introduction to uncertainty and data analysis with emphasis to civil engineering applications. Fundamentals of probability including conditional probability, statistical independence, Bayes’ Theorem. Random variables and modeling variability. Functions of random variables. Random vectors, uncertainty propagation. Random sampling and parameter estimation. Statistical inference. Probability model tests. Regression analysis and introduction to simulation. Introduction to reliability-based design concepts and risk analysis.

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Introduction to rigid body mechanics. Equivalent force systems: Concepts of moment, couple, resultant. Equilibrium: Free-body diagram; equations of equilibrium. Structural analysis: Trusses; beams. Shear force and bending moment diagrams by method of sections and by method of integration. Properties of surfaces: Area moment and centroid; moments and product of inertia; principal directions.

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Kinematics of particles and rigid bodies: absolute motion, relative motion. Kinetics of particles: equations of motion, work-energy and impulse-momentum. Systems of particles. Kinetics of rigid bodies: Euler`s equation, plane motion of rigid bodies, kinetic energy of rigid bodies. Introduction to the dynamics of vibrating systems.

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Simple stress and strain. Equilibrium, compatibility and constitutive relations. State of stress and state of strain with emphasis on two dimensional problems. Bending and shear stresses. Deflection of beams. Torsion of circular shafts. Combined stresses. Buckling of columns.

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Introduction to engineering economy, interest and money-time relationship, effective and nominal interest, compound interest, methods of comparison of alternatives by using present worth, annual equivalent and rate of return techniques, depreciation and replacement analysis, economic life problems, cost-benefit analysis, break-even analysis, playback period, effect of inflation.

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Engineering requirements of materials; the structure of matter; atomic arrangements, structural imperfections, atom movements. Mechanical properties. Concepts of force, stress, deformation and strain; elasticity; elastic and plastic behavior; viscosity; rheological models. Creep, relaxion, brittleness, ductility, hardness, fatigue, toughness, resilience, and damping characteristics of materials.

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Definitions, physical properties. Hydrostatics, forces on plane and curved surfaces, buoyancy, hydrostatics in moving and rotating containers. Lagrangian and Eulerian descriptions, derivatives, rate of deformation, flowlines. System and control volume approach, Reynolds transport theorem, principles of conservation of mass, momentum and energy, Bernoulli equation. Dimensional analysis, Buckingam pi theorem, similitude.

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Subjects that are acceptable for summer practice: Surveying, time-keeping, checking and testing construction materials, assisting resident engineers. Preparing quantity and cost estimates, unit price estimates, civil engineering drawings and graphs. Use of computational machines, taking part in construction work. The department may organize a compulsory, collective Summer Practice Program in place of the above. (20 working days).

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Introduction to mathematical modeling in civil engineering. Accuracy, errors and propagation of errors. Solution methods of solving system of linear and non-linear algebraic equations. Eigenvalue problems. Approximation of functions. Numerical differentiation and integration. Numerical solution of differential equations. Special Topics.

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Profile of the construction sector; company and site organization and types of contracts. Construction projects; estimating, tendering, planning and execution. Professional responsibility and engineering ethics. Productivity, quality, health and safety issues. Construction equipment; selection criteria, hourly cost determination and output analysis of excavators.

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Production, types, uses in construction, properties and tests for these materials: lime, gypsum, hydraulic cements, mineral aggregates, concrete, clay products, ferrous metals, polymers, bituminous materials, timber. Constituents, theories of mix design, principal steps in production, physical and mechanical properties of concrete.

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Introduction to transportation systems. Vehicles, network and terminals as components of transportation systems engineering. Design of transportation facilities emphasizing land transportation. Operations planning of transportation systems and traffic engineering. Models of traffic flow. Traffic analysis at intersections. Basic definitions and computations of level of service. Planning and management techniques.

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Introduction: engineering problems involving soils. Basic characteristics of soils, classification and compaction of soils. Principle of effective stress. Permeability and flow of water (seepage) in soils. Shear strength of soils. Slope stability. Lateral earth pressure theories. Consolidation theory.

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Index properties and classification of soils. Pore pressures, effective stress, permeability, flow of water through soils. Compressibility and consolidation. Shear strength. Lateral earth pressure. Stability of slopes. Principles of foundation design; analysis of settlements, bearing capacity of foundations.

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Site investigations, retaining structures, excavations, dewatering, shallow foundation design, bearing capacity, settlement, stress distribution in soils, initial settlement, consolidation settlement, permissible settlement, deep foundation design, bearing capacity, settlement, types of piles, ground improvement.

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Laminar and turbulent flows. Friction factor in pipe flow. Computation of flow in single pipes: Hydraulic machinery: turbines and pumps. Pipeline systems and networks. General characteristics and classification of open channel flow: pressure and velocity distribution. Continuity equation. Energy concept. Momentum principle. Uniform flow. Rapidly varied flow gradually-varied flow. Design of nonerodible and erodible channels.

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Definitions and fluid properties, surface and body forces. Hydrostatics. Kinematics. Basic equations and their applications: system and control volume concepts, Reynolds transport theorem, conservation of mass, momentum and energy. Pipe flow: flow in smooth and rough pipes, frictional losses, Moody chart, minor losses, simple pipe systems. General characteristics and states of open channel flow, uniform flow, energy and momentum concepts. (Offered to non-562 students only).

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Hydrologic cycle, hydrometeorology, precipitation, streamflow, evaporation and evapotranspiration, surface and subsurface water interactions, hydrograph analysis and synthesis, groundwater hydrology, rainfall runoff models, flood frequency analysis.(Offered to non-CE students only).

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Introduction to hydrology and water resources engineering. Basin and hydrologic processes: precipitation, stream flow, infiltration. Hydrograph analysis. Hydrologic flood routing. Groundwater hydrology. Dams and spillways. Municipal water supply systems. Wastewater and stormwater collection and discharge. Irrigation and drainage.

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Mechanical behavior of concrete in uniaxial and multiaxial states of stress. Time dependent behavior of concrete. Mechanical behavior of reinforcing steel. Behavior and strength of uniaxially loaded members; confinement. Behavior and strength of members in pure bending. Behavior and strength of members under combined bending and axial load. Behavior and strength of members under combined shear and bending.

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Introduction to structural analysis. Virtual work principles. Displacement methods: Slope deflection, moment distribution, special topics. Stiffness method, derivation of element stiffness matrices, assembly procedures.

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General concepts in steel design. Design methods, codes, safety, serviceability. Behavior of steel structures. Tension members, compression members, beams, beam-columns, types and behavior of connections in steel structures, bolted and welded connections.

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Subjects that are acceptable for summer practice: quantity and cost estimates, application of plans to site conditions, mix design, taking part in reinforced concrete work. Structural, highway and hydraulic designs. Preparing standard engineering drawings (30 working days).

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Overview of construction estimating process, estimating techniques, conceptual estimating. Estimating material, labor and equipment costs, work estimating methods for earthwork, formwork, concrete, reinforcing steel and structural steel. Project estimating, budgeting and cost control, case study: industrial construction estimating. Risk in estimating, bid assurance, contracts and ethics. Prerequisite: CE 231 Engineering Economy.

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Ocean basins, hydrography, ocean currents and waves, chemistry of seawater, fiogeochemical cycling, marine life a]1d ecosystems, satellite oceanography, oceans and climate, ocealographic cruising and data collection, oceanography of seas around Turkey.

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Involving the students in the conception, planning and design of civil engineering projects. Integration of information, ideas, and concepts from previous courses of different disciplines into a comprehensive design effort. Methodology for formulating and solving design problems in an open-ended solution space. Ethics, professional responsibilities
Prerequisite: Consent of the department

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Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS), basic GIS components, GIS technology, data acquisition, data structures, databases, database systems and concepts, vector and raster GIS systems, GIS applications, error and uncertainty.

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Examination of the methods of analysis and design criteria, behavior and modeling for tall buildings. Cast-in place concrete in tall building design: high-strength concrete, concrete-filled steel tubes, ductile structural walls. Steel in tall building design: steel moment resisting frame, steel braced frames, semi-rigid connections in steel frames, cold-formed steel in tall buildings. Mixed structural systems: tube, braced tube in very tall buildings. Foundations for Tall Building Structures. Computer and design applications.

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Presentation of software and computer tools relevant to hydraulic engineering problems including design of orifices and weirs, water level computations, drainage inlet design, culvert hydraulics, pressure piping systems and water quality analysis, storm sewer design and gravity piping systems and sanitary sewer design.

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The need for correcting the natural distribution of water. Irrigation systems: Rotation system, demand system, limited demand system, unit area unit water system. Types of irrigation networks. Required information for the design of irrigation projects. General principles of system layout. Computational principles for channel design.

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Hydrologic cycle and climate. Basin characteristics. Precipitation and streamflow data and their analysis. Hydrograph analysis. Statistical analysis of hydrologic data. DAD and IDF curves. Applications in all these subjects. Prerequisite: CE 378

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Planning for water resources development. Characteristics and planning of diversion weirs. Water intake from rivers. Hydraulic design of diversion weirs. Gated diversion weirs. Projects of diversion weirs.

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Analysis of stress in 3D. Strains and stress-strain relations in 3D. Mechanical behavior of materials. Failure theories. Beams on elastic foundations. Elastic stability of axially loaded members. Solution techniques by energy and finite difference approaches.

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Urban climate. Hydrological consequences of urbanization. Intensity-duration-frequency curves. Design hyetograph. Rainfall losses: SCS method, Green and Ampt method. Rational method. Modified rational method. Detention basins, retention basins. Reservoir routing, hydraulic routing.

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Matrix algebra. Potential energy and Rayleigh-Ritz Method. Element interpolation and local coordinates. Elements based on assumed displacement fields in 1-D. Plane stres analysis. Higher order elements. Computer implementation. Prerequisite: CE383

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Introduction to major concepts and analytic procedures for the identification and selection of optimal systems. Systematic survey of theory and applications of mathematical optimization to engineering problems. Evaluation procedures for single and multiattributed problems, covering utility theory and statistical decision analysis.

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Introduction. Descriptions of hydrosystems, the systems concept, economics of hydrosystems, system analysis techniques, linear programming applications, uncertainty and reliability analysis of hydrosystems, applications in surface and groundwater systems.

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Pump, valves, friction loss formulae. Water transmission by pipelines. Hydraulics and operation of pumped discharge lines and gravity pipelines. Design of pipelines. Hydraulics, operation and design of water distribution systems. Municipal water requirements, extension of population. Hardy-Cross method. Newton-Raphson method.

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Introduction to management, general description of construction industry, contract systems, types of construction contracts. Review of typical organizational structures for construction companies and projects. Planning and scheduling, resource analyses and leveling, management of resources. Survey of main activities and procedures for starting a new project. Communication basics and communication in construction sites. Monitoring and control systems. Procedures and formalities for project completion.

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Economical and juridical basis of construction planning. Methods of planning. Gantt charts, cyclogrammes, networks. (CPM and PERT) Arrow and precedence systems. Resource leveling and time-cost trade-offs. Probabilistic and deterministic networks. Computer applications of construction planning process by using available softwares. Problems encountered during implementation.

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Principles of construction job layout: working schedules; materials; manpower and equipment requirements on the job; organization for building, bridge, tunnel, airport, dam, and harbor sites; Rock drilling and blasting operations, service roads, service bridges, narrow gauge railroads.

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Heat losses and gains in buildings. Thermal insulation materials. Calculations for thermal insulation. Insulation of buildings against water proofing systems. Sound insulation in buildings airborne and impact noises. Sound absorption and absorbent materials. Effects of fire on building materials and components. Fire proofing materials.

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General information about construction industry. Laws; code of obligations. Documents in a contract file, types of contracts and contractorship licenses, Bidding Act. No. 2886. Control Regulations for Public Works. General Specifications for Public Works. Documents kept on site. Technical Specifications. Quantity measurement, monthly payments. Final account and payment. Settlement of disputes. Safety in construction

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Development of railway and metro tunnels. Profiles and cross-sections of railways and metros. Theories of vertical, lateral and bottom pressures. A numerical example by segment design. Novel techniques and equipment used in construction. Metro tunnel characteristics and general pattern of planning. Subway and deep level stations. Ventilation and aerodynamic aspects. Some important examples. NATM method and cost calculations.

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Nature, sources, and uses of asphalt. Production and classification of asphalts. Chemistry of asphalt. Physical properties of asphalt. Tests on asphalts. Classification and properties of mineral aggregates. Test on aggregates. Aggregate calculations. Types of asphalts aggregate combinations and their applications. Significant properties of asphalt paving mixture calculation. Asphalt mix design.

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Properties and types of cements and aggregates. Methods and standards of mixing water. Chemical and mineral admixtures.

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Properties of fresh concrete: Workability, consistency, bleeding, stiffening, setting, air-entrainment, unit weight, uniformity, batching, mixing, conveying, placing, compaction and curing. Properties of hardened concrete: Nature and significance of concrete strength, kinds of strength, compressive strength, tensile strength, fatigue strength; durability, shrinkage and volume changes.

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Characteristics of construction materials, deterioration of building materials, ferrous metals and various methods for shaping metals, alloys of metals, steel, structural steel types, non-ferrous metals, precast concrete blocks, brick and tile, wood and wood products, polymers and various adhesives.

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Development of transportation demand and supply models. Analysis of cost functions, cost estimating methods and some general cost function. Merging supply and demand models for network equilibration. Simulation and optimizing approaches for equilibrium. Evaluation of alternative transportation systems. Transport regulation in an inefficient or in an excessive competitive environment. Cost and demand conditions of a regulated industry.

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Introduction, causes of traffic accidents, statistical report on road accidents, safety effectiveness of highway design elements, identification of problem locations, data analysis of problem locations, accident reporting systems, education and training, rescue and hospital services.

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A course introducing development of transportation sytems (air, rail, water and land) and available modes (transit bus and rail, private car, etc.) in the world and in Turkey. Freight and passenger transprotation. Future aspects (intelligent transportation systems, intermodal, etc.). Graphical representation of transportation networks and costs.

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Introduction and definitions. Pavement condition surveys, materials, structural, and traffic data evaluations. Flexible pavement rehabilitation techniques: crack sealing, surface rehabilitation, hot mix asphalt overlays. Rigid pavement rehabilitation techniques: joint sealing, pressure relief joints, partial and full-depth repairs, slab stabilization and jacking, load transfer rehabilitation, rigid pavement overlay design. Identification of feasible alternatives. Selection of the preferred alternative.

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Stopping and passing sight distance, zero line application simple horizontal curve, compound and reverse curves, transition length and superelevation, surface and subsurface drainage, culvert design, types of pavements, material characteristics for subgrade, subbase, base, binder and wearing courses, thickness design using AASHTO 86 design manual, discussion of other pavement design approaches, properties of concrete, asphaltic concrete.

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Dam design concepts. Design of overflow and outlet structures, frontal overflow, side channel, morning glory overfall, siphon, free fall, chute, cascade spillway. Design of dissipation structures, hydraullic jump and stilling basin, drop structures and plunge pools, trajectory basins. Design of bottom outlets, gate types, hydraulics of high head gates, air entrainment, cavitation. Design of intake structures, hydraulic losses, vortex formation, hydraulic loadings, control gates and valves, penstock.

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Methods used in geotechnical investigations. Standard procedures of in-situ tests including standard penetration test, cone penetration test, pressuremeter test, field vane test and field permeability test. Geotechnical site characterization using in-situ tests. Use of in-situ tests in shallow and deep foundation design.

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Settlement. Bearing Capacity of Shallow and Deep Foundations. Stability problems and problems of practical interest.

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Deep foundations. Piles and pile foundations, types of piles, pile foundation design. Types of sheet pile walls. Single-wall, double-wall and cellular cofferdams. Box open and pneumatic caissons. Underpinning of existing structures.

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Introduction, Bonding and crystal structure, Soil mineralogy, Soil formation and soil deposits, Determination of soil composition, Soil water, Soil fabric, Soil composition and engineering properties, Soil structure, Conduction phenomena, Strength, Constitutive modeling of stress-strain-time behavior.

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Preloading, vertical drains, deep compaction of cohesionless soils: vibrofloatation, vibratory probes, compaction piles, dynamic compaction, blasting, grouting: permeating grouting, compaction grouting, chemical grouting, jet grouting, deep mixing. Soil reinforcement: Soil nailing, micro piles, reinforced earth, stone columns, lime columns, geotextiles, freezing, electro-osmosis.

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Highway and railway fills, earth dams. General principles of design, the choice of the type of dam. The circular arc method of stability analysis; the prediction of pore pressures during construction, steady seepage and rapid drawdown. Special methods of analysis for rock fill dams. Design in earthquake areas.

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Design features of dams and foundations. Performance of dams during construction, throughout the impoundment and during their operation periods in terms of design assumptions, controlling and maintaining safety.

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Fundamentals of vibration. Earthquakes and ground vibrations. Shear modulus and damping in soils. Response of soil layers to earthquake motions. Lateral earth pressures on retaining walls. Mononobe-Okabe active earth pressure theory. Liquefaction of soils. Stability of slopes and dams under seismic loads. Dynamic Bearing capacity and settlement of foundations.

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Design problems in geotechnical engineering: Shallow foundations, consideration of differential settlements, foundations on bored and driven piles, dewatering of a foundation pit, stabilization of landslips by various methods, In-situ retaining structures for excavation support, foundations on problem soils, ground improvement against excessive settlements and liquefaction.
Prerequisites: CE 363 and CE366

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Types and causes of slope instability. Recognition of landslide features, Site investigation and field instrumentation in landslides. Seepage and Groundwater conditions. Drained and undrained shear strength of soils. Slope Stability Analysis Methods. Slope Stabilization/Mitigation Techniques. Earthquake induced landslides. Special Landslide issues.

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Introduction to role of probability, statistics and uncertainty. Random variables for analytical modeling, parameter estimation techniques. Discrete and continuous probability distribution functions. Point and regional frequency analysis using L-moment ratio. Testing statistical hypothesis with applications.

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General equation of gradually varied flows (GVF). Types of channel slopes. Characteristics and classification of GVF profiles. Solution of GVF equations. Characteristics of rapidly varied flow. Flow over spillways. Crest shape and discharge of the overflow spillways. Basic characteristics of the jump. Stilling basins. Flow measurement in open channel. types of flow measurement structures. Sharp-, short-, and broad-crested weirs.

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Governing equations of groundwater flow. Review of modeling techniques and their comparison. Analytical models. Numerical models by finite differences. Applications of selected models.

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Waste water systems, sources of waste water, hydraulics of waste water flow, combined and separate sewers. Manning equation, flow in partially filled sewers, self cleansing of pipes, design of sanitary sewers, system layout main sewers, manholes, house and building connections, sewer profiles, design criteria, population estimate, peak factors, construction and maintenance of sewer systems, Turkish standards for sewerage system construction.

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Introduction. Fundamental principles of dimensional analysis. Dimensions and units. General transformation of units of measurement. Dimensional homogeneity. Buckingham s theorem. Complete set of dimensionless products in fluid mechanics. Geometric, kinematic, dynamic, complete and incomplete similarities. Distorted modeling. Modeling of closed-conduit and free-surface flows. Similarity in sediment transport.

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Definitions, types, environmental stable, unstable isotopes, radiation, detection, choice of isotopes. Isotopes in stream flow measurements. Isotopes in water balance studies of lakes and reservoirs. Isotopes in soil moisture studies. Isotopes in ground water hydrology: natural isotopes used in origin determination and dating of ground water, interaction of ground water with surface water, determination of aquifer characteristics and well-techniques.

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Review of current state of the art and methods in the design and construction of some of special structural systems. Particular considerations and loads in cases of bridge, underground structures, monumental buildings of major sizes and silos. Rationalized technologies in reinforced concrete construction. Introduction to precasting in special structures.

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General RC behavior: Moment-curvature relationship; plastic hinge, redistribution. Behavior and strength of members under combined shear and torsion: Equilibrium torsion, compatibility torsion, punching, capacity design. Repair/Strengthening Principles: Column, beam, slab repair, structural system improvement. Seismic design principles. Serviceability. Detailing.

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Load and resistance factor design, welded connections, principals of plastic design, introduction to plate girders, composite beams, high strength bolts, behavior under concentrated loads. Prerequisite: CE 388

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Review of basic concepts of structural analysis, direct stiffness analysis of 2D and 3D frame structures, special techniques in stiffness analysis and structures, virtual work principles based on virtual displacements, introduction to finite element method, nonlinear analysis of frame structures for large deflections. Prerequisite: CE 383

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The principles of prestressed concrete, construction materials and methods, losses, flexural members, analysis and design, deflections, shear, bond, torsion, disturbed regions. Axially loaded members, introduction to piles, circular prestressing, and continuous beams.

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Structural design process, safety, loads, structural systems: framed, wall and combined structures. Design of one-way, two-way slabs, flat plates, beams, columns, and walls. Structural modeling, earthquake resistant design, reinforcement detailing. Preparation of design reports and structural drawings.

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The components of a computer system. Operating systems. Advanced FORTRAN programming. Finite-difference solution of differential equations. Introduction to finite element method and computer programs. Applications for structural mechanics problems. Utilization of package programs in modeling of structures. Three dimensional building analysis programs.

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Experimental and theoretical examination of reinforced concrete structural elements as regards (i) uniaxial loading and confinement, (ii) bending behavior, (iii) shear behavior, (iv) torsion behavior, (v) bond, (vi) slab behavior and (vii) current experimental research at METU.

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Nature and causes of earthquakes, earthquake magnitude and intensity, earthquake ground motions. Seismic response analysis of simple structures. Elastic response spectra, design spectrum. Equivalent lateral load procedure, response spectrum analysis procedure. Earthquake design criteria. Seismic codes. Application of capacity design principles to frame structures. Prerequisites: CE 383 and CE 305

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Linear wave theory, wave transformations (shoaling, refraction, breaking, diffraction, reflection), wind- generated waves and their prediction, wave climate, design of rubble mound and vertical wall breakwaters.

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Hydrodynamics of random sea waves, coastal currents, principles of coastal sediment transport, coastal erosion and design of erosion control systems, design of coastal protection measures and nature-based solutions, climate change adaptations, design considerations for resilient and sustainable coastal environments.

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Scope of ocean engineering. Basic properties of ocean environment: buoyancy, flotation, stability, flow of ideal fluids, added mass, forces on objects, motion of objects in fluid. Ocean structures: fixed and floating ocean structures, phases of design, loads on ocean structures, probabilistic aspects of design. Principles of diving, human body in ocean environment, decompression sickness, safety, underwater communication, diving in special and extreme conditions, protection of scuba environment.

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Classification of marinas, marina developments. Facilities and components of marinas, preliminary studies and investigations. Site selection. Layout planning and design. Marina economics. Environmental and social impacts of marinas. Marina management. Legal and administrative considerations.

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The coast and coastal issues; the boundaries, shoreland and coastal waters subsystems; introduction to coastal ecosystems; coastal resources and uses; sustainable resource development and ecocoastal engineering; environmental impact assessment; coastal water quality management; beach management; marine and coastal protected area management; coastal zone management tools and instruments; institutional arrangements, coastal management in Turkey.

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Wind wave hydrodynamics; description of random sea waves; generation and propagation of wind waves; wave-structure interactions; classification of coastal and harbor structures; planning and layout of ports and marinas; preliminary studies and site investigations in coastal engineering design; determination of design wave characteristics; design of rubble mound, vertical wall, floating, submerged/low crested breakwaters, berthing structures, quays, bollards and fenders.

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Program of research leading to M.S. degree arranged between the student and a faculty member. Students register to this course in all semesters starting from the beginning of their second semester. (F&S)*

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Basic concepts of space geodesy. Review of classical mechanics: Time and reference systems and their transformations. Euler’s kinematical and dynamical equations of motion. Signal propagation in the atmosphere. Detail description of the theory of satellite motion in space in context with orbit and attitude determination. Methods of positioning and navigation with particular emphasis on new satellite missions. Precise local and global Gravity field determination of the Earth using new methods of satellite geodesy.

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Review of observation methods of space geodesy. GPS (Global Positioning System) and GLONASS (Russian Navigation System): Satellite motion and broadcast ephemeris, mathematical models and biases in GPS, point and relative positioning using pseude-ranges and carrier beat phase observations. Integration of GPS and INS (Inertial Navigation System). A brief introduction to other relevant space geodetic methods: VLBI (Very Long Baseline Interferometry), SLR (Satellite Laser Ranging), Satellite Altimetry, Satellite Gradiometry, InSAR (Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar). Basic continuum mechanics. Geodetic monitoring and mechanical modeling of geodynamical phenomena.

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Principles of photogrammetry, theory of prismatic devices, terrestrial and aerial photogrammetry, theory of parallax, theory and construction of parallax measuring instruments and optical and mechanical projection systems. Interior, relative and absolute orientation, map compilation of Zeiss-Sterotop, aerial triangulation. Use of air photo in identifying land forms, interpretation of soil and drainage conditions. (R)

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Introduction to geodetical astronomy, spherical and spheroidal coordinate systems. Different Projection systems and transformations to plane. Brief theory of geodetic line. Solution of direct and inverse geodetic problems. (R)

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Fundamentals of electronics, electronic surveying systems, circular methods, hyperbolic and other methods. Theory of geodimeter, tellurometer and electrotape. Theory of electromagnetic waves (determination on the curvature of the ray path and propagation velocity), commutation and adjustment in trilateration, universal space coordinate system and inverse problems in electronic surveying. Applications in Civil Engineering. (R)

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Geodetic engineering methodology. Classes of mathematical models. Statical models, concept of weight, covariance law. Least squares adjustment: implicit, parametric and condition methods of adjustment. Special adjustment techniques: sequential adjustment, treatment of a priori knowledge of the parameters. Statistical tests for outliers. Assessment of parameter estimates: confidence regions in one, two and three dimensions. Applications in the adjustment of geodetic networks. (R)

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Concrete properties and use of admixtures; Considerations and precautions in the use of admixtures; Classification of admixtures; Air-entraining admixtures; Water-reducing admixtures; Set Retarders; Accelerators; Pozzolans and other finely divided mineral admixtures; Natural pozzolans; Fly ashes; Silica fumes; Ground granulated blast furnace slags; Miscellaneous admixtures. Properties, standart testing methods and the effects of the above admixtures on the properties of concrete.

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Study of the academic research process with special emphasis on Civil Engineering for identification of difficulties and problems, understanding the ethical issues, development of methods using best practices to address these problems, elicitation of requirement through data collection and analysis, visualization, interpretation and verification of results, application of research findings to practice.

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Offered on a no credit basis only for students electing the option of Master of Science in Civil Engineering with thesis. Student, faculty, and visitor presentations of current research topics in civil engineering. Prerequisite: Graduate standing. (F/S)

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Principles of model analysis. Design and construction of models. Loading systems: Loading principles, Methods of load application, loading frames. Load distribution arrangement, safety considerations. Strain measurement systems. Displacement, rotation and curvature measurements. Dynamic measurements. Nondestructive testing principles. Calibration. Principles of data recording. Principles of data analysis. (R)

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Materially and Geometrically Nonlinear Problems in Engineering, Incremental Equations of Motion for Nonlinear Problems in Solid Mechanics, General Procedures for the Solution of Nonlinear Equations of Discrete Problems, Microstructural Basis for Material Nonlinearities, Rheological Models for Basic Modes of Material Behaviour, Instantaneous Plasticity and Numeric Procedures for Instentaneous Plastic Material Behaviour, Viscoplasticity and Creep, Numerical Procedures for Viscoplastic Analysis.

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Classical theory of plates. Classification. Cylindrical bending. Pure bending. General small deflection theory. Boundary conditions. Applications of cartesian and polar coordinates. Approximate and numerical methods. Fundamentals of yield line theory of slabs. (R)

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Review of matrix algebra and calculus of variations. Variation and Galerkin formulations. Formulation of second and fourth-order boundary value problems. Elasticity, plate bending and shell elements. Area and isoparametric coordinates. Numerically integrated elements. Implementation of general purpose finite element computer programs. Eigenvalue and time dependent problems. Nonlinear analysis. (R)

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Analysis of stress. Analysis of strain. Elasticity: equations of elasticity and general theorems; two dimensional problems in cartesian and polar coordinates; special problems in three dimensional elasticity; variational methods. (R)

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Concepts of stability; types of buckling; mechanical stability models; elastic and inelastic buckling of columns; elastic buckling of frames; plasticity on frame behavior; design of beam columns; P-Delta effects; energy criterion and energy-based methods; torsional and torsional-flexural buckling of columns; lateral buckling of beams; non-conservative systems; bracing.

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Dynamic disturbances. Single and multi degree of freedom systems. Continuous systems. Equations of motion. Energy methods in structural dynamics. Application in structural design. Earthquake response of structures.

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Introduction to hydrologic models, short description of moments, tests of analysis for means and variances, non-parametric methods, optimization techniques (analytical and numerical), multiple to multivariate hydrologic models, computer applications.

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System approach to the hydrologic cycle, deterministic treatments of catchment behaviour linear time-invariant and time variant hydrologic systems, time-invariant and non-linear hydrologic system, numerical simulation of watershed hydrology. Random hydrologic phenomena; probability distributions used in hydrology; estimation methods, statistical inference; correlation and regression analysis. (R)

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Statistical models in hydrology, properties of models, multiple variable models, linearizable models, convolution water yield models. Multivariate models; component regression, factor analysis, non-linear least squares. Time series analysis; autocorrelation, cross correlation, spectral analysis, Markov chains, moving average models. (R)

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Review of fundamentals. Analysis and computation of steady and unsteady nonuniform flow in open channel systems. Flood routing methods. Hydraulic analysis and design of controls for free surface. (R)

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Fluid transient flow (water hammer) concepts. Basic differential equations for transient flow. Solution of differential equations by Method of Characteristics. Transients caused by turbopumps. Transients in hydroelectric power plants. Column separation, air release and entrapped air. Methods for controlling transients: wave speed reduction methods, air chambers, surge tanks. (R)

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Systems analysis concepts, terminology, phases. System approach to solving water resource problems. Nature and objective of and mathematical models for water resource systems. Review of optimization techniques. Linear programming: Classical optimization methods, separable programming. Search techniques. Computer applications, case studies. Simulation methods for design of water resource systems introduced. (R)

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Historical background and basic definitions. Choice of location and bridge layout. Comparison of different types of bridges, foundation conditions. Piers, abutments and wing walls. Pavement. Drainage design details. Bridge economy. Maintenance and repair. (R)

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General description of commonly used NDT methods. NDT to estimate strength and other properties of concrete. Condition assessment of reinforced concrete structures. Test techniques and working principles of surface hardness, penetration resistance, stres wave propogation methods, magnetic and electrical testing. Applications of infrared thermography and radar techniques.

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General wood/timber material properties, material types and strength in compression, tension, and bending.Buckling. Review of design codes; design of structures under combined actions according to Eurocode 5 and Turkish Code in effect (TS647). Contemporary issues (such as glulam, cross laminated timber, etc.).Connection design and nails. Behavior of shear walls and diaphragms. Wood/timber frames, arches, truses, roofs, and bridges. Serviceability consideration such as deflection and vibrations. Moisture and humidity effects, deterioration and protection, fire performance, prefabricated timber structures.

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Introduction to remotely sensed and modeled hydrometeorological dataset; Retrieval and analysis of spatio-temporal hydrometeorological dataset; Analysis using recently released satellite remote sensing-based datasets, numerical weather prediction model-based datasets, and climate model-based datasets; Special emphasis on the differences between the estimated and the observed datasets.

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Basics of floating wind turbine concepts. Ocean waves. Stability of floating structures. Loads on
offshore platforms. Calculation of environmental conditions (i.e. wind, wave). Introduction to
numerical modelling of FWTs. Analytical and numerical platform analysis methods. Hydrodynamics
of floating wind turbines.

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A brief review of seismicity, fault-rupture mechanisms, and fundamentals of vibrations. Discussion of attenuation relationships, design motions and influence of soil behavior on ground shaking characteristics. Methods of analyzing seismic site response. Soil liquefaction phenomena and methods to predict seismic coil liquefaction initiation. Use of in- situ index tests in the estimation of seismic liquefaction risk. Seismic performance of slopes and earth structures and soil-structure interaction effects.

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A brief review of some fundamental methods in numerical modeling with emphasis on finite element formulation. Development of constitutive laws for geotechnical materials including linear or nonlinear elastic (hyperbolic), linear elastic perfectly plastic, and non-linear elastic-plastic models based on the Critical State Soil Mechanics theory. Employment of a finite element computer program for the analyses of a geotechnical engineering problem. Discussion of the new developments in numerical modeling of geotechnical problems including modeling of dynamic problems and new constitutive models.

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A brief of probability concepts, and epistemic and aleatory uncertainties. Deterministic vs. probabilistic seismic hazard analysis. Source characterization and attenuation relationships. Hazard computer code: deaggregation of hazard. Development of design spectra: equal hazard spectra, directivity and basin effects. Design of time histories: scaling vs. spectrum compatibility. Numerical simulation methods for time histories.

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Interfacial tension, cavitation, capillarity. Soil suction, water retention and drainage of porous media. Micromechanics/microhydraulics of unsaturated soil. Testing of unsaturated soils: suction measurement and control, volume measurement. Flow and balance laws, hydraulic conductivity function, 1-D flow, infiltration and evaporation. Shear strength; effective stress and independent state variables approaches. Deformation and consolidation; expansive and collapsing of soils. Constitutive modeling.

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Precipitation formation process, the surface and atmospheric branch of the hydrologic cycle, land surface-atmosphere interaction, surface energy balance, evapotranspiration, heat and moisture fluxes into the soil and atmospheric boundary layer.

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Seismic performance objectives and code design criteria. Linear and nonlinear seismic analysis. Procedures for evaluating existing buildings. Vulnerability assessment techniques. Introduction to loss estimation and earthquake insurance.

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General concepts in structural health monitoring; necessities; commonly used monitoring techniques; fields of application; data acquisition systems and transducer types; determination of critical measurement types and location; design of measurement setup; cost estimation; alert systems; remote communication; analytical simulation; structural properties extraction from data; analytical calibration; structural condition evaluation; damage detection; introduction to heuristic and statistical approaches in monitoring.

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General features; isolator devices and systems; mechanical characteristics and modeling of isolators; structures with seismic isolation; code provisions for seismic isolation; stability of elastomeric isolators; ground motion characteristics.

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Introduction to masonry and non-engineered construction. Mechanical properties of clay brick, cellular concrete block, autoclave aerated concrete (AAC) block, adobe and stone masonry units. In-plane and out-of-plane behavior of masonry buildings. Design principles and code specifications for masonry construction. Repair and strengthening techniques for damaged masonry buildings after earthquakes. Confined and reinforced masonry construction. Historical masonry structures.

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An overview of international construction market. Business ethics, international construction culture, competitive strategies for international construction firms. Practical aspects such as international negotiation techniques, claims and claim related management, industrial and labour relations, environmental impact studies, quality control/quality assurance, health and safety requirements, JVs and consortia and project financing. Critical success factors for international tenders.

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Overview of engineering forensic. General types of damages. Typical examples of engineering disasters. Failure analysis procedures. Planning investigations. Document study. Site investigations. Nondestructive testing. Destructive testing. Laboratory testing. Forensic Foundation Engineering: Investigations. Settlement of structures. Causes of settlements. Lateral movements. Erosion. Scouring. Deterioration of foundation materials. Foundation problems related to groundwater and moisture. Case studies.

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Overview of hydrodynamic systems, overview of data collection in hydrodynamic systems, Fundamentals of data; Parameters and their importance; Needs, benefits and techniques of data collection; Reliability of data, Worldwide network on ocean monitoring and data collection; Data searching strategies, Marine data formats; integrated data formats, station data and gridded data domains, Data categorization and management principles; Scientific metadata and general metadata standards and formats; Bathymetric and topographic data processing, searching and processing relief data, Computational tools, Typical examples and applications with different computational tools, Specific applications for mapping with meta data, Utilization of data in all aspects of hydrodynamics, river, coastal and ocean engineering; Case studies.

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Hands-on training for geotechnical laboratory experiments. Details in testing methodologies that improve accuracy and precision, as well as reduce sample disturbance and heterogeneity. Mechanical and electronic measurement devices, and their calibration. A variety of methods for soil classification and index tests, compaction, permeability, consolidation, and strength tests.

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Characterization of fiver reinforced cementitious composites (FRCC); fiber types; matrix types; mix design; properties of fresh FRCC mixtures; properties of hardened FRCC under compression, tension, bending and shear loading; cracking; bond; high performance FRCC; fiber reinforced concrete; structural applications of FRCC.

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Introduction to basic concepts of sustainability, sustainable design, life cycle assessment, process based life cycle assessment, economic input/output LCA, LEED, life cycle cost assessment and case studies on life cycle assessment.

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Fundamental seismology concepts. Characteristics of strong ground motions, ground motion measures, directivity, site, path and source region effects. Ground motion prediction equations, development, variability and regional effects. Selection and scaling of ground motions. Probabilistic seismic demand models. Integrating seismic demand models into hazard calculations, vector hazard concept. Scenario based design spectrum.

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Basics of hazard vs. risk. Fundamentals of global plate tectonics and earthquake source parameters. Frequency domain behavior of strong ground motions, Fourier transformation. Fundamentals of seismometers. Strong-ground motion parameters, intensity measures, vs. engineering demand parameters. Ground-motion prediction equations, their derivation, their differences between different seismotectonic environments. Point-source synthetics.

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Water resources planning and management under uncertainty, need for soft computing techniques, soft computing techniques such as artificial neural networks (ANN), fuzzy inference systems (FIS), genetic algorithms (GA), application of these techniques to water resources engineering problems such as river flow estimation, reservoir operation, etc.

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Material and geometric nonlinear analysis of framed structures. Solution strategies for nonlinear structural analysis. Nonlinear constitutive models of steel and reinforced concrete. Development and use of computer programs for nonlinear analysis.

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Network Traffic Models;Traffic Flow Theory; Traffic Assignment Principles; Static Traffic Assignment;Dynamic Traffic Assignment;Time-dependent Shortest Path Algorithm

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Notion of a ``Contract`` and its legal basis, ``How a construction contract works? ``, The link between Supervision and Works contracts, General information about FIDIC, Overview of FIDIC Books and their applications in construction industry, FIDIC family of contracts, Main actors in a FIDIC contract and their roles and responsibilities as per type of book, Drafting a Works contract, Essence of Particular Conditions, Main provisions of Red and Yellow Books, Variations and Adjustments, Delay and Extension of Time, Taking Over Process, Settlement of Disputes.

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Flow around and forces on cylindrical structures in steady currents, regular and random waves. Phase-averaged and phase-resolved flow features around cylinders.Diffraction effect and forces on large bodies. Basic principles of scour around marine structures: piplelines, slender and large piles. Time scale of scour and backfilling. Scour protection, field measurements of scour. Scour at edge structures, breakwaters, seawalls. Introduction and physics of liquefaction, biot equations and their solutions. Wave induced residual and momentary liquefaction around marine structures. Floatation of buried pipelines, sinking of pipelines and marine objects.

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Study of the project management environment focusing particularly on strategic interactions between contractual procedures, tendering process and scheduling with comparative emphasis on different contact types for various types of projects.

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The class will introduce the basics of lean production management. Especially about how they are applied to the AEC industry. Introduction to lean construction. Class topics include but not limited to: Lean construction concepts and methods, Lean concepts and tools, Lean project delivery system, Process modeling, Mapping and systems engineering, Key concepts include Plan-Do-Check-Act, continuous improvement, pull systems and pull planning, Kanban, 5S, standardization, and the choosing by advantages decision making system.

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Tensor algebra and calculus. Kinematics of geometrically nonlinear deformations. Tangent, volume, and area maps. Rates of deformation and strain tensors. Pull back and push forward operations. Fundamental stress measures. Conservation laws of continuum thermodynamics. Principles of material frame invariance. Objective rates. Concepts of material symmetry. Fundamental potentials of thermodynamics. Colemans exploitation method. Compressible and incompressible hyperelasticity and its algorithmic aspects. Representative constitutive models of hyperelasticity.

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Introduction to main types of alternative binders used in construction industry that are either in regular use or present. Decorative portland cements. Super-sulfated cement. Limestone calcined clay cement (LCC). High volume supplementary cementitious materials (SCM). Oil well cement. Calcium aluminate cement (CAC). High alumni cement. Belite cements. Calcium sulfoaluminate cements (CSA). Calcium sulfoaluminate-belite cements. Alkali-activated materials (AAM) / Geopolymers. Magnesia-based cements. Phosphate cements. Binders for additive manufacturing (3D-printing). Chemical cements. Other types of cements.

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Sustainable strategies for common concrete pavement constructions. Types of concrete pavements. Materials used in concrete pavements. Concrete mixture design and proportioning. Concrete paving activities: Base construction, use of dowels and rebars, joint construction, texturing, sealing and curing techniques. Quality control and quality assurance testing procedures. Probable paving problems and related solution strategies.

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Offshore Wind Turbines (OWTs). Stability of floating structures. Design rules of OWTs. Numerical modelling of environmental conditions (i.e. wind, wave). Modelling of offshore wind turbines. Coupled analysis of offshore wind turbines. Performance prediction of OWTs.