Course Information

Course Name	Turkish	Beton Katkı Malzemeleri
	English	CONCRETE ADMIXTURES
Course Code	YAP 561	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	1	-	3	-	-
Course Language		Turkish
Course Coordinator		Özkan Şengül
Course Objectives		1-Introducing of admixture concept. 2-Gaining general knowledge about the admixtures used in concretes. 3-The problems encountered when using admixtures.
Course Description		Constituent materials for concrete, classification of concrete admixtures and general characteristics, Plasticizers, viscosity modifier admixtures, Air entraining admixtures, anti-freeze admixtures,setting admixtures, corrosion inhibitors, fly ash, ground granulated blast furnace slag, silica fume, other mineral additives (metakaolin etc.), admixtures for isolation, admixtures for repair and strengthening.
Course Outcomes		1. Plasticizers, viscosity modifying admixtures 2. Air entraining admixtures 3. Antifreeze admixtures 4. Set modifying admixtures 5. Flay ash 6. Ground granulated blast furnace slag, 7. Silica fume, 8. Admixtures for isolation 9. Admixtures for repair and strengthening
Pre-requisite(s)		yok
Required Facilities
Other
Textbook		1. R.Rixom and N.Mailvaganam, Chemical Admixtures for Concrete, E & FN Spon, 1999 2. V. S. Ramachandran, Concrete Admıxtures Handbook, Noyes Publıcatıons, 1995. 3. ACI 212.3R, Chemical Admixtures for Concrete, American Concrete Institüte, 2012.
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