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Course Name	Turkish	Mimari Tasarım & Yapımda Ahşap
	English	Wood in Architectural Design and Construction
Course Code	MIM 4028	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	678	1	-	2	-
Course Language		Turkish
Course Coordinator		Gülfer Oraz Hülya Kuş
Course Objectives		1. To give comprehensive and detailed information on the use of wood as a building material in architecture. 2. To examine and analyse wooden building applications through the examples from Turkey and the world. 3. To develop knowledge and skills on the design and construction of wooden buildings as a whole and sub-systems.
Course Description		In this course, wooden building and construction applications are examined through literature review and examples based on technical visits to the existing building, construction site, workshop or factory. A brief overview of tree species, industrial processes of wood and wood based products, technical characteristics of wood as a building material are presented, as well as dimensioning of constructional wood and connection methods. Basic knowledge is given on both the wooden structures and the wooden building elements such as walls, floors, roofs, stairs, etc. The course also covers the integration of service systems and sub-systems in wooden structures.
Course Outcomes		Students who take this course are able to; 1. Know the wood building materials and technology for production and practical applications. 2. Analyse and assess wood systems in terms of design criteria and performance requirements. 3. Analyse and assess wood building elements as parts of whole building system, in terms of design criteria and performance requirements. 4. Integrate service systems with wood construction.
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