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Course Name	Turkish	Ahşap Yapılar
	English	Timber Structures
Course Code	INS 320	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	5	-	2	1	-
Course Language		Turkish
Course Coordinator		Güliz Bayramoğlu
Course Objectives		1) Understanding of timber material properties 2) Design of structural timber connections 3) Design of structural timber members, such as beams, columns etc. 4) Design of a roof truss
Course Description		History and introduction. Material properties, fire behaviour. Advantages of timber material. Design principles according to EC 5. Connections and devices. Nailed connections. Tension members. Compression members, buckling length. Compression members with a single cross section and multiple cross sections. Beams with a single cross section and box section. Roof trusses, loads, load combinations and stability bracings. Special beam types.
Course Outcomes		Students who pass this course satisfactorily will be able to : 1) Get a full understanding of load carrying behaviour of timber members. 2) Design various types of structural timber connections. 3) Design load carrying members, such as beams, columns etc. 4) Design and detail a roof truss using all principles given during classes.
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