CE 521 Theory of Elasticity (3+0)3
Vector and tensor analysis. Kinematics of elastic bodies. Stress and strain analysis. Cauchy stress tensor, principal stresses. Elasticity equations. Isotropic tensors. Fourth-order elasticity tensor. Plane stress and plane strain. Two-dimensional problems in Cartesian and polar coordinates. Three-dimensional elasticity problems.
CE 522 Theory of Elastic Stability (3+0)3
Fundamentals of elastic stability. Mathematical models of stability. Analytical and energy methods of stability analysis. Stability of elastic columns and frames. Lateral buckling of beams and columns. Torsion of columns. Numerical solution of stability problems. Stability of structural members beyond elastic limits. Buckling of plates. Buckling of shells.
CE 545 Predictive Analytics in Civil Engineering Materials (3+0)3
Definition of supervised learning of major strength prediction models and their relative efficiencies. Abrams model, Algorithms associated with prediction models. Regression, multivariate regression, nonlinear regression, ANN, and hybrid methods and their use for prediction of mechanical properties of civil engineering materials.
CE 546 Civil Engineering Applications of Artificial Neural Systems (3+0)3
Overview of Artificial neural systems, single layer preceptor classifiers, multi layer feed forward network, common optimization algorithms, optimization of hyperparameters, neural network implementations for; strength prediction and health monitoring of structures.
CE 551 Highway and Infrastructure Design (3+0)3
The geometric design of highways involves determining the standards and designing the geometric elements of a highway, including various components. This course will focus on the design of geometric elements such as alignment, sight distances, horizontal and vertical curves, and urban road design applications. This course aims to enhance students’ knowledge and skills in this field.
CE 552 Pavement Design and Evaluation (3+0)3
This course will explore road pavements’ structural and functional performance, along with the deterioration that occurs in both flexible and rigid pavement surfaces. Pavement performance, traffic analysis, stresses, strains, and deformations in flexible and rigid pavements will be delved into through detailed discussions and practical examples. Design specifications for flexible and rigid pavements, life cycle cost considerations, and the latest rehabilitation and maintenance techniques to ensure optimal pavement longevity are included.
CE 560 Geotechnical Investigations (3+0)3
The course is designed to provide students with the necessary background to plan an appropriate survey programme for different geotechnical cases and evaluate and analyse the data from the geotechnical investigations and make geotechnical design accordingly. This course covers the following topics: Planning and executing subsurface explorations: exploratory holes and sampling. Field instrumentation, field measurements and in-situ testing. Geophysical methods. Interpretation of field data and selection of soil parameters for geotechnical design. Direct geotechnical design from the data obtained by different site tests.
CE 561 Advanced Soil Mechanics (Soil Behavior) (3+0)3
Soils are multiphase particulate materials involved in processes at various scales. This course will present a detailed study of soil properties with emphasis on interpretation of field and laboratory test data and their use in soft-ground construction engineering. Topics to be covered include: nature of soil; consolidation and secondary compression of soils; Effective Stress Principle; capillarity; soil suction; basic strength principles; stress-strain strength behavior of clays, emphasizing effects of sample disturbance, anisotropy, and strain rate; Mohr Circle; stress paths; elastic stress distribution; strength and compression of granular soils; engineering properties of compacted soils; and introduction to constitutive modeling in soils and special topics.
CE 563 Soil Dynamics (3+0)3
Review of fundamentals of theoretical soil dynamics: response of sliding block-on-plane to cyclic earthquake loads, application of theories of single degree-of-freedom (DOF) system, multiple DOF system and one-dimensional wave propagation. Fundamentals of cyclic soil behavior: stress-strain-pore water pressure behavior, shear moduli and damping, cyclic settlement and concept of volumetric cyclic threshold shear strain. Introduction to modeling of cyclic soil behavior.
CE 564 Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering (3+0)3
This course covers the following topics: Seismic hazards, basic concepts in earthquake engineering, seismic response analysis, soil behaviour under dynamic loading, soil liquefaction, consequences of soil liquefaction, cyclic softening of clays, mitigation measures to minimize adverse effects of seismic risks, site response analysis, behaviour of soil slopes and earth retaining structures to seismic loading.
CE 566 Advanced Deep Excavations (3+0)3
This course is an extended course on the design of deep excavations. The course content includes types of retaining walls, water pressure acting on earth retaining systems, lateral earth pressure acting on earth retaining systems, and details of lateral supporting elements: Ground anchors, struts and soil nails. The design details covered for lateral support elements includes: Types, components, production and installation, dimensioning, bearing capacity, corrosion protection, testing and prestressing of ground anchors and soil nails. Modes of failure of retaining systems. Lateral and vertical displacements of adjacent ground. Instrumentation and monitoring of deep excavations. Design of reinforced slopes. Design of MSE Walls.
CE 576 Open Channel Hydraulics (3+0)3
Definition of open channel flow, types of open channel flows, fundamental equations (continuity, momentum, energy), velocity distribution in an open channel flow, Manning and Chezy equations, uniform flow, non-uniform flow, open channel flow regimes, hydraulic jump, flow at channel transitions, water surface profiles, computation methods for water surface profile, unsteady flow in channels.
CE 577 Advanced Fluid Mechanics (3+0)3
Properties of fluids, hydrostatics pressure, hydrostatics force on plane and curve-surfaces, kinematics, streamline, path-line, types of motion of a fluid element (deformation, rotation, vorticity, circulation), Reynolds Transport Theorem, Navier-Stokes equations, Turbulence and turbulent stresses, boundary layer, velocity distribution in boundary layer, hydrodynamic drag and lift forces, potential flow types, and superposition of potential flow types.
CE 578 Advanced Sediment Transport (3+0)3
Properties of sediment, fall velocity, derivation of suspended sediment concentration distribution, initiation of particle motion, shields diagram, bed forms, bed load computation methods, total sediment load computation, measurement of sediment by sampling, scouring at hydraulic structures, sediment control structures and intakes, design of settling basin, sediment transport by pipelines, channel design.
MNT 514 Advanced Ceramics (3+0)3
Powder synthesis/characterization, innovative methods for preparation of ceramic and inorganic materials. Diffusion, grain growth and development of microstructure in condensed matter, Sintering: solid state and liquid phase, Relation between micro/nanostructure and properties. Properties (thermal, electrical, optical, magnetic, mechanical); and processing (powders, forming, densification). Application areas of advanced ceramics.
CE 585 Advanced Steel Design (3+0)3
This course examines the advanced topics in structural steel design. Specific topics of this course include bolted and welded connections, special connections, special buildings, built-up members, lateral framing systems for seismic design, load and resistance factor design, fatigue, plastic analysis and overview of the failure mechanism.
CE 587 Fundamentals of Earthquake Engineering (3+0)3
Introduction to wave propagation in solid media, surface waves. Causes of earthquakes. Review of seismicity of earth with special reference to Turkey. Review of structural dynamics and response spectra. Methods for the analysis of multi-story structures subjected to earthquake motions. Design of reinforced concrete structures to resist earthquake forces; concepts of ductility and energy absorption. Review of earthquake design codes.
CE 588 Performance Based Seismic Design (3+0)3
The course surveys recent developments in seismic design field focusing on performance. Recently proposed practical design approaches in performance based seismic design are emphasized and will be validated by nonlinear dynamic analysis for structural systems. Design approaches will focus on use of single-degree-of-freedom analogies. It is designed for students in structural engineering with background in earthquake engineering and structural dynamics.
CE 590 Graduate Seminar in Civil Engineering (0+0)0
This course is for the MSc student with thesis. It covers the brief pre-study, preparation, presentation and discussion of the topic of the MSc thesis. At the end, the student gives a seminar open to the public.
CE 592 Master’s Project in Civil Engineering (0+0)0
This course is compulsory for the graduate students registered in non-thesis Master Program. A non-thesis MSc student prepares a term project and presents it open to the public.
CE 599 Master of Science Thesis in Civil Engineering (0+0)0
This course covers the thesis study based on an independent research directed by the academic advisor of the MSc student with thesis.