İnşaat Mühendisliği Tezli Yüksek Lisans Diploması

ISCO 08

ISCO 08

ÇANKAYA UNİVERSITY CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
Master Program Qualifications
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Ability to conduct scientific research in the civil engineering area: extend and deepen knowledge; comment and apply the assessed information.
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Knowledge about techniques and methods applied in civil engineering.
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Ability to complete and apply information using limited or missing data; ability to integrate multidisciplinary information in one part.
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Awareness of new and developing applications; ability to investigate and learn them if necessary.
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Ability to devise and develop techniques to solve engineering problems; ability to realize new innovative techniques when dealing with engineering solutions.
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Ability to develop original ideas and methods and ability to develop innovative solutions when designing systems, components and processes.
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Apply and develop analytical modeling and profound experimental research. In the light of these, solve and report about complex problems.
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Take leadership in multidisciplinary teams; ability to devise different approaches to solve complex problems and take responsibility.
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Ability to communicate both orally and in writing at the level of the European language portfolio B2 (English in particular).
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Ability to explain the work progress and results clearly and in a systematic manner both verbally and in writing in national and international media.
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Ability to describe environmental and social aspects of engineering applications.
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Awareness of societal, scientific and ethical values at all stages of collecting, analyzing and publishing data.

Profile of the Programme:

The instruction language of the MSc Program courses is English. The MSc study fields in civil engineering are mechanics, structure, hydraulics, geotechnique, and material science. The MSc applicants take a written exam and an oral exam. The dates of these exams are determine and announced by the Directorate of the Institute of Natural Sciences. The written exam consists mathematics and the topics related with Civil Engineering. The MSc applicants or candidates should have bachelor's degree (BSc) in civil engineering of a university accredited by YÖK. The students having BSc in an another engineering field other than civil engineering are required to take some additional undergraduate courses [specified in accordance with the suggestion(s) of the examining committee or advisor(s) of the student(s)] whose credits are not to be taken into account in the MSc study.

An MSc student with thesis must successfully complete minimum total of 21 credits from courses (7 courses) in addition to the non-credit “CE 590 Graduate Seiner in Civil Engineering”, non-credit “RME 500 Research Methods and Ethics” courses, and “CE 599 Master of Science Thesis in Civil Engineering”.

An MSc student with thesis must register for the non-credit “CE 591 Special Studies (Özel Kapsamlı Ders)” course (offered by his/her advisor) every semester after the student starts (registers for) “CE 599 Master of Science Thesis in Civil Engineering”. An MSc student with thesis must register for the courses suggested by his/her advisor. Until the appointment of an advisor, an MSc student registers for the courses in accordance with the advices of the Head of Civil Engineering Department who temporarily conducts advisory-duties throughout the first semester of the student. (The Head of Civil Engineering Department may ask the opinion of the instructor likely to be the advisor at the end of the first semester)

MSc with thesis students can take CE 5XX coded MSc Program courses listed below as well as the CE 6XX coded elective courses in the Doctorate (PhD) program. Besides, in accordance with the suggestion of the advisor, an MSc student may also take undergraduate credited technical courses (that the student has not taken in his/her BSc study in the past), preferably technical elective courses whose total number cannot exceed 1/3 of the minimum total credits (21 credits for MSc with thesis; 30 credits for non-thesis MSc) required for an MSc student.

Elective Courses

Compulsary Courses

Course Contents

CE 501 Analytical Methods in Civil Engineering (3+0) 3
Ordinary differential equations (ODE). First-Order ODE. Higher-Order ODE. Solutions for ODE with constant coefficients. Solutions for ODE by reduction of order. Variation of parameters. Method of undetermined coefficients. Linear systems of ODE. Series solutions of linear ordinary differential equations. Method of Frobenious. Fourier series and Fourier integral. Partial differential equations. Boundary Conditions. Separation of variables. Non-homogeneity in partial differential equations (PDE) and boundary conditions (BCs). Time-independent non-homogeneity in PDE and BCs. Time-dependent non-homogeneity in PDE and BCs.

CE 502 Advanced Numerical Methods in Civil Engineering (3+0)3
Error analysis. Types of errors. Review of numerical analysis (Solution of nonlinear system of equations. Solution of linear system of equations. Approximations of functions. Interpolation). Discrete least square approximations. Spline functions. Fourier approximations. Continuous Fourier series. Discrete Fourier transforms. Fourier integral and transform. Numerical differentiation and integration. Numerical solution of ordinary differential equations. Euler, Heun methods and Runge-Kutta-4 method. Solution of system of differential equations. Initial and boundary value problems. Shooting method. Finite difference methods. Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors. Various applications in Civil Engineering.

CE 521 Theory of Elasticity (3+0)3
Vector and tensor analysis. Use of summation convention. Kinematics of elastic bodies. Finite deformation, deformation gradient tensor and strain tensors. Conservation of linear and angular momenta in an elastic body. Cauchy stress tensor, principal stresses and other stress tensors. Differential equations of equilibrium. Constitutive equations of hyperelastic and linear elastic materials. Isotropic tensors and materials. Fourth order elasticity tensor. Navier and Beltrami-Michell equations. Introduction to wave propagation in elastic solids. Plane stress and plane strain. Two dimensional elasticity problems using rectangular and polar coordinates. Airy stress function and the compatibility equation. Stress concentrations. Torsion of noncircular members.

CE 522 Theory of Elastic Stability (3+0)3
Fundamentals of elastic stability. Mathematical models of stability. Analytic and energy methods of stability analysis. Stability of elastic columns and stability of frames. Lateral buckling of beam-columns. Torsional buckling of columns. Numerical solution of stability problems. Stability of structural members beyond the elastic limit. Buckling of plates. Buckling of shells.

CE 541 Advanced Concrete Materials (3+0)3
Cement, aggregates and admixtures for concrete, properties of concrete in fresh and hardened state, types and various aspects of concrete, durability characteristics of concrete, future of concrete studies and environmental aspects of concrete as a construction material.

CE 542 Advanced Materials of Construction (3+0)3
Mechanical and durability properties of construction materials, properties and microstructure of concrete in fresh and hardened state, microstructure, types and various aspects of steel, plastics and composites in construction, innovative materials of construction and the interaction of construction materials with the environment.

CE 561 Advanced Soil Mechanics (Soil Behaviour) (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 562 Rock Mechanics (3+0)3
Rock Mechanics is concerned with the engineering mechanics and the properties of rocks. This course will explore the nature of rocks and rock masses as construction, foundation, or engineering materials. Topics will tentatively cover: Physical properties of intact rocks; stresses and strains; thermal, hydraulic and mechanical properties of rocks and rock masses; applications of theory of elasticity in rock mechanics; discontinuities in rocks; in situ stresses and stress measurements; rock slope engineering and underground excavations in rock; visco-elastic properties of rocks.

CE 563 Introduction to 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, earthquake design codes, 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 and dynamic soil-structure interaction.

CE 571 Design of Hydraulic Structures (3+0)3
The course covers the following topics; flow measurement, hydraulic structures, water intakes and trash racks, gates, settling basins, bottom outlets, spillways, hydraulic energy dissipaters, and fish passage structures.

CE 572 Fluvial Hydraulics (3+0)3
The course covers the following topics; river morphology and river response, basic concepts of hydraulics of open channels, properties of sediment, forms of bed roughness, resistance to flow, beginning of motion and design of stable channels, hydrologic analysis and sediment yield, analysis of the transport of sediments in open channels, application of sediment transport formulas, measurement of the sediment discharge of streams, scour mechanism, local scour at piers and abutments, protection of structures from local scour.

CE 573 Wind Energy(3+0)3
The course covers the following topics; introduction and status of wind energy, pyhsics of wind energy, properties of wind, local effects, wind measurement, wind resource assessment, turbulence, environmental impact of wind energy projects, financial modeling of wind projects, planning and construction of wind projects, small wind turbines, policy issues. After successful completion of the course, the students should be capable of understanding the fundamental knowledge of wind energy projects applying them to solve practical engineering problems relating to the planning and design of wind power plants.

CE 574 Hydropower (3+0)3
The course covers the following topics; introduction and status of hydropower, pyhsical and technical basis of hydropower, components of hydropower plants, hydraulic turbines: types and operational aspects, economics of hydropower plants, scheme idendification, refining the design, construction and commissioning, operation, environmantel and social issues, policy issues. After successful completion of the course, the students should be capable of understanding the fundamental knowledge of hydroelectric generation schemes applying them to solve practical engineering problems relating to the planning and design of hydropower plants.

CE 575 River Mechanics (3+0)3
Properties of water and sediment, river basins, surface runoff, upland erosion losses, sediment source and yield, steady nonuniform river flow, sediment transport in rivers, river flood routing, river equilibrium, channel stability, bars in alluvial rivers, river meandering, lateral river mitigation, river dynamics, river bed degradation and aggradation, river stabilization, river bank protection, river control structures, dredging, physical river models.

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 beam-column connections, special connections, industrial buildings, built-up members, lateral framing systems for seismic design, load and resistance factor design, plastic analysis and overview of the failure mechanism.

CE 587 Fundamentals of Earthquake Engineering (3+0)3
Introduction to wave propagation in solid media, body and surface waves, reflection and refraction. Causes of earthquakes. A review of the seismicity of the earth with special reference to Turkey. Computation of response to lateral forces. 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. Seismic upgrading of structures.

CE 588 Performance Based Seismic Design (3+0)3
The course surveys recent developments in the seismic design field focusing on performance, following the research in the US, Japan and Europe. 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 the use of single-degree-of-freedom analogies such as equivalent linear systems or constant strength or constant ductility displacement modification factors. It is designed for students in structural engineering with background in earthquake engineering and advanced structural dynamics. Students are required to have fundamental knowledge in the following subjects: Structural Analysis, Structural Dynamics or equivalent.

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 Graduate 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.

Assessment and Grading:

The principles related to examination, evaluation and grading in the graduate programs are stated in Article 21 and Article 22 of Çankaya University Graduate Education and Training Regulation (http://kutuphane.cankaya.edu.tr/yonetmelikler/) which has come into force by being published in the Official Gazette on 23.07.2017.

EXAMINATIONS, ASSESSMENT AND GRADUATION

Attendance and Examinations

ARTICLE 21

(1) Students must attend the theoretical and practical class hours, examinations and other academic studies as required by the instructors. The attendance records of students are kept by the instructors.

(2)The assessment criteria is determined by the instructors and announced to the students in the course schedule at the beginning of the semester. Students are informed of their success in each course within a semester by the instructor of that course.

(3) At least one mid-term evaluation in the form of examination, homework assignment, project, or presentation is given for each course. The examination dates of the courses for which mid-term examinations are given are determined by the instructors offering the course. Mid-term dates are announced within the first four weeks of a semester.

(4) At least one end of semester evaluation is given for each course.

(5) The principles regarding the procedures to be applied for students who have failed to sit an examination or to meet homework assignments, practical applications and other similar studies for which the students are responsible are determined by the instructor offering the course, and if necessary a make-up opportunity is to be given.

(6) If deemed necessary, courses and exams may be held after weekly working hours and/or on Saturdays and Sundays.

(7) All examinations can be given on paper to all students at the same time, as well as electronically on condition that they are organized with a classification of topic and difficulty in a safe environment, and every individual is given a different question at a different time.

Assessment and grades

ARTICLE 22

(1) In assigning the letter grade, the students' mid-term and final examination grades, their success in their studies within the semester and their attendance during course and practical work are taken into consideration.

(2) Success of the students is defined according to the principals below:

a) In order for a student to be considered successful in an academic term, an undergraduate student must get CC, a doctorate student must get CB, at least

b) Exams are assessed out of the score 100 in the undergraduate programs administered by the Faculty of Law. Passing grades for graduate programs is 70, doctorate programs is 80.

(3) Students must repeat the lessons that they fail in the probable maximum limitation of time or take any lesson considered equal by the DI.

(4) In order to increase GPA, classes that have been successfully passed can be taken again or they can be substituted with any lesson considered equal by the DI. However, the faculty in interest must be informed about the class that will be repeated, by the DI. No matter what score had been gotten before, the last score taken is considered as the final score.

(5) The coefficients of the letter grades and the score intervals used in the calculation of Grade Point Average are indicated below:

Letter Grade Coefficient Score Intervals

AA 4.00 90-100

BA 3.50 85-89

BB 3.00 80-84

CB 2.50 70-79

CC 2.00 60-69

DC 1.50 50-59

DD 1.00 45-49

FD 0.50 35-44

FF 0.00 0-34

(6) Grades which are not included in the Grade Point Average are indicated below:

a) The grade I (incomplete) is assigned to students who cannot complete the course requirements by the end of the semester for a reason found valid or because of an illness. The grade “I” must be converted to a letter grade fifteen days before the last day of grade submissions for the semester. Otherwise, the grade (I) becomes (FF) and the student automatically fails. However, in special cases like an extended period of time because of a medical exigency, the procedures for converting this grade into letter grades must be completed until the beginning of registrations for the following semester.

b) The grade S is assigned to students who are successful in non-credit courses and/or thesis work. It is also assigned to students who have completed non-credit courses, proficiency exams, thesis studies and thesis exams and became successful.

c) The grade U is assigned to students who are not successful in non-credit courses and/or thesis work. It is also assigned to students who have completed non-credit courses, proficiency exams, thesis studies and thesis exams and failed.

d) The grade NA (not attended) is assigned to students who have not fulfilled the specified attendance requirements. The grade NA is processed as FF in the calculation of Grade Point Average.

e) The grade P is assigned to students who are successfully carrying on thesis work.

f) The grade EX is assigned to students who have been successful at the English Proficiency exam or to those who transfer to the university and have been exempted from the English Proficiency exam. The grade EX is not processed in the calculation of the Grade Point Average but mentioned.

g) The grade W is assigned to students who withdraw a lesson

Course success and course repeats

ARTICLE 24

(1) Provisions regarding success in a course and repeating a course are as follows

a) Students must receive a passing grade in a course to be considered successful. Grades AA, BA, BB and S are passing grades.

b) In Master's programs, CB and CC are “conditionally passing” grades. In doctoral programs, CB is “conditionally passing”.

c) In Master's programs, the grades DC, DD, FD, FF, NA and U, and in doctoral programs the grades CC, DC, DD, FD, FF, NA and U are failing grades. 11

d) In the adjustment procedures for graduate programs, a “conditionally passing” grade is considered as “failing” and the lesson must be repeated.

e) Students who have failed in a course or have/could not enroll in a course indicated in the curriculum must take it the first semester it is offered. Courses within the framework of the curriculum and found appropriate by the advisor may replace elective courses that are to be repeated.

Mode of Study:

The education mode of Çankaya Üniversitesi Civil Engineerin graduate program (with thesis) is formal education.

Recognition of Prior Learning:

The course substitution requirements for graduate programs are stated in Article 14 of Çankaya University Graduate Education and Training Regulation (http://kutuphane.cankaya.edu.tr/yonetmelikler/) which has come into force by being published in the Official Gazette on 23.07.2017

Access to Further Studies:

A person with Civil Engineering Master's Degree is entitled to apply for domestic and foreign Ph.D. programs in the related fields.

GRE and GMAT points are not required for applications to graduate programs. Turkish citizens are required to satisfy the base score from the ALES exam. ALES score is not required for foreign applicants.

The details of applications to graduate programs and admission requirements are stated in Article 12 of Çankaya University Graduate Education and Training Regulation (http://kutuphane.cankaya.edu.tr/yonetmelikler/) which has come into force by being published in the Official Gazette on 23.07.2017.

The students who gained Civil Engineering Master's degree have a wide range of career options. Some of these are listed below:

Rönesans, Limak, ENKA, Nurol, Kolin, GAP Yapı, TAV Construction, Yenigün, Yapı Merkezi, GAMA, Ağaoğlu, Yüksel Proje, TEKFEN, Alarko Yapı, Çalık İnşaat, MAPA, İÇTAŞ, Gülermak, GÜRİŞ, KC Grup, Köroğlu, YDA, Makyol, Cengiz, Prokon İnşaat.