Laboratories
Laboratories of the Civil Engineering Department are listed below.
- Soil Mechanics Laboratory
- Structural Mechanics Laboratory
- Construction Materials Laboratory
- Concrete Laboratory
- Asphalt Laboratory
- Hydraulics Laboratory
- Surveying Laboratory
- Computer Laboratory
- Masonry Practices Laboratory
- Timber Practices Laboratory
- TUKLAB (Brick and Roof Tile Laboratory)
Soil Mechanics Laboratory
Laboratory Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Mustafa ÖZER
In the design of soil structures such as earth-fill dams, airports, highways, high-speed and conventional railways, retaining and sheet pile walls, excavations, slopes, shallow foundations, deep foundations, pile-caisson foundations, the physical and mechanical properties of the ground are taken as a basis. In the soil mechanics laboratory, experiments are carried out on these designs and properties of soils.
Structural Mechanics Laboratory
Laboratory Supervisor: Assoc. Dr. Yağmur KOPRAMAN
In this laboratory, experiments can be performed on medium-scale and large-scale structural elements. In the Structural Mechanics Laboratory, tests of repaired/strengthened structural elements are carried out in columns, beams, and slabs with various methods. Structural Mechanics Laboratory is also used for educational purposes; students are encouraged to participate in experiments.
Researchers of Structural Mechanics Laboratory also study on earthquake safety of buildings, repair, and strengthening of damaged or unsafe structures.
Construction Materials Laboratory
Laboratory Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Salih YAZICIOĞLU
The Construction Materials Laboratory was established to provide necessary experiments for teaching and research purposes. The most essential condition of producing high quality ready mixed concrete is the use of materials conforming to the standards and to have a good knowledge of the properties of the material. In the Construction Materials Laboratory, all concrete tests, cement, aggregate, chemical, and mineral additive tests are carried out reliably and scientifically.
Construction Materials Laboratory is used by undergraduate students for educational purposes. In addition, graduate and doctoral students can benefit from laboratory facilities for scientific research purposes.
Concrete Laboratory
Laboratory Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Gökhan DURMUŞ
In this laboratory, many test methods are used accordance with Turkish Standards to control the fresh and hardened properties of concrete, which is the main component of reinforced concrete structures.
Asphalt Laboratory
Laboratory Supervisor: Asst. Prof. Dr. Mert ATAKAN
Asphalt Laboratory responds to the research and application activities of undergraduate and graduate education and engineering solutions at all levels required by the transportation sector. In our Laboratory, asphalt concrete mixture design and quality control tests of pavement materials, such as aggregate and bitumen, can be performed.
Hydraulics Laboratory
Laboratory Supervisor: Asst. Prof. Dr. Murat PINARLIK
In the Hydraulics Laboratory, undergraduate students who are taking Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics courses carry out experiments by turns in small groups, on selected experimental setups.
Surveying Laboratory
The discipline examines the temporal changes in the Earth's shape, size, and gravitational field and defines these changes within a three-dimensional coordinate system. In addition to determining the Earth's gravitational field and shape, it investigates changes in the Earth's crust and generates data for use in geodynamic studies. The discipline focuses on establishing spatial reference systems for the entire Earth's surface or specific regions and collecting data for various purposes. Its main areas of study can be classified into three categories: Surveying Systems and Equipment, Theoretical Calculations, and Applications.
As civilizations developed and interactions among people increased, the importance of property ownership became more widely recognized, leading to the need for land surveying. In Türkiye, surveying techniques initially played a significant role in the preparation of cadastral maps. Today, however, surveying has evolved into an essential field that supports the needs of various engineering and professional disciplines.
Computer Laboratory
Our department has two computer labs. Each Computer Laboratory has 20 personal computers and projection systems connected to the enterprise network and the internet. In the laboratory where basic computer and programming courses are carried out, personal computers are equipped with Microsoft Office, AutoCAD, SAP2000, ETABS, SAFE, and MATLAB STRUCAD, STA4CAD software running under Windows 7 operating system.
Masonry Practices Laboratory
Laboratory Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ahmet GÖKDEMİR
In this laboratory, students gain experience by doing the applications they can see on the construction site themselves. Laying up natural materials (wood, stone, etc.) or artificial materials (adobe, briquette, brick, sandstone, aerated concrete, etc.) using mortar made with a mineral binder or laying up without mortar, heat, sound and water insulation, etc. can be shown among these applications.
Timber Practices Laboratory
Laboratory Supervisor: Asst. Prof. Dr. Ali Osman ATEŞ
Within the scope of Timber Structure course, the student learns the structure of wood and acquires the necessary information for the factors that cause deterioration, conservation studies, and restoration. Much of the lesson takes place as practice work. Cleaning, fumigation, bonding, integration, and traditional polish applications are carried out. Our students work on many wooden works in various units of our university.
TUKLAB (Brick and Roof Tile Laboratory)
Laboratory Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Yılmaz ARUNTAŞ
TUKLAB is a research and development (R&D) laboratory established through a donation from the Brick and Roof Tile Manufacturers Association (TUKDER). The laboratory conducts various tests on bricks and roof tiles as part of the university's revolving fund services.
