Conference: BCEE4 – 2019

by Irmak Akkaya | Feb 12, 2019
BCEE4 – 2019 4th International Conference on Buildings, Construction and Environmental Engineering is at İTÜ Süleyman Demirel Cultural Center
BCEE4 – 2019 4th International Conference on Buildings, Construction and Environmental Engineering
October 7-9, 2019
İTÜ Süleyman Demirel Cultural Center

CONFERENCE TOPICS
  • Structural and Construction Engineering
  • Building Material and Nano Technology
  • Geotechnical and Geological Engineering
  • Transportation and Highway Engineering
  • Water Resources Engineering
  • Environmental Eng. and Sustainability Engineering
  • Geomatic Engineering
IMPORTANT DATES
Abstract Submission Deadline:
1 March 2019
Full Text Submission Deadline: 1 May 2019
Conference website: http://www.bcee4.org/
Detailed information: BCEE4 First Announcement

İTÜ Faculty of Civil Engineering

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It can be accepted that the history of ITU Civil Engineering Faculty was commenced in 1727 by the establishment of Humbarahane during the era of Damat İbrahim Paşa. However, this attempt was to no avail due to the martyrization of the studwents of this school by the Janissaries.


In 1734, during the grand viziership of Topal Osman Paşa, classes related to Civil Engineering was being taught in Hendesehane, which was founded in Üsküdar. Similarly, this school was also closed after three years due to the opposition of the Janissaries. The reasons of the tragedy that occured in Battle of Chesma, 1770 were inadequacy of the ships and the ignorance of the Ottoman Navy.


Although the Atlantic Map (1513) and the Map of Europe and the Mediterranean Sea (1523) by Piri Reis were the leading pieces of the era, Ottoman viziers were so ignorant that they claimed it was impossible for the Russian Baltic Fleet to reach the Mediterranean Sea assuming that there were no sea connection. With the proposal from Gazi Hasan Paşa and Baron de Tott, Mühendishane-i Bahri-i Humayun was established during the time of Sultan Mustafa III, aiming to train naval construction engineers. Since Ottoman Empire did not have any engineering schools at the time, military engineering classes were taught by French engineers beginning from 1784. French lecturers had to return to their country in 1788 with the increasing suppression from Austria and Russia, which were unwilling for the development and thriving of Ottoman Empire. In 1759, during the Grand Viziership of Koca Ragıp Paşa, Humbarahane was reopened in Karaağaç, Haliç (Golden Horn) and continued to teach even though it was incompetent. In 1792, Lağımcı Ocağı and Humbaracı Ocağı (Guild of Sappers) were established.