COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TRACTORS AND CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MAK 4045 TRACTORS AND CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Mechanical Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MEHMET MURAT TOPAÇ

Offered to

Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering (Evening)

Course Objective

Within the scope of this course, basic design subjects such as classification, capacity calculations, dynamic behaviour, structural design, power transmission systems, brake systems and steering systems of construction machinery and tractors will be introduced.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to classify the construction machinery and tractors.
2   To be able to analyse the construction machinery and tractor structures.
3   To be able to analyse the manoeuvre systems of construction machinery and tractors.
4   To be able to determine the power requirements of construction machinery and tractors.
5   To be able to analyse power transmission and brake systems of construction machinery and tractors.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Construction machinery and tractors: general, classification, basic concepts
2 Construction machinery types and fundamental design principles
3 Structural design of construction machinery
4 Mechanisms used in construction machinery
5 Power demand of construction machinery
6 Internal combustion engines used in construction machinery and new trends
7 Power transmissions in construction machinery
8 Midterm -I
9 Tyre mechanics and tyre-to-ground interaction
10 Tractor types and fundamental design principles
11 Power demand of tractors
12 Structural design of tractors
13 Steering systems of construction machinery and tractors
14 Midterm II

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Birecikli M. Toprak işleri ve iş makineleri, Birsen Yayınevi, Istanbul. 2018. (In Turkish)
2. Hoepke E, Breuer S (Hrsg.). Nutzfahrzeugtechnik, 5. vollständig überarbeitete Auflage, Wiesbaden: Vieweg+Teubner GWV Fachverlage GmbH., 2008.
3. Reimpell J, Stoll H, Betzler JW, The Automotive Chassis: Engineering Principles, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2002.
4. Kuralay NS. Motorlu Taşıtlar; Temel ve Tasarım Esasları, Yapı Elemanları, Cilt 1; Tahrik ve Sürüş Sistemleri. Izmir: TMMOB Makina Mühendisleri Odası. Yayın No: MMO/2008/484. 2008. (In Turkish)
5. Kuralay NS. Motorlu Taşıtlar; Temel ve Tasarım Esasları, Yapı Elemanları, Cilt 2; Fren ve Direksiyon Sistemleri. Izmir: TMMOB Makina Mühendisleri Odası. Yayın No: MMO/2008/485. 2008. (In Turkish)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures including the theoretical background of construction machinery and tractors are given to the students via presentations.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 MTE2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE1 * 0.25 + MTE2 * 0.25 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE1 * 0.25 + MTE2 * 0.25 + RST * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The theoretical background explained in the lectures is evaluated through two midterms and a final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Active student participation is expected during the lectures.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

E-mail: murat.topac@deu.edu.tr
Phone: +90 (0232) 301 92 48

Office Hours

Thursday, 11:30-12:15

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 2 10 20
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 2 2 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 104

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.134454
LO.2454
LO.333445
LO.4455
LO.5455