COURSE UNIT TITLE

: COMPOSITE MATERIALS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MEE 5101 COMPOSITE MATERIALS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR CESIM ATAŞ

Offered to

Mechanics
Mechanics
Mechanics

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to gain some general, experimental and theoritical knowledges about the mechanical behaviours of composites materials to students; and to develop the ability of them to solve problems in the field of mechanics of composite structures, especialy laminated composites.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To gain knowledge about general topics such as definition, classification, production and experimental measurements of composite materials.
2   Ability to express stress-strain relations of composite materials.
3   Ability to formulate mechanical behaviors of laminated composites.
4   Ability to use failure criteria of composite materials.
5   Ability to design and solve problems regarding composite materials.
6   Ability to do effective research and presentation.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Course content and information about the way of processing. General informations of composites: Introduction and classification of composites.
2 General informations of composites-continue : Reinforcements and matrix materials
3 Composite materials manufacturing techniques
4 Composite materials manufacturing techniques
5 Anisotropic materials and Anisotropic Elasticity.
6 Theoritical calculations of elastic material properties of a composite lamina.
7 Efficiency limits of composites in terms of strength
8 Midterm Exam
9 Detarmination of mechanical properties of composite lamina by experimental methods.
10 Hooke Laws at Composites (Stress- Strain Relationships at Elastic Region)
11 Failure and Yield Criteria at Composites.
12 Stress-Strain calculations at laminated composite plates by stiffness matrices (A, B, D).
13 Bending, Buckling and Vibration Behaviours of Laminated Composites Beams and Plates.
14 Student Presentations of term projects

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Composite Materials: Science and Engineering, Krishan K. Chawla, Springer.
2. Composites Manufacturing: Materials, Product, and Process, Sanjay Mazumdar,CRC Press.
3. Mechanics of Composite Materials, Autar K. Kaw, CRC Press (Taylor&Francis).
4. Fiber-Reinforced Composites: Materials, Manufacturing, and Design, P.K. Mallick, CRC Press (Taylor&Francis).
5. Mechanics of Composite Materials , Robert M. Jones, (Taylor&Francis).

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

During first two or three weeks general informations such as, definition, classification and production of composites will be expressed by presentation and videos. In the remaining weeks, mechanical of composite materials will be given theoretically. Sample problems for each subject will be solved. In the field of mechanics of composite materials, students will be asked to do a literature review on a special subject. These studies which will be accepted as term papers will be presented by the students in the course. Students will design and conduct an original study within the framework of the literature review (homework). These original studies that will be accepted as term projects will be presented by the students last week.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 +ASG * 0.35 +FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 +ASG * 0.35 +RST * 0.40


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof.Dr. Cesim Ataş
cesim.atas@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Student Presentations 2 3 6
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Preparing assignments 1 30 30
Preparing presentations 1 30 30
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 171

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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