COURSE UNIT TITLE

: WARP KNITTING

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TEX 4519 WARP KNITTING ELECTIVE 1 2 0 4

Offered By

Textile Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR TUBA ALPYILDIZ

Offered to

Textile Engineering

Course Objective

The properties and the working principles of warp knitting machines, complex warp knitted structures, warp knitted technical and medical fabrics are examined.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Recognizing the warp knitting machines and their working principles
2   Ability to define the complex warp knit structures
3   Ability to design complex warp knit structures
4   Designing the production of two dimensional medical and/or technical warp knitted fabrics
5   Designing the production of three dimensional medical and/or technical warp knitted fabrics

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Warp knitting machines; knitting elements, warp preparation and loop formation
2 Tricot warp knitting machines; knitting element, yarn feeding and fabric take down
3 Raschel warp knitting machines; knitting element, yarn feeding and fabric take down
4 Two needle bar warp knitting machines; patterning and fabric sturctures
5 Jacquard warp knitting machines; knitting elements, patterning and designing
6 Jacquard warp knitting; fabric structures and properties
7 Plating, miss lapping, weft insertion and fall plate techniques, fabric structures and properties
8 Multi gulde bar kntting machine; paterning and fabric properties
9 3D warp knitted fabrics and properties
10 3D warp knitted fabrics and properties
11 3D warp knitted fabrics and properties
12 Multiaxial warp knitting
13 Multiaxial warp knitting
14 Multiaxial warp knitting

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Warp Knitting Technology, D.F. Paling, Columbine Press (Manchester),-, London, 1965
2. Warp Knitting Production, Samuel Raz, Verlag Melliand Textilberihcte GmbH,3-87529022-4, Almanya, 1987

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

presentations and tutorials

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.25 + ASG * 0.25 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 + ASG * 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 presentations performed during the course are evaluated by two midterm and one final exams, project studies

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

tuba.alpyildiz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

will be announced with the start of the term

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 1 14
Tutorials 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 9 9
Preparing assignments 1 25 25
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
Project Assignment 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 101

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.154
LO.25
LO.3554
LO.4554
LO.5554