COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TECHNICAL TEXTILES I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TKS 3027 TECHNICAL TEXTILES I COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Textile Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR AYŞE MERIH SARIIŞIK

Offered to

Textile Engineering

Course Objective

It is aimed to provide information on general properties and manufacturing techniques of fibres, yarns and fabrics used in technical textiles.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Ability to define and classify technical textiles
2   Ability to gain information on the technical fibres production methods and their properties
3   Ability to define production methods and properties of technical yarns
4   Ability to define woven structures and their properties for technical textiles
5   Ability to define tufting production methods, patterning and application areas
6   Ability to define production methods and application areas of nonwovens, mali and flock technology

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Technical Textiles: Definitions, classification and sector situation (materials, application areas)
2 High performance fibres; manufcaturing methods and general properties
3 Micro and nano fibres: manufacturing methods and general properties
4 Functional fibres (bicomponent, shape memory and composite fibres, etc.); manufcaturing methods and general properties
5 Classification of Technical Yarns, Synthetic fiber yarn production (Texturizind technology and application areas)
6 Technical Yarns Properties and Applications Areas (Metallic yarns, sutures)
7 Tufted fabrics
8 Patterning methods of tufted fabrics
9 Finishing of tufted fabrics, Production methods of nonwoven fabrics
10 Possibilities of fixing of nonwovens, nonwoven production from filaments (spunbond, meltblown ) Application area of nonwoven fabrics, Flock production methods
11 Application area of nonwoven fabrics
12 Production and application of mali and flock fabrics
13 Three dimensional and multi axial woven fabric structures
14 Properties of technical woven structures (Properties of multi axial and three diemnsional woven fabric structures, conveyor belts, ballistic fabrics, geotextiles, woven based automotive textiles)

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Hearle, JWS (Ed.) 2001, High Performance Fibers, Woodhead Publishing Ingiltere.
2. Nakajima T.(Ed.) 1994, Advanced Fiber Spinning Technology Woodhead Publishing Ingiltere
3. Edwards V, Diller G.B., Goheen S. C. , 2006, Modified Fibers with Medical and Specialty Applications , Springer.
4. Horrocks, A.R., Anand S.C., 2000, Handbook of Technical Textiles, Woodhead Publishing, Ingiltere.
5. Duran, K., Dokusuz Yüzeyler, Teknik Fuarcılık, Istanbul

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures and 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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

2 midterm and 1 finat exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Merih Sarıışık
merih.sariisik@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

- Tuesday and Thursday 09.00-10.30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 1 10
Preparation for midterm exam 2 5 10
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Web Search and Library Research 1 1 1
Final 1 1,5 2
Midterm 1 1,5 2
Midterm 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 61

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55
LO.65

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