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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 RAMAZAN KARAKUZU

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.

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.

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 Composite material manufacturing techniques, compositemanufacturing in the laboratory and reporting 3 Macromechanical behavior of lamina-Stress-strain relationships of anisotropic materials 4 Stiffnesses, compliances matrices and engineering constants of orthotropic material 5 Stress-strain relationship for a lamina of arbitrarily oriented 6 Experimental determination of strength and material properties of orthotropic lamina 7 Mid-term exam-1 8 Experimental measurement and reporting of strength values and mechanical properties of composite materials in the laboratory 9 Biaxial strength criteria of orthotropic lamina 10 Biaxial strength criteria of orthotropic lamina 11 Micromechanical behavior of a lamina 12 Mid-term exam-2 13 Macromechanical behavior of laminated composites-Classical lamination theory 14 Special cases of stiffness of laminated composites

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Mechanics of Composite Materials , Robert M. Jones, (Taylor&Francis) 2. Mechanics of Composite Materials, Autar K. Kaw, CRC Press (Taylor&Francis).

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, experiment and reporting

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 ASG ASSIGNMENT 2 MTE 1 MIDTERM EXAM 1 3 MTE 2 MIDTERM EXAM 2 4 FIN FINAL EXAM 5 PAR PARTICIPATION 6 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.15 + MTE 1 * 0.175 + MTE 2 * 0.175 + FIN * 0.40 + PAR * 0.10 7 RST RESIT 8 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.15 + MTE 1 * 0.175 +MAKRMTE 2 * 0.175 + RST * 0.40 + PAR * 0.10

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. Ramazan Karakuzu ramazan.karakuzu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 10 3 30 Labratory 2 3 6 Preparation for midterm exam 2 20 40 Preparing assignments 2 30 60 Preparation for final exam 1 25 25 Final 1 3 3 Midterm 2 3 6 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 170

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 PO.14 LO.1 3 LO.2 5 5 5 LO.3 5 4 5 5 LO.4 5 5 5