COURSE UNIT TITLE

: WELDING OF PLASTICS AND COMPOSITES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TKT 4010 WELDING OF PLASTICS AND COMPOSITES ELECTIVE 1 2 0 3

Offered By

Welding Technology

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

MURAT ELIBÜYÜK

Offered to

Welding Technology

Course Objective

to give information about the weldability of plastics and composites, to explain the types of plastic welding, to explain the issues to be considered in the welding methods of plastics and composites, to gain the hand skills of welding methods of plastics and composites

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to have information about the usage areas of plastics and composites
2   To be able to know plastic and composite welding techniques
3   To be able to explain the differences between plastic and composite welding techniques
4   To be able to choose the correct welding technique according to the type of plastic and composite
5   To be able to apply plastic and composite welding techniques
6   To be able to comment on the factors affecting welding performance and welding errors

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General information about polymers and composites
2 Welding techniques used in plastics and application areas
3 Heated suit (hot plate) welding
4 Hot gas welding
5 Extrusion welding
6 Induction welding
7 Laser welding
8 Midterm
9 Electrical resistance welding
10 Ultrasonic welding
11 Friction welding
12 Vibration welding
13 Microwave welding
14 General evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

Plastics and Composites Welding Handbook, 2003, Grewell, D., Benatar, A., Park, J.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The theoretical part of this course will be covered in the classroom and the practical part in the workshop. Lecturers will give the subjects using slides, discuss them with the students as questions and answers, give them hands-on in the workshop for a better understanding of the subjects

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 PRC PRACTICE
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.25 +PRC * 0.25 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.25 + PRC * 0.25 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Learning outcomes will be measured with midterm (25%), final (50%) and hand skills will be measured in practice exam (25%)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Will be posted

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Tel:02328531828-118 . Email address: elibuyuk.murat@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Interview will be held outside of class hours

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 1 13
Tutorials 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for tutorial exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Midterm 1 1 1
Practical exam 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 75

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