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Description of Individual Course Units| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | MM250 | Composite Materials Mechanics | Elective | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| | Level of Course Unit | | Second Cycle | | Objectives of the Course | | The objective of this course is to give students definition and classification of composite materials, obtaining mechanical properties by micro and macro views, using which failure criteria in composite materials and solution methods of problems. | | Name of Lecturer(s) | | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Recep ÇATAR | | Learning Outcomes | | 1 | Calculation of collapse and rotation in plate bending | | 2 | Equilibrium equations in circular, triangular and elliptic plates | | 3 | To calculate deflection in bentless shells | | 4 | Understand the general theory of cylindrical shells |
| | Mode of Delivery | | Normal Education | | Prerequisites and co-requisities | | None | | Recommended Optional Programme Components | | None | | Course Contents | | Classification and Characteristics of Composite Materials, Mechanical Behavior of Composite Materials, Basic Terminology of Laminated Fiberreinforced Composite Materials, Stress-Strain Relations for Anisotropic Materials, Engineering Constants for Orthotropic Materials, Restrictions of Elastic Constants, Stress-Strain Relations for Plane Stress in an Orthotropic Material, Stress-Strain Relations for a Lamina of Arbitrary Orientation, Invariant Properties of an Orthotropic Lamina, Strength Concepts, Experimental Determination of Strength and Stiffness, Maximum Stress Theory, Maximum Strain Theory, Tsai-Hill Theory, Hoffman Theory, Tsai-Wu Tensor Theory, Hashin Criteria, Determination of E1, Determination of E2, Determination of 12, Determination G12, Introduction, Tensile Strength in the Fiber Direction, Fibers of Equal Strength, Compressive Strength in the Fiber Direction, Transverse Mode, Summary Remarks on Micromechanics, Introduction, Classical Lamination Theory, Lamina Stress-Strain Relation, Strain and Stress Variation in a Laminate, Resultant Laminate Forces and Moments, Single-Layered Configuration, Symmetric Laminates, Antisymmetric Laminates, Nonsymmetric Laminates | | Weekly Detailed Course Contents | |
| 1 | Introduction | | | | 2 | Classical Plate Theory | | | | 3 | Rectangular Plates | | | | 4 | Circular Plates | | | | 5 | Plates in Various Shapes | | | | 6 | Numerical Methods in Sheet Bending | | | | 7 | Orthotropic Plates | | | | 8 | Mid-term exam | | | | 9 | Combined (Lateral and Plane) Loaded Plates | | | | 10 | Higher Order Plate Theory | | | | 11 | Thermal Stresses in Plates | | | | 12 | Dynamic Analysis of Plates | | | | 13 | Thin Elastic Shells | | | | 14 | Membaran Stresses in the Shells | | | | 15 | Genel Tekrar ve Öğrenilen Bilgilerin Değerlendirilmesi | | |
| | Recommended or Required Reading | | Mechanics of Composite Materials (Second Editon), R.M. Jones, Taylor & Francis Group, 1999.
Principles of Composite Materials Mechanics, Ronald F. Gibson, Mc Graw-Hill, 1994.
Autar K. Kaw, Mechanics of Composite Materials. | | Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods | | | Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | |
| Final Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | Turkish | | Work Placement(s) | | None |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Attending Lectures | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Problem Solving | 14 | 2 | 28 | | Self Study | 14 | 5 | 70 | | Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 1 | 10 | 10 | | Individual Study for Final Examination | 1 | 12 | 12 | |
| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes | | | * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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