PBT613 - BASIC PRINCIPLES RUBBER SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BASIC PRINCIPLES RUBBER SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY | PBT613 | 2nd Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Prequisites | ||||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Discussion Demonstration | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Prof. Dr. Murat ÅžEN | |||||
| Course objective | The main aim of this course is training of the students on the rubber science and technology and deliver most recent developments and hot subjects in rubber chemistry and technology to the student. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Rubber raw materials, rubber reinforcing materials, rubber elasticity: Basic concepts and Behavior, formulation of rubber compounds, preparation of rubber compounds, identification of physical and physical?mechanical properties of rubbers, shaping, curing (Vulcanization), optimization of the compound properties according to the service conditions, elastomer blends, rubber technology and environment, latest developments in rubber technology | |||||
| References | ?J. E. Mark, B. Erman, F. R. Eirich, Science and Technology of Rubber, Academic Press, 1994. ?L. H. Sperling, Introduction to physical polymer science, john Wiley and Sons, 2001. ?Harry R. Allcock, Frederick W. Lampe, Contemporary Polymer Science, Prentice Hall, 1981. ?L. R. G. Treloar, The physics of rubber elasticity, Clarendon press, Oxford, 1975. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Rubber raw materials |
| Week 2 | Rubber reinforcing materials |
| Week 3 | Rubber elasticity: Basic concepts and Behavior |
| Week 4 | Identification of physical and physical?mechanical properties of rubbers |
| Week 5 | Formulation and preparation of rubber compounds and shaping |
| Week 6 | Midterm exam |
| Week 7 | Vulcanization |
| Week 8 | Vulcanization kinetics and advanced modellings |
| Week 9 | Optimization of the compound properties according to the service conditions |
| Week 10 | Elastomer blends |
| Week 11 | Rubber technology and environment |
| Week 12 | Latest developments in rubber technology |
| Week 13 | Midterm exam |
| Week 14 | Dynamical mechanical properties |
| Week 15 | Homework |
| Week 16 | Final exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 1 | 25 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 2 | 25 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 0 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 0 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 10 | 6 | 60 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 2 | 35 | 70 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 40 | 40 |
| Total Workload | 28 | 114 | 242 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest