COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TEXTILE PHYSICS II

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TKS 4026 TEXTILE PHYSICS II ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Textile Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ÜMIT HALIS ERDOĞAN

Offered to

Textile Engineering

Course Objective

To give the ability of identify and analyze the physical structure of fibers by using theoretical and experimental methods about morphology and structure of textile fibers.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Ability to classify chemical fibers.
2   Ability to describe the structure and properties of fibers.
3   Ability to associate physical notions and properties of fibers.
4   Ability to analyze theoretical and experimental measurement techniques.
5   Ability to compare theoretical and experimental measurement techniques.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definition, classification and general properties of textile fibers.
2 Fine structure of fibers and investigation methods.
3 Comparison of basic physical properties (length, fineness, density etc.) of various fibers
4 Definition and comparison of methods (DSC, TGA etc.) used for thermal analysis of fibers
5 Theoretical and experimental methods used for analyzing crystal structure of fibers
6 Theoretical and experimental methods for determining fiber moisture and water uptake
7 Experimental methods for determining mechanical properties of fibers.
8 Theoretical methods for predicting mechanical properties of fibers and their comparison with experimental methods.
9 Thermo-mechanic behavior of fibers
10 Electrical properties of fibers and their dielectric behaviors
11 Midterm Exam.
12 Optical properties of fibers (birefringence, lustre)
13 Microscopic methods for fiber identification.
14 Theoretical and experimental methods for analyzing fiber deformaiton in long term loadings

Recomended or Required Reading

- Tekstil Fiziği, Aslı Hockenberger, Alfa Basım Yayın- Istanbul 2004
- Physical Properties of Textile Fibres Morton, W.E. and Hearle, J.W.S. The Textile Institute 3rd Ed 1993

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, Report, Scientific Discussiion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.50 + RST * 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Midterm exams is going to evaluate the knowledge of students during the semester. Final
exam is going to test students performance ansd outcomes.

Assessment Criteria

MIDTERM (%25) + 2.MIDTERM (%25) + FINAL EXAM (%50)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Nilüfer Erdem
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi
Tekstil Mühendisliği Bölümü
Tınaztepe Kampusü Buca Izmir
Tel: 301 7730
e_posta: nilufer.erdem@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday: 15.00-17.00
Thursday: 13:00-17:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Reading 1 6 6
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 63

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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