COURSE UNIT TITLE

: THEORY OF GRP (GLASS REINFORCED PLASTICS) AND ITS APPLICATION TO BOAT BUILDING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
NAV 5007 THEORY OF GRP (GLASS REINFORCED PLASTICS) AND ITS APPLICATION TO BOAT BUILDING ELECTIVE 2 0 0 6

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR GÖKDENIZ NEŞER

Offered to

NAVAL ARCHITECTURE
NAVAL ARCHITECTURE

Course Objective

Theory and related information on GRP systems found in the text books are realtively limited and until recent years it was virtually impossible to find a method logical approach to its applications. Unfortunately most of the leterature seen in the specialist marine magazines are published by non-scientific people and are comprised of "rules of thumbs". The aim of this course is to draw a general overview of chemistry of polyester resines with structure of reinforcements and enhances syllabus with methods of "designing with fiberglass" giving consideration to Regulatory Body requirements.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To appreciate properties of modern composite materials and factors which determine their use for marine applications
2   To demonstrate understanding of composite mechanics, fracture and failure mechanism as applied to simple component design
3   To demonstrate understanding of the factors involved in selecting composites manufacturing method
4   To apply understanding of composite theory to simple component design
5   To select apropriate manufacturing method for composite component
6   To manufacture s simple laminate by wet and dry routes
7   To apply a selection procedure
8   To appreciate software related to the marine composite design and manufacturing

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Composite materials - Metallic matrix - Polymer matrix Assignements will be circulated
2 Early days of glass
3 Resin systems - Polyester resins - Epoxies - Vinyl ester - Catalyst systems
4 Glass fibre reinforcement systems - Woven - Chopped strand mat - Rovings - Exotic materials
5 Lamination methods - Hand Lay-ups - Injection, vacuum assisted resin transfer mouldng process - Mouldings - Common faults in moulding processes
6 Laboratory work, practical appreciation
7 Designing with fiberglass Midterm exam
8 Application of theory to boat construction - Design considerations - Design principles - Strength members
9 Application of theory to boat construction (cont.)
10 Evaluation of sandwich panel in a boat structure
11 Test methods
12 Control of the assignments and their presentations in a open discussion panel Assignments due
13 Problem solving
14 General oveview

Recomended or Required Reading

Kaw,A.K. (1997). "Mechanics of composite materials", CRC Press
Du Plessis, H. (1996). "Fiberglass boats", 3th Edition,International Marine / Mac Graw Hill

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course is taught in a lecture, assignments and discussion format.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.30 + MTE * 0.30 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.30 + MTE * 0.30 + RST * 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance: Students are required to attend every class. Attendance will be taken at the beginning of the each class. Plagiarism: Plagiarism will be reported to Academic Judiciary Board and can result in getting zero on the assignment. All assignments are due at the beginning of the class. The extentions will not be granted. Accommodations: Students arerequired to let the instructor know any special accommodations needed due to learning disabilities, medical needs, etc.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gokdeniz Neser
DEU Institute of Marine Sciences & Technology
Baku Blv.100, Inciralti, (35340) Izmir / Turkey
Phone: +90.232.278 5565, 278 6515 (147-ext)
Fax: +90.232.278 5082

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Tutorials 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Reading 10 2 20
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Final 1 5 5
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 162

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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