ECTS - Theory of Continuous Media II
Theory of Continuous Media II (MDES679) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Theory of Continuous Media II | MDES679 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| MODES 678 - THEORY OF CONTINIOUS MEDIA-I |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | N/A |
| Course Level | Ph.D. |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | This course introduces the students with the theories of elasticity, thermoelasticity, viscoelasticity and plasticity in a unified manner. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Energy an virtual work equations, second law of thermodynamics, entropy, reversible and irreversible processes; theory of thermoelasticity, Gibbs relation; adiabatic and isothermal deformations; Clausius-Duhem inequality; constitutive equations, material symmetry restrictions; theory of viscoelasticity, theory of plasticity; applications. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Energy an virtual work equations. | Chapter 1: Preliminaries |
| 2 | Second Law of thermodynamics in continuum mechanics:entropy, reversible and irreversible processes, entropy in classical thermodynamics. | Chapter 1 |
| 3 | Second Law of thermodynamics in continuum mechanics: generalization of entropy inequality for continuum mechanics (Clausius-Duhem inequality). | Chapter 1 |
| 4 | Gibbs relation for a thermoelastic material: adiabatic and isothermal deformations, strain energy function. | Chapter 2: Theory of Thermoelasticity |
| 5 | Lagrangian form of energy equation and Clausius-Duhem inequality, Linearization of the field equations of thermoelasticity, Positive definiteness of strain energy function. | Chapter 2 |
| 6 | Boundary conditions for thermoelastic bodies, Some illustrative examples in linear thermoelasticity. | Chapter 2 |
| 7 | Fundamental postulates. | Chapter 3: Constitutive equations |
| 8 | Material symmetry restrictions | Chapter 3: |
| 9 | Models for viscoelastic behaviours, experimental determination of complex modulus. | Chapter 4: Theory of Viscoelasticity |
| 10 | Constitutive equations of a general viscoelastic material, Field equations of viscoelasticity. | Chapter 4 |
| 11 | Correspondence principle, Some illustrative examples. | Chapter 4 |
| 12 | Correspondence principle, Some illustrative examples. | Chapter 5: Theory of Plasticity |
| 13 | Plastic potential theory | Chapter 5 |
| 14 | Some illustrative Applications. | Chapter 5 |
| 15 | Overall review | - |
| 16 | Final exam | - |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Malvern L. E., Introduction to Mechanics of Continuous Media, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey (1969) |
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| Other Sources | 2. Fung Y. C., A First Course in Continuum Mechanics, Prentice- Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey (1977) |
| 3. Chung T. J., Continuum Mechanics, Prentice- Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey (1988) |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 6 | 30 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Toplam | 8 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 60 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 40 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | |
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| Major Area Courses | X |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Gains the ability to understand and apply knowledge in the fields of mathematics, science and basic sciences at the level of expertise. | |||||
| 2 | Gains the ability to access wide and deep knowledge in the field of Engineering by doing scientific research with current techniques and methods, evaluate, interpret and implement the gained knowledge. | |||||
| 3 | Being aware of the latest developments his/her field of study, defines problems, formulates and develops new and/or original ideas and methods in solutions. | |||||
| 4 | Designs and applies theoretical, experimental, and model-based research, analyzes and interprets the results obtained at the level of expertise. | |||||
| 5 | Gains the ability to use the applications, techniques, modern tools and equipment in his/her field of study at the level of expertise. | |||||
| 6 | Designs, executes and finalizes an original work process independently. | |||||
| 7 | Can work in interdisciplinary and interdisciplinary teams, lead teams, use the information of different disciplines together and develop solution approaches. | |||||
| 8 | Pays regard to scientific, social and ethical values in all professional activities and acquires responsibility consciousness at the level of expertise. | |||||
| 9 | Contributes to the literature by communicating the processes and results of his/her academic studies in written form or orally in national and international academic environments, communicates effectively with communities and scientific staff working in the field of specialization. | |||||
| 10 | Gains the skill of lifelong learning at the level of expertise. | |||||
| 11 | Communicates verbally and in written form using a foreign language at least at the European Language Portfolio B2 General Level. | |||||
| 12 | Recognizes the social, environmental, health, safety, legal aspects of engineering applications, as well as project management and business life practices, being aware of the limitations they place on engineering applications. | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 4 | 64 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 6 | 3 | 18 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Total Workload | 132 | ||