| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viskoelasticity | INS619 | Elective | Doctorate degree | 1 | Fall | 8 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Burcu AKÇAY ALDANMAZ
Associate Prof. Dr. Utkan MUTMAN
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Modeling and solving advance civil engineering problems with different mathematical models
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
| Program Competencies | ||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | ||||||||||
| 1 | No relation | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | High | Low | Middle | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Not Required
Course Contents
General outlook on mechanical behaviour of materials, Creep and relaxation experiments. Lineer viscoelasticity. Integral representation of lineer viscoelastic behaviour. Theory of short complex functions. Laplace and Inverse Laplace transformations. Rheological models in lineer viscoelasticity and their applications.
Weekly Schedule
1) Introduction to Viscoelasticity, Linear Viscoelasticity2) Non-ageing materials
3) Complex valued functions
4) Integration in complex plain
5) Inverse Laplace function
6) Relation between creep and relaxation functions
7) Rheological models for non-ageing viscoelastic materials
8) Spectrum for relaxation and retardation time
9) Midterm exam
10) Viscoelastic behaviour under cyclic loading
11) Complaince and relaxation moduls of some viscoelastic models
12) General creep curve and creep of metals
13) Three dimensional viscoelastic stress state
14) Static problems
15) Numeric problems
16) Numeric problems
Recommended or Required Reading
1- Findley, W. N., Lai, J.S., and Onaran, K., Creep and Relaxation of Nonlinear Viscoelastic Materials, Second edition, Dover Publications, Inc., New York, 1989, 371 p.
2- Odqvist, F.K.G., Mathematical Theory of Creep and Creep Rupture, Oxford university Press, 1966.
Flügge, W, Viscoelasticity, Springer-Verlag, 1975, 194 p.
Salençon, J., Viscoélasticité, Presses de L école Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, 1983.
3- Findley, W. N., Lai, J.S., and Onaran, K., Creep and Relaxation of Nonlinear Viscoelastic Materials, Second edition, Dover Publications, Inc., New York, 1989, 371 p.
4- Odqvist, F.K.G., Mathematical Theory of Creep and Creep Rupture, Oxford university Press, 1966.
Flügge, W, Viscoelasticity, Springer-Verlag, 1975, 194 p.
Salençon, J., Viscoélasticité, Presses de L école Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, 1983.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Problem Solving
5) Project Based Learning
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade |
40% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
60% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required