| Course Type | Elective Course |
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| Course Level | Associate Degree |
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| Year of Study | - |
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| Semester | - |
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| ECTS | 6 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
- |
| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Have general knowledge about armor technology.
- Have general information about composite armor.
- Have general information about armor steels.
- Have general information about ceramic armors.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | No |
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| Course Description | Today's wars are fought with superior vehicles. It is of vital importance to protect these vehicles from threats in the war environment. Materials resistant to threats and armor solutions created from them cover the engineering problems of physics, chemistry, metallurgy, collision, shock mechanics and mathematical modeling. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Introduction to ballistic armors-1 |
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2nd Week |
Introduction to ballistic armors-2 |
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3rd Week |
Threats and threat mechanisms |
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4th Week |
Armor types and classification: Individual Protection |
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5th Week |
Armor types and classification: Vehicle Protection |
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6th Week |
Armor types and classification: Space Building and closed spaces protection |
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7th Week |
Metal based materials for armor applications |
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8th Week |
Midterm |
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9th Week |
Polymer materials for armor applications |
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10th Week |
Composite materials for armor applications |
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11th Week |
Non-oxide ceramics for armor applications |
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12th Week |
Oxide ceramics for armor applications |
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13th Week |
Active and reactive armor systems |
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14th Week |
Penetration mechanics |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | Zırh Teknolojileri
Yazar: Tarık Baykara , Volkan Günay , Alparslan Demirural
Yayınevi: Yeditepe Üniversitesi Yayınevi |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Questions/Answers
- Case Study
- Problem Solving
- Presentation
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
|
Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
50 |
| Total(%) |
|
50 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
|
50 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
|
50 |
| Total(%) |
|
100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
|
|
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| Individual or group work |
12 |
5 |
60 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
6 |
7 |
42 |
| Course hours |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
6 |
6 |
36 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
|
|
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| Final exam |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Homework |
|
|
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| Total Work Load | 182 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 6.06 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 6 |
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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