KSU5420 Experimental Mechanic and Railway Vehicle ImplementationsBahçeşehir UniversityDegree Programs URBAN SYSTEMS AND TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT (TURKISH, THESIS)General Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational QualificationsBologna Commission
URBAN SYSTEMS AND TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT (TURKISH, THESIS)
Master TR-NQF-HE: Level 7 QF-EHEA: Second Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 7

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
KSU5420 Experimental Mechanic and Railway Vehicle Implementations Fall 3 0 3 12
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction: Turkish
Type of course: Departmental Elective
Course Level:
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Assist. Prof. NİLGÜN CAMKESEN
Recommended Optional Program Components: None
Course Objectives: This course is necessary for design control of vehicles that are designed by numerical methods, measuring of related mechanical scales and control of suitability of results in terms of related international standards.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;

-Learning of strain gage and optical measuring methods

-Learning stress calculation by recorded data

-Learning design and implementation of strain gage based transducers

Course Content

Stress and deplacement, experimental stress analyze methods, metrology systems, electrical resistance strain gauges, metrology principel of electrical resistance strain gauges, configuration and classification, strain gauge placement and metrology preparation operations, gauge factor. Wheatstone bridge cycle. Full, half and quarter Wheatstone bridge cycles. Strain gauge based force, pressure, potentiometer and accelarate sensors. Strain gauge rosettes and data analyze.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Stress and strain
2) Measuring systems, electrical resistance strain gages
3) Electrical resistance strain gage measurement principles
4) Gage configuration and classification
5) Sticking of strain gages
6) Measurement Preparation Operations
7) Gage factor and cross sensitivity factor, Wheatstone Bridge Cycle
8) Complete, half and quadrant Wheatstone Bridge Cycles
9) Strain gage based force, pressure, potentiometer and accelerator sensors
10) Strain gage rosettes and data analysis
11) Optical measuring methods
12) Admission of railway system vehicles and related international standards
13) Statical and dynamical tests in railway system vehicles
14) Statical and dynamical tests in railway system vehicles

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Derste verilen notlar / Lecture notes
References: Strain Measurements and Stress Analysis Akhtar S. Khan, Xinwei Wang
2001 Prentice Hall

Experimental Stress Analysis James W. Dally, William F. Riley
2009 Mc Graw Hill

Modern Experimental Stress Analysis James F. Doyle, 2004, Wiley

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 10 % 0
Quizzes 4 % 10
Homework Assignments 5 % 20
Midterms 1 % 30
Final 1 % 40
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 40
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 10 6 60
Homework Assignments 5 20 100
Quizzes 4 10 40
Midterms 1 30 30
Final 1 40 40
Total Workload 270

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Improving and enhancing information in expertise level on the concept of transportation licence level abilities in terms of transportation department and related departments. 5
2) Having detailed information about current technics, methods and their constraints in transportation engineering. 5
3) Estabilishing engineering problems, improving methods for solution, implementing new methods in solutions 5
4) Completing and implementing information with limited datas, integrating informations of different discipline datas
5) Estabilishing engineering problems, improving methods for solution, implementing new methods in solutions
6) New/origin idea and method implementing, improving new solutions in system, part and process designs.
7) Understanding process and results of studies, presenting the datas oral and written in related department on national and international scales, understanding a foreign language, having speaking, writing and reading level at least Europan Language Portfolio B2.
8) Understanding social and environmental phases of technological implementations. Listing ability of current technics, methods, effects, constraints and results of technological implementations.
9) Considering social-scientific-ethic values in collecting-understanding-implementing-presenting phases and all activities.
10) Having information detailed and deeply by implemented researching in technology, evaluating and implementing of information
11) Developing method for defined technological problems and implementing innovative methods in solutions.
12) Modelling and implementing of experimental investigations, solving of complex cases in this process