Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS SPECIFICATIONS ZTM323 0 + 0 2.0 3.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Graduate Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors
Assistants
Goals Aims of this course by teaching different techniques that use to measure properties of biological materials are; - Became students skilful at generating different models and techniques, - Giving information about importance of properties of biological materials in agricultural machinery design, - Giving information about important quality criteria of biological materials, - Became student skilful at engineering techniques about harvest and post-harvest applications,
Course Content . Objectives and characteristics of studies on biological material. Physical properties of biological material; basic metrics, dimensions and shape properties. Measuring and classification of biological material dimensions, methods used in classification, calculations and formulas using air permeability method, finding surface areas by comparing products with geometric shapes, scraping, peeling, coating methods. Relations between various properties of biological material and surface area. Other important properties of granular material. Structural properties of biological material. Mechanical injuries, some definitions of external bruises of the plant. Behavior of agricultural materials under force; HERTZ measurement and formulas. impact tests and formulas, bruising under constant load, the effect of vibration on mechanical damage and formulas. Knowledge of rheology. Biological systems, Hook body, Newton body, Maxwell body, Kelvin body, Generalized Maxwell body, Burger body, Generalized Kelvin body. Friction, friction laws, static and kinetic friction coefficient in agricultural products, factors affecting friction resistance, rolling resistance. roll angle, internal friction angle. Flow of granular material.
Learning Outcomes 1) Has information about structural characteristics of biological materials.
2) Determines biological materials according to shape properties.
3) Calculates surface area of biological metarial by using different techniques.
4) Knows properties of biological materials like hectolitre weight,1000 mass weight, moisture content and germination ratio.
5) Measures and evaluates behavior of biological materials under force effect.
6) Has information about reological properties of biological materials.
7) Determines biological systems and generates models depending on them.
8) Calculates static and dynamic friction coefficient of biological materials.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Objectives and characteristics of studies on biological material Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool; Colloquium
Project Based Learning; Problem Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.) Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
2. Week .Physical properties, basic measurement, dimensions and shape properties of biological material Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool; Colloquium
Project Based Learning; Problem Based Learning; Case Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
3. Week Measuring and classifying the dimensions of biological material Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Demonstration
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool; Colloquium
Project Based Learning; Problem Based Learning; Case Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.) Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
4. Week Measuring and classifying the dimensions of biological material Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool; Colloquium
Project Based Learning; Problem Based Learning; Case Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.) Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
5. Week .Other important properties of granular material Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool; Colloquium
Project Based Learning; Problem Based Learning; Case Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.) Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
6. Week .Mechanical damages Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool; Colloquium
Project Based Learning; Problem Based Learning; Case Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Project (Including Preparation and presentation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.) Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
7. Week Behavior of agricultural materials under force. Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool; Colloquium
Project Based Learning; Problem Based Learning; Case Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.) Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
8. Week .Behavior of agricultural materials under force Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool; Colloquium
Project Based Learning; Problem Based Learning; Case Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.) Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
9. Week .Behavior of agricultural materials under force Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool; Colloquium
Project Based Learning; Problem Based Learning; Case Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.) Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
10. Week .Effects of vibrations on mechanical damage and formulas Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool; Colloquium
Project Based Learning; Problem Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.) Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
11. Week .rheology Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool; Colloquium
Project Based Learning; Problem Based Learning; Case Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.) Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
12. Week .rheology Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool; Colloquium
Project Based Learning; Problem Based Learning; Case Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.) Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
13. Week .Kelvin body Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool; Colloquium
Project Based Learning; Problem Based Learning; Case Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.) Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
14. Week .Friction Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool; Colloquium
Project Based Learning; Problem Based Learning; Case Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.) Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
15. Week .Friction Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool; Colloquium
Project Based Learning; Problem Based Learning; Case Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.) Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
16. Week .Friction Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool; Colloquium
Project Based Learning; Problem Based Learning; Case Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.) Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Alayunt, F,N., 2000. Biyolojik Malzeme Bilgisi. Ege Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları No: 54, 132 p., Bornova-İZMİR
Çilingir,İ., Öztürk, R., 1989. Patatesin Bazı Biçin Kriterlerinin Boylama Kalitesine Etkisi.
Çilingir,İ., Öztürk, R., Güner, M., Dursun. E., 1995. Bazı Tarımsal Ürünlerin Yüzey Alanlarının Belirlenmesi. Ankara Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi. Yayın No. 1397, Bilimsel Araştırma ve İncelemeler: 777, 11s.
Mohsenin, N. M., 1986. Physical Properties of Plant and Animal Materials.Gordon and Breach Science Publishers, Inc., New York, ISBN 0-677-21370-0: 891p.
Moser, E. (Çeviren Özgüven). 1983 Biyolojik Malzemenin Teknik Özellikleri Çizelgeleri. Ç.Ü.Z.F. Adana
Moser, Ing. E., Tuncer,İ.K., Özgüen,F.,1989. Sebze ve Meyvelerin Taşıma ve Ulaştırılması Bağ Bahçe Sebze Endüstri Kültürlerinde Mekanizasyon Uygulamaları, T.Z.D.K. Mesleki Yayınları, Yayın No: 47, Bornova, 148s.
Öztürk, R., Çolak, A., Sabahoğlu, Y., Bazı Yumru Bitkilerin Sürtünme Katsayılarının Belirlenmesine İlişkin Yöntemlerin Değerlendirilmesi. Tarımsal Mekanizasyon 16.Ulusal Kongresi Bildiri Kitabı
Tunalıgil, B.G., 1993 Biyolojik Malzemenin Teknik Özellikleri. A. Ü. Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları No:1305, Ders Kitabı: 379, Ankara, 136 s

ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 2
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 10 2
Midterm Exam 1 1.5
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 6 2
Final Exam 1 1.5
Time to prepare for Final Exam 6 3
Total Workload
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