Module Descriptors
SPECIALIST PLASTICS
MECH60605
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 6
15 credits
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- COURSEWORK weighted at 50%
- EXAMINATION - UNSEEN IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Resources
Examples of specilaist plastics and reinforcements (woven products and rovings).
Module Texts
J Brydson, Plastics Materials 7th Edition, Butterworths 7th Edition 1999 ISBN 0750641320
L Bottenbruch, Engineering Thermoplastics, 1996, Hanser, ISBN 3446174737
R Dyson, Speciality Polymers, 2nd Ed, 1999, Butterworth, ISBN 0750641320
L Bottenbruch, Engineering Thermoplastics, 1996, Hanser, ISBN 3446174737
R Dyson, Speciality Polymers, 2nd Ed, 1999, Butterworth, ISBN 0750641320
Module Special Admissions Requirements
CE00189-1 Plastics Materials, CE00196-2 Polymer Science, CE00023-1 Mathematics for Technology or equivalent.
Module Learning Strategies
Lectures 24 hours
Tutorial 12 hours
Examples from work
Tutorial 12 hours
Examples from work
Module Indicative Content
- Structure related to properties of Polyamides, Polyacetal, Polycarbonate, Polyphenylene Oxide, Polyphenylene Sulphide, Polysulphones, Polyether Ether Ketones
- Chemistry, properties and application possibilities of thermosetting materials: Polyurethanes, Phenol Formaldehyde, Urea Formaldehyde, Melamine Formaldehyde, Polyesters, Expoxy resins and any derivatives and combinations of the above.
- The inter-realtionship between shear stress, shear strain, shear modulus and Poisson's ratio of long and short fibre reinforcement of polymers.
- Chemistry, properties and application possibilities of thermosetting materials: Polyurethanes, Phenol Formaldehyde, Urea Formaldehyde, Melamine Formaldehyde, Polyesters, Expoxy resins and any derivatives and combinations of the above.
- The inter-realtionship between shear stress, shear strain, shear modulus and Poisson's ratio of long and short fibre reinforcement of polymers.
Module Additional Assessment Details
A coursework weighted at 50% which will assess learning outcomes 1, 2 and 3.
An exam (length 2 hours) weighted at 50% which will assess learning outcomes 1, 2 and 3.
An exam (length 2 hours) weighted at 50% which will assess learning outcomes 1, 2 and 3.