Information Package / Course Catalogue
Technical Characteristics of Biological Materials
Course Code: BSM339
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 2
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

Biological materials are introduced, their physico-mechanical properties put forth to explain the practical measurements of these properties and to introduce procedures applied biological material.

Course Content

Material concept and biological materials, physical properties of the biological material; Some measurements of the size and shape characteristics, volume, density and specific gravity measurements, porosity measurements, agricultural, material strength behavior under impact, make the engineering of the rheological properties of biological material properties, cleaning, sorting, crushing, grinding, mixing, handling and transmission applications

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Cengiz ÖZARSLAN
Learning Outcomes
1.Learning concepts related to biological material
2.To make measurements on the characteristics that define the biological material and the ability to interpret them
3.To make the calculations on the properties of biological materials
4.Applying the engineering properties of biological materials
5.Rolling resistance clutter angle and angle of internal friction, the flow of granular material
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Dersi veren öğretim elemanın ders kitabı
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The concept of materials and biological materials
Week 2 - Theoretical
Physical properties of biological materials, dimensions and certain measurements of the shape features, round, sphericity
Week 3 - Theoretical
Surface area measurements (air permeability method, finding analogy surface area of the product of geometric shapes, projection method)
Week 4 - Theoretical
Scar removal, peeling, coating, determined by weighing method of leaf surface area, air flow planimeter
Week 5 - Theoretical
Volume, density and specific gravity measurement
Week 6 - Theoretical
Porosity measurements
Week 7 - Theoretical
Agricultural material behavior under influence of forces (vibration, the effect of mechanical damage to) (Midterm Exam)
Week 8 - Theoretical
Agricultural material behavior under influence of forces (vibration, the effect of mechanical damage to)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Agricultural material behavior under influence of forces (vibration, the effect of mechanical damage to)
Week 10 - Theoretical
Rheological properties, Friction (static and kinetic coefficient of friction in agricultural products, factors affecting the friction)
Week 11 - Theoretical
Rolling resistance clutter angle and angle of internal friction, the flow of granular material
Week 12 - Theoretical
Getting the engineering properties of biological materials
Week 13 - Theoretical
Processes applied biological material
Week 14 - Theoretical
Cleaning, grading practices
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143270
Lecture - Practice140114
Midterm Examination1628
Final Examination1628
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
OÇ-1
5
5
5
OÇ-2
5
5
OÇ-3
5
5
OÇ-4
5
OÇ-5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026