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SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
6ME316EXPERIMENTAL ENGINEERING1+2+02515.08.2025

 
Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course Operating a broad range of instruments to conduct mechanical experiments,
Analyzing and assess experimental data effectively,
Preparing laboratory reports with a professional engineering approach.
Course Content This course provides students with hands-on experience of measurement techniques and analysis of experimental data. Students participate in group works to conduct analysis/measurements and write reports of experimental/computational studies. In the theoretical part of the lecture, topics of error and uncertainty analysis, regression and correlation, calibration, electrical measurements and sensors, pressure and flow measurements, force, torque and strain measurements, vibration measurement are addressed while students perform experimental/computational studies on calibration, statics, dynamics, control, strength, fluid mechanics and heat transfer.
Course Methods and Techniques This course uses a hands-on approach where students perform engineering experiments to apply theoretical knowledge in a practical setting. Learning is reinforced through detailed lab reports and in-class presentations that develop analytical, writing, and communication skills.
Prerequisites and co-requisities ( ME237 ) and ( ME305 ) and ( ME317 )
Course Coordinator Asist Prof.Dr. SİNAN KESRİKLİOĞLU sinan.kesriklioglu@agu.edu.tr
Name of Lecturers Research Assist.Dr. Mehmet Furkan Baltacıoğlu furkan.baltacioglu@agu.edu.tr
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources ? Experimental Methods for Engineers, J. P. Holman, McGraw-Hill, 8th ed., 2012 ? Measurement and Instrumentation, A. S. Morris and R. Langari, Elsevier, 1st ed., 2012. ? Handbook of Modern Sensors, J. Fraden, Springer, 4th ed., 2010.
Course Notes https://canvas.agu.edu.tr/
Documents https://canvas.agu.edu.tr/
Assignments https://canvas.agu.edu.tr/
Exams https://canvas.agu.edu.tr/

Course Category
Mathematics and Basic Sciences %20
Engineering %60
Engineering Design %20

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Proje/Çizim 1 % 30
Laboratuar 11 % 50
Sunum/Seminer 11 % 20
Total
23
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Deney 11 2 22
Grup Sunumu 1 15 15
Sunum 11 1 11
Okuma 11 1 11
Rapor 11 3 33
Araştırma 12 1 12
Yazılım Deneyimi 1 3 3
Teknik Gezi 1 6 6
Yüz Yüze Ders 13 3 39
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 5 152

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Experiment/simulate various engineering processes
2 Deduce how the theory applies to the physical world
3 Analyze the experimental/simulation data to write professional laboratory reports
4 Distinguish measurement methods
5 Justify the accuracy of experimental/simulation results

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Introduction - Report writing
2 Beam theory- Beam deflection experiment (Solid Mechanics)
3 Vibration theory - Free vibrations experiment #1
4 Vibration measurement - Free vibrations experiment #2
5 Regression analysis, curve fitting - Forced vibration experiment
6 System modeling and Control – Matlab Simulink
7 Calibration, measurement systems - Ball balancing table experiment
8 Flow measurements - Pipe friction and energy loss experiment
9 Active Learning Week – Industrial Visit
10 Thermal measurements - Flow meter experiment
11 Spring Break
12 Measurements and sensing devices - Temperature measurement and calibration experiment I
13 Measurements and sensing devices - Temperature measurement and calibration experiment II
14 Dynamic measurements, Fourier analysis - Heat exchanger experiment
15 Statistical analysis of experimental data - Finite element Analysis of 1D beam

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10
C1 5 4 5 4 3 5 5 5
C2 5 3 4 5 3 4 3 5 5
C3 4 3 3 5 4 3 5 5 5
C4 4 2 3 5 3
C5 5 4 5 4 3 3 3 5 5 5

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant

  
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