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Processing Materials

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:1.00
Study Course Accepted:12.03.2024 09:53:02
Study Course Information
Course Code:REK_276LQF level:Level 6
Credit Points:4.67ECTS:7.00
Branch of Science:Materials ScienceTarget Audience:Medical Technologies; Medical Services
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:Ēriks Švēde
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:Department of Rehabilitation
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:Riga, 26a Anninmuizas boulevard, rkatrsu[pnkts]lv, +371 20271291
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)10Lecture Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Lectures20
Classes (count)12Class Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Classes24
Total Contact Hours44
Full-Time - Semester No.2
Lectures (count)10Lecture Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Lectures20
Classes (count)12Class Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Classes24
Total Contact Hours44
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
Introduction to specialty, knowledge of materials.
Objective:
To give an idea about technologies, instruments, equipment and working machines used in technical orthopedics with aim to get processed materials.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.TopicType of ImplementationNumberVenue
1Introduction to materials processing.Lectures2.00auditorium
Classes2.00auditorium
2Work safety.Lectures2.00auditorium
Classes1.00auditorium
3Basics of metalworking.Lectures2.00auditorium
Classes3.00auditorium
4Heat metalworking.Lectures2.00auditorium
Classes2.00auditorium
5Gypsum processing.Lectures3.00auditorium
Classes3.00auditorium
6Processing of thermoplastic and thermosetting materials.Lectures2.00auditorium
Classes2.00auditorium
7Abrasives.Lectures1.00auditorium
Classes3.00auditorium
8Basics of processing natural and synthetic materials.Lectures2.00auditorium
Classes2.00auditorium
9Basics of alginate use and processing process.Lectures2.00auditorium
Classes2.00auditorium
10Composite materials in Orthotics prstheticsLectures2.00auditorium
Classes4.00auditorium
Assessment
Unaided Work:
Independent work with reading sources.
Assessment Criteria:
Independent work (50%); Written test at the end of each semester (50%).
Final Examination (Full-Time):Exam
Final Examination (Part-Time):
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:Students will be able to name methods used to process materials in technical orthopedics, explain processing stages and used instruments and equipment, define safety elements.
Skills:Students will be able to demonstrate skills in gypsum casting and processing technologies, to choose and prepare appropriate plastic material for forming and to explain plastic material forming stages, as well as to demonstrate skills in metal drilling, bending and riveting, and other processing types.
Competencies:• use various tools to process materials; • power tools usage and safety; • material characteristics.
Bibliography
No.Reference
Required Reading
1Modeling Steel Deformation in the Semi-Solid State. Marcin Hojny. 2017
2Metallurgy and Technology of Steel Castings. Jan Głownia. 2017
3Machinery's Handbook (Toolbox edition). Erik Oberg. 2020
Additional Reading
1Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction. William D. Callister Jr., David G. Rethwisch. 2007
2Nanomaterials: An Introduction to Properties, Synthesis and Applications. Emmanuel Craig. 2019