Basic Rubber Science
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The official GTU curriculum for Basic Rubber Science (subject code 2132601) as prescribed for Rubber · Semester 3 divides the course into 2 units, covering 54 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (2132601)Unit 1 Rubber Science
- Introduction of science of large molecule
- Classification of polymers
- Forms of polymers
- types of polymers
- Degree of Polymerization
- Types of polymerization
- polymerization Techniques
- Thermosetting & Thermoplastics polymers
- Properties & uses
- Strengthening of polymers
- Rubber Vulcanizates
- Structure of Rubber Vulcanizates
- Structure/Property Relations in Rubbers
- Conditions for Rubber like Elasticity in Polymers
- Molecular Motion in Rubbers
- Characteristic Properties of Rubbers
- Various states in Rubber Goods Manufacture
- Classification of Rubbers
- Chain Structure & Chemical Reactivity of Rubbers
- Molecular Masses & Sizes
- Determination of Reactive Molecular Mass
- End group analysis
- Osmotic pressure
- Light Scattering
- Ultracentrifuge methods
- Viscosity method
- General rules for Polymer Solubility
- Thermodynamics of Polymer solution
- Polymer solutions
- Effect of Cross linking on Solubility
- Solubility Parameter
- Crystalinity & Orientation
- The Crystalline Structure of Rubber
- Strain Crystallizate Rubbers
- Glass-Rubber Transition Behavior
- Rubber Properties which change at Tg
Unit 2 Rubber Physics
- Archimedes Principle
- Laws of Flotation
- Elastic Behavior of Bodies
- Young’s Modulus
- Shear Modulus
- Bulk Modulus
- The four Elastic Constants
- Elastic Strain Energy
- Difference between Rubbery & Elastic Deformations
- The Theory of Rubber Elasticity
- Elastic collisions
- Viscous Flow of Liquids
- Measurement of Viscosity
- Surface Tension
- Surface Tension Measurement
- Sliding & Rolling Friction
- Sliding Friction of Rubber
- Rolling of Rigid bodies down Rubber tracks
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