HECOL 470/5701
Advanced Materials for Protective Clothing Winter 2021
Course Outline
Instructor Patricia Dolez, PEng, PhD
Office: 331 Human Ecology Building
Email Address: [email protected] (Reply within 24 hours on weekdays) Office Hours: by email appointment
Lecture Time: T R 9:30 – 10:50 (MDT/MST) Room: Remote (Zoom, details on eClass)
e-Class: https://eclass.srv.ualberta.ca/course/view.php?id=67567
Course Description
This course presents some advanced topics in functional textiles and protective clothing related to resistance to mechanical, heat & flame, thermal, chemical, biological, and electrical hazards as well as the question of durability and comfort. It includes current research findings and covers theory relevant to these topics. For each subject covered, the course describes the phenomena and mechanisms involved, presents materials and structures appropriate for that performance, and depicts the relevant test methods. (Prerequisite: HECOL 370).
Course Format
The course will feature lectures by the instructor as well as guest speakers. In addition, it will include virtual tours of the UofA PCERF flammability laboratory and a protective clothing
manufacturer’s facility. Finally, the last two classes will be dedicated to student presentations of their mini-projects.
Course Objective and Student Learning Outcomes
The objective of HECOL 470/570 is to initiate students to the design of protective clothing and test programs based on application requirements.
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
• Describe a series of main hazards protective clothing are designed to protect from and explain the mechanisms involved;
• Describe the various aspects of comfort and explain the phenomena involved;
• Describe the main textile materials and structures used in protective clothing and relate them to protective clothing performance;
• Identify and describe strategies for evaluating resistance to hazards and comfort properties of protective clothing;
1The HECOL 570 version of this course will involve additional requirements for the assignments and evaluation appropriate for graduate studies.
• Conduct literature reviews on a selected topic and prepare synthetic reports according to research standards;
• Implement what you will have learned during the course to design a protective clothing and the associated test program based on the requirements of a specific application;
• Exercise critical thinking when faced with new challenges or problems to solve.
Course Materials
Lecture ppt handouts, recorded lectures, readings, and assignments will be posted on e-Class.
Student or instructor content, digital or otherwise, created and/or used within the context of the course is to be used solely for personal study, and is not to be used or distributed for any other purpose without prior written consent from the content author(s).
Copyright
“All original course materials prepared by the instructor are considered to be the intellectual property of the instructor (unless otherwise noted), and are protected by law under Canada’s Copyright Act. “Course materials” include slides, presentations, handouts, lecture notes, recorded lectures, and any other materials distributed or made available to students by the course instructor. Permission is given for individual students to use these materials for their own study purposes in this course. Students must not publish, post on a public Internet site, sell, rent, or otherwise distribute any course materials without the instructor’s express permission.”
Required Readings:
Students are expected to read the required readings before each class to fully benefit from their in-class learning experience. Most of them are extracted from the following books available in the UofA Library (links provided on e-Class).
• Advanced Characterization and Testing of Textiles. Dolez, Vermeersch & Izquierdo (Eds.), Elsevier, 2017
• Chemical protective clothing. Second edition. Anna (Ed.) AIHA Press. 2003.
• Electric Power System Basics for the Nonelectrical Professional. Blume (Au.), John Wiley & Sons, 2017
• Handbook of fire resistant textiles. Kilinc (Ed.), Woodhead Publishing, 2013. (Access limited in time or in number of pages)
• Handbook of Technical Textiles - V2: Technical Textile Applications. Horrocks & Anand (Eds), Woodhead Publishing, 2016.
• Manufacturing processes & materials. Elshennawy & Weheba (Eds.), Society of Manufacturing Engineer, 2015.
• New product development in textiles: innovation and production, Horne (Ed.), Woodhead Publishing, 2012
• Science in Clothing Comfort. Das & Alagirusamy (Eds.), WPI Publishing, 2010
• Smart Textiles and their Applications. Koncar (Ed.), Elsevier, 2016
• Textiles and Fashion: Materials, Design and Technology. Sinclair (Ed.), Woodhead Publishing, 2015.
• Textiles for protection. Scott (Ed.), CRC Press, 2005.
• Understanding and Improving the Durability of Textiles. Annis (Ed.), Elsevier Science, 2012
Specific sections/chapters of these books have been identified for each class: they are provided in the tentative class schedule at the end of this document as well as in the corresponding lecture boxes on e-Class.
A few required readings are scientific journal articles. The complete reference is provided in the
tentative class schedule at the end of this document and the link to the online version of the paper is provided in the corresponding lecture boxes on e-Class (you may need to be on a UofA computer to access them through the library website).
Recommended Readings
Additional readings are proposed to supplement your in-class learning experience and give you a deeper insight into some aspects covered by the class. These additional readings are
scientific papers and book chapters published by researchers working in these areas. They are listed at the end of each lecture handout and are available at the UofA Library (online resource).
Lectures
Lectures will done remotely using Zoom. The link and passcode are provided on eClass. The lectures will be offered synchronously to provide an opportunity for students to ask and answer questions. As not all students may be able to attend all the lectures because of possible time conflicts (e.g. to travel to the UofA to attend in-person labs), the lectures will also be recorded and posted on eClass within 24h after each lecture for asynchronous learning. However, it is recommended that you try to attend lectures at least once a week.
The lectures will include several periods when students will be able to ask questions about the lecture content. Each lecture will also start with a question and end with some exercises. During the question/exercise periods, students are encouraged to switch their microphone on to
interact with the instructor and with each other. They can also use the chat box to ask questions if they prefer. On the other hand, student’s mics should be muted during the lecturing periods.
Information regarding lectures will be communicated using the eClass Announcement platform.
The lecture recording will be disclosed only to the students enrolled in this class. You have the right to not participate in the recording and are advised to turn off your cameras and audio prior to recording; you can still participate through text-based chat. If students are having their camera on, it is recommended that they remove all identifiable and personal belongings from the space in which they will be participating. Recordings will stored in a Google Drive folder and accessible by a link on eClass. They be made available until April 30, 2021. Please direct any questions about this collection to Patricia Dolez ([email protected]).
Assessment
Policy about course outlines can be found in Course Requirements, Evaluation Procedures and Grading of the University Calendar.
Grades will be based on two take-home assignments; the proposal, report, and presentation of an individual mini-project; a mid-term exam; and a final exam (see Table below, MDT/MST times provided). Rubrics for written assignments/mini-project report and the mini-project presentation are provided on e-class.
Assessment component Due date Value Mini-project proposal Thursday Jan. 21 5%
Take-home assignment # 1 Tuesday Feb. 9 10%
Mid-term exam Tuesday Feb. 23 20%
Take-home assignment # 2 Tuesday March 30 10%
Mini-project report Friday April 9 15%
Mini-project presentation T R April 13-15 10%
Final exam Tues. April 20, 2pm 30%
Total 100%
Term Work, Course exams, and Due Dates
The take-home assignments and mini-project will be posted on eClass (2nd assignment posted after 1st assignment has been submitted).
The assignments and the mini-project are individual activities. The assignments and the mini- project proposal and report should be typed and presented in a proper format (spacing 1.5, Font: e.g. Arial 11 or Times New Roman 12). References should be cited in APA format.
The due dates for the assignments and the mini-project proposal, report and presentation are provided in the Table above. The Word and pdf versions of the assignment/mini-project reports should be sent by 4pm (MDT/MST) on the due date by email to Patricia Dolez
([email protected]). Other than in exceptional (and justified) circumstances, grades on late submissions will be reduced by 25% for each day of delay.
There will be a 10 min PowerPoint presentation for the mini-project. You will be asked to send the files of your slide deck by email to Patricia Dolez ([email protected]) by 7am the morning of the presentation day. The mini-project presentation sessions will not be recorded.
The midterm and final exams will be conducted synchronously using the eClass Quiz tool. They will be accessed and answered on eClass. The exams will be closed book tests conducted with the SEM proctor system. The midterm exam will be 80 minutes long and cover the course content, including the guest lecture, to the date of the exam. The final exam will be 120 minutes long and cover the whole course. The eClass messaging tool (chat box) will be used if needed to communicate with students during exams.
If, due to exceptional circumstances, the student misses his/her midterm exam, its weight will be moved to the final exam. Please inform the instructor as soon as possible in the case of a conflict with an exam or an assignment for instance.
Excused absences are not automatic, and, in the case of term work or midterm exams, are at the discretion of the instructor. Instructors may request supporting documentation from students to support the request.
It is to be noted that mini-project presentations, guest lectures and field trips are a major learning component of the class; student participation to these activities is not optional.
Marking and Grading
Evaluation of assignments and exams will be expressed in raw marks throughout the term.
Letter grades will be assigned only to the final distribution of total marks for the full course.
Assignment of grades will be based on a combination of absolute achievement and relative performance based on the following description.
The first table is for undergraduate students (taking HECOL 470) and the second one for graduate students (taking HECOL 570).
For undergraduate students
Excellent A+ Outstanding: The student has demonstrated an extraordinary grasp of the course content and performance reflects creativity and innovation, in addition to a high level of analytical ability.
A Excellent: The student has demonstrated superior understanding of the course content and a high level of analytical ability.
A- The student has demonstrated superior understanding of the course content, but has not shown the same level of analytical ability as students receiving an A.
Good B+ The student has demonstrated a sound understanding of course material, with superior understanding being evident in some topics.
B The student has demonstrated a uniformly sound understanding of course material.
B- The student has demonstrated a generally sound understanding of course material, but there are some areas in which depth of understanding is limited.
Satisfactory C+ The student has demonstrated adequate awareness of course content with sound understanding of some topics.
C The student has demonstrated adequate awareness of all of the central dimensions of the course.
C- The student has demonstrated adequate awareness of most of the central dimensions of the course, but lacks knowledge of one or two topics.
Poor D+ The student has demonstrated a lack of knowledge in one or more of the central dimensions of the course, and has very superficial understanding of most topics.
Minimal Pass
D The student’s performance is only minimally acceptable due to a lack of understanding of several central dimensions of course content.
Fail F The student has demonstrated a lack of knowledge of most of the course content.
For graduate students Excellent A+, A, A-
Good B+, B
Satisfactory B-, C+
Failure C, C-, D+, D, F
Code of Student Behaviour
“The University of Alberta is committed to the highest standards of academic integrity and honesty. Students are expected to be familiar with these standards regarding academic honesty and to uphold the policies of the University in this respect. Students are particularly urged to familiarize themselves with the provisions of the Code of Student Behaviour (online at www.governance.ualberta. ca) and avoid any behaviour which could potentially result in
suspicions of cheating, plagiarism, misrepresentation of facts and/or participation in an offence.
Academic dishonesty is a serious offence and can result in suspension or expulsion from the University.”
“All students at the University of Alberta are subject to the Code of Student Behaviour, as outlined at: https://www.ualberta.ca/governance/resources/policies-standards-and-codes-of-
conduct/code-of-student-behaviour.html.
Please familiarize yourself with it and ensure that you do not participate in any inappropriate behavior as defined by the Code. Key components of the code include the following statements.
30.3.2(1) No Student shall submit the words, ideas, images or data of another person as the Student’s own in any academic writing, essay, thesis, project, assignment, presentation or poster in a course or program of study.
30.3.2(2)c. No Student shall represent another’s substantial editorial or compositional assistance on an assignment as the Student’s own work.”
Students should speak with the course instructor about any questions or concerns about the code. Students should be particularly aware of the code as it pertains to internet and library research, use of previous class notes, reclamation plans of former students and interviews or discussions with others.
An appendix at the end of this document provides some guidelines about academic integrity in reports and presentations. You are expected to follow these rules. Please speak with the course instructor about any questions or concerns about it.
Electronic Devices
Guidelines about technology for remote learning can be found at:
https://www.ualberta.ca/information-services-and-technology/services/software-hardware- vendors/technology-requirements.html. You will need a microphone (embedded into your laptop or as part of headsets) for the presentation of your mini-project.
For the midterm and the final exam (with the SEM proctoring system), you will also need a desktop, laptop or chromebook (iPads and tablets are not supported) with any of the following operating system: OSX, Windows, or ChromeOST, the “Chrome” browser, a Webcam and a microphone (https://support.ctl.ualberta.ca/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/434/1/using- smart-exam-monitor-sem---students).
Please make sure that your cell phone is turned off during the class in case you want to unmute your microphone during the question/exercise periods.
Unless expressly otherwise indicated, the use of electronic devices is restricted during examinations. Only approved non-programmable calculators are permitted.
Audio or video recording, digital or otherwise, of lectures, labs, seminars or any other teaching environment by students is allowed only with the prior written consent of the instructor or as a part of an approved accommodation plan. Student or instructor content, digital or otherwise, created and/or used within the context of the course is to be used solely for personal study, and is not to be used or distributed for any other purpose without prior written consent from the content author(s). This includes the recording of the lectures posted on eClass.
Access to Representative Evaluative Material
Sample questions are provided on e-Class. Examples of questions are also provided at the end of each lecture (slides posted on e-Class).
Tentative Class Schedule
A tentative course schedule is provided below. It may be altered at the discretion of the instructor. Any changes will be announced in advance.
Week Date Topic Readings
Week 1
Jan. 12 Lecture 1: Course
introduction • Syllabus, including Appendix
Jan. 14 Lecture 2: Design process
• Chap 1 (Introduction to advanced characterization and testing of textiles), Advanced Characterization and Testing of Textiles.
• Chap 11 (Specific testing of protective clothing), Advanced Characterization and Testing of Textiles
Week 2
Jan. 19 Lecture 3: Protection against cuts
• Sections 11.2.1 (para. 2), 11.3.1 (para. 2), &
11.10.3 (Chap 11 - Specific testing of protective clothing), Advanced Characterization and Testing of Textiles
• Section 7.3 (Chap 7 - Technical textiles for knife and slash resistance), Handbook of Technical Textiles – V2: Technical Textile Applications Jan. 21 Lecture 4: Protection
against puncture
• Section 11.2.1 (para. 3) (Chap 11 - Specific testing of protective clothing), Advanced Characterization and Testing of Textiles
• Sections Elastomers (pages 120-123) & Rubber processing (pages 133-134), (Chap 7 – Nonmetallic materials), Manufacturing Processes & Materials
Week 3
Jan. 26 Lecture 5: Ballistic protection
• Sections 11.3.2, 11.3.3, & 11.5.3 (Chap 11 - Specific testing of protective clothing), Advanced Characterization and Testing of Textiles
• Section 6.3 (Chap 6 - Technical textiles for ballistic protection), Handbook of Technical Textiles – V2:
Technical Textile Applications
Jan. 28 Lecture 6: Protection against abrasion
• Sections 2.13 (Chap 2 - Advanced strength testing of textiles)& 11.2.1 (para. 4), (Chap 11- Specific testing of protective clothing), Advanced Characterization and Testing of Textiles
• Section 5.3 (Chapter 5 - Synthetic Textile Fibres:
Polyamide, Polyester and Aramid Fibres), Textiles and Fashion: Materials, Design and Technology Week 4
Feb. 2 Lecture 7: Thermal
protection • Chap 4 (Testing thermal properties of textiles), Advanced Characterization and Testing of Textiles Feb. 4 Lecture 8: Protection
against flame
• Chapter 19 (Flame resistant textiles for structural and proximity fire fighting), Handbook of Fire Resistant Textiles
Week 5
Feb. 9 Lecture 9: Protection against hot substances
• Chap 9 (Testing of Hot-water and Steam Protective Performance Properties of Fabrics), Advanced Characterization and Testing of Textiles Feb. 11
Guest lecture: flash fire manikin testing &
Virtual visit of Flash Fire Facility
• Chapter 18 (Flame resistant textiles for flash fires), Handbook of Fire Resistant Textiles
Week 6 Feb. 16 Reading week - No class Feb. 18
Week 7
Feb. 23 Mid-term exam Feb. 25 Lecture 10: Protection
against chemicals: micro level
• Chap 12 (Civilian protection and protection of industrial workers from chemicals), Textiles for protection
Week 8 March 2 Lecture 11: Protection against chemicals:
molecular level
• Chap 3 (Solvent-Polymer Interactions), Chemical protective clothing
March 4 Lecture 12: Protection
against biological agents • Chap 16 (Microorganism protection), Textiles for protection
Week 9
March 9 No Class: Symposium, Institute of Textile Science, March 9-10, 2021 March 11 Lecture 13: Protection
against electrical hazards
• Chap 10 (Personal Protection (Safety)), Electric Power System Basics for the Nonelectrical Professional
Week 10 March 16 Lecture 14: Durability • Chap 9 (Durability of protective clothing), Understanding and Improving the Durability of Textiles
March 18 Lecture 15: Comfort-thermophysiological • Chap 3 (Comfort testing of textiles), Advanced Characterization and Testing of Textiles
Week 11
March 23 Lecture 16: Comfort-skin sensorial
• Chap 15 (Specific testing for performance sportswear), Advanced Characterization and Testing of Textiles
March 25 Lecture 17: Comfort-ergonomic
• Dianat et al. (2012). Methodology for evaluating gloves in relation to the effects on hand
performance capabilities: a literature review.
Ergonomics, 55(11), 1429-1451 Week 12
March 30 Lecture 18: Comfort-Psychological • Chap 2 (Psychology and comfort), Science in Clothing Comfort
April 1 Guest lecture: Visit of protective clothing manufacturing facility
• Chap 3 (Textile product development and definition), New product development in textiles:
innovation and production Week 13 April 6 Lecture 19: New trends-
smart textiles • Chap 22 (Smart materials for personal protective equipment), Smart Textiles and their Applications April 8 Lecture 20: New trends-
nanomaterials • Yetisen et al. (2016). Nanotechnology in Textiles.
ACS Nano, 10(3), 3042-3068 Week 14 April 13 Student mini-project presentations
April 15 Student mini-project presentations
Writing & Studying Support
Assistance and strategies for writing, studying, and preparing for exams are available on campus:
• Student Success Centre: http://www.studentsuccess.ualberta.ca/
• Centre for Writers: http://www.c4w.ualberta.ca/
Appendix: Guidelines about Academic Integrity in Reports and Presentations Reminder about some rules (this is not an exhaustive list)
• When using information for other sources in the text:
o Always include the reference (at the end of the first sentence for the series of successive sentences using information from a source; put the reference again if you are starting a new paragraph).
o Paraphrase the original text with your own words (preferred solution).
o If reproducing some sentences or phrases word-for-word, put the cited text between quotation marks. Include the reference at the end of the cited text with the page number.
o This applies both to reports and presentations. For presentations, the best is to list the relevant reference(s) on the slide (e.g. in small font size at the bottom of the slide) rather than listing them all on a dedicated slide at the end of the presentation.
• When including figures or tables reproduced from other sources:
o Just include the figure or table, not its caption.
o For reports, you need to create your own caption for the reproduced figures/tables, including the numbering.
o For presentations, you can choose to include a figure/table title if needed.
o For both reports and presentations, you need to provide the reference to the original source of the reproduced figure/table. For presentations, it should be mentioned at the end of the figure/table caption for reports and at the end of the figure/table title or below the
figure/table if no title.
o It also applies to pictures and cartoons found over the internet and used as illustrations on slides.
• This applies to any type of source, including:
o Scientific papers, Books (electronic or paper), …
o Material found over the internet: e.g. manufacturers’ websites, blogs, Newsletters, … Procedure in case of a suspected case of plagiarism
• Any instance of not referencing other people’s work is considered to be plagiarism, which is a specific type of academic misconduct.
• The instructor has the obligation to take action in case of a suspected case of academic
misconduct. However the decision regarding the eventual consequences is made by the relevant Associate Dean (Academic for undergraduate students; Graduate Studies for graduate students).
• 1st step: the instructor meets with the student to describe what they have noticed and allow the student to provide an explanation. Generally, someone else from the Department attends this meeting to be able to clarify any question that the instructor or the student may have. The student can also ask someone from the Ombuds office to attend. If the suspicion proves to be unfounded, no further action is taken.
• 2st step: if the suspicion of academic misconduct is confirmed, the instructor submits a report to the relevant Associate Dean with supporting documents providing evidence about the case.
• 3rd step: the relevant Associate Dean meets with the student to hear their explanations and makes a decision. The instructor is informed by the Associate Dean about the decision and eventually revises accordingly the student’s mark/letter grade.
UofA resources on how to cite properly sources of information
• https://www.ualberta.ca/current-students/academic-resources/academic-integrity/index.html
• https://www2.library.ualberta.ca/tutorials/foundational/5-1-plagiarism.mp4
• https://guides.library.ualberta.ca/ld.php?content_id=14270787
