Mechanics of Materials - 2019 entry

This module aims to help you  understand the properties of engineering materials, and the classification of steels, non-iron metals and polymers.  It also teaches you how to physically test samples of materials to determine material properties, and how to  avoid failure in engineering applications, including stress and deformation calculation.

Moreover,  the module is designed to help you to comprehend failure mechanism, including fracture and fatigue, and  understand complex stresses and strains arising in elastic and non-elastic systems. In addition, you will learn how to apply numerical evaluation methods, including both underlying principal methods and industrial software implementation .

Finally, by the end of the module, you will be able to use calculation methods to assess fastening of multiple components.

This module, you will learn about the key aspects of an engineering design approach,  and will develop  your understanding  of the properties of engineering materials,  the testing of material materials and the strength, failure and safety factor.  The module also teaches you numerical approaches for the prediction of stress concentration in engineering applications.
 

On successful completion of this module, you should be able to:
 

Module Specific Skills and Knowledge:
1 comprehend Engineering Material properties and the selection approach;
2 understand how and why components fail and determine margins of safety;
3 grasp testing methods to derive material properties;
4 model and analyse two dimensional stresses and strains resulting from complex loading of three dimensional systems.
Discipline Specific Skills and Knowledge
5 recognise how stresses and strains occur naturally in materials and equipment used in engineering and life in the context of failure and safety;
6 exhibit the mathematical and graphical skills needed to analyse complex engineering systems subject to load;
7 use calculation methods to assess fastening of multiple components.
Personal and Key Transferable / Employment Skills and Knowledge
8 work independently and in groups to record, digest, organise and analyse information such that it can be presented in report form to a given deadline
9 observe, select and compare data.

- an introduction to material classification and material properties, use of Standards etc;

- understanding of selection approach and applications of materials, including steels, non-iron metals and polymers;

- an introduction to failure; fracture, fatigue and creep; including i) understanding of safety factors, ii) elastic failure: theories of elastic failure; comparison of theories and iii) non-elastic behaviour: plastic bending, plastic hinges and shape factors; linear and non-linear viscoelasticity;

- understanding and application of numerical evaluation methods, including both underlying principal methods and industrial software implementation;

- understanding of calculation methods to assess fastening of multiple components;

- use of strain gauge rosettes and other methods of strain measurement.

As above 1 piece of CW 30% and/or 1 Exam 70%

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Web based and electronic resources:

Wikipedia

Other resources:

SolidWorks help files

Reading list for this module: