CATALOG DATA:
The materials science and engineering of the mechanics of solids. Description of the relationships between the macroscopic deformation of engineering materials and the meso-, micro- and atomic-level structural mechanisms.

TEXTBOOK:
R.W. Hertzberg, Deformation and Fracture Mechanics of Engineering Materials, Fourth Edition, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1996.

GOALS:
The goal of this course is to provide a fundamental framework for understanding and manipulating the mechanical behavior of engineering materials. For all types of mechanical behavior covered, emphasis is given to the 1) underlying physical mechanisms, 2) material structure-property relationships, and 3) theories, models, and their limitations. The course will cover content applicable to a diverse spectrum of career interests, enabling students to engineer materials for current and future generations of technology.

PREREQUISITES
AME 20241 (AME 238) Mechanics of Solids, and AME 30361 (CHEG 225) Science of Engineering Materials.

Topics (alphabetical keyword index):

• anisotropy, biomaterials, ceramics, composites, creep, crystallography, deformation mechanisms, dislocations, elasticity, material testing, metals, micromechanical modeling, microstructure, plasticity, polymers, slip, strain, strain rate, strengthening mechanisms, stress, tensors, texture, viscoelasticity, yield criteria.

ABET category content as estimated by faculty member who prepared the course description:
Engineering Science: 2.0 credits or 67%
Engineering Design: 1 credits or 33%

Prepared by: Professor Ryan Roeder
Last Update: May 6, 2004

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