Mechanics and Materials - Tentative Outline

Weekly Schedule10/9/97
Total Classes (75 min)59
1Introductory Materials ScienceAtomic Structure, Bonding2
2Scalars, Vectors, and MatricesProperties of Vectors and Matrices and Their Use in Mechanics; Forces and Moments2
3Crystal StructureBravais Lattices, Miller Indices, Crystallography, X-ray Diffraction4
4Point, Line, & Volume DefectsPoint Defects, Dislocations, Grain Boundaries1
5Fundamental Principles of MechanicsPrinciples of Equilibrium and Examples of Basic Mechanics in Industry1
6Modeling of Structures3-D Joints, Pins, Supports, Cables, and Trusses6
7Concepts of Stress and StrainStress and Strain Tensors, Normal and Shear Components2
8Mechanical Behavior
of Materials -
Mechanics
Stress-Strain Curves, Isotropy, Anisotropy, Science of Materials, and Constitutive Relationships6
9Mechanical Behavior
of Materials -
Microstructural Response
to Loading
Tension, Compression, Shear;
Elastic Behavior - Stress, Strain, Elastic Modulus, Shear Modulus, Poisson's Ratio, Stiffness, Yield Strength, UTS
Plastic Behavior - Plastic Deformation, Slip Systems, UTS, Necking, Toughness, Hardness, Fracture, Fatigue, Creep (defect and dislocation motion)
5
10MetalsHeat Treatments, Phase Equilibria, Diffusion, Strengthening Mechanisms, Processing5
11CeramicsStructure, Processing, Properties2
12PolymersStructure, Processing, Properties2
13TorsionTheory of Torsion, Twisting Moments, and Boundary Conditions4
14Bending Theory of Bending, Loadings, Boundary Conditions, Deflections and Singularity Functions6
15Transformation of Stress and StrainMohr's Circle, and Combined Loadings2
16Composites Materials Science, Processing1
17Mechanics of CompositesRule of Mixtures, etc.2
18Corrosion Corrosion, Passivation, Galvanic Series1
19Special TopicsThin Walled Pressure Vessels, Inelastic Behavior, and Buckling3
20Metallography and MicroscopySample Preparation, Limitations2
NC, FF, HG, PG, PK, SP, JS