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Mechanics & Materials I (Fall 2011) |
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| Course code : | ME-MEM1-U1 | ||
| ECTS Credits : | 10 | Status : | Compulsory |
| Placement : | 1. semester | Hours per week : | 8 |
| Length : | 1 semester | Teaching Language : | English |
| Principal Content : | The course will cover the following topics: Physical properties, mechanical characteristics, thermal behavior, durability, environmental issues, Statics. Analysis of stress and strain. Mechanics and materials. Axial, torsion and flexural loadings. Pressure vessels. Stresses in beams and beam deflections. Design of column structures against buckling. Energy methods. Theories of failure. The following material groups will be treated: Metals, ceramics, polymers and composites. The physical concepts of forces and moments, stresses, deformations and strains, elasticity and plastic deformation will be introduced. These concepts will be related to the geometry and loading of structural components and also to material composition, i.e. chemical structure, atomic bonding, crystal and phase structures as well as microstructures for composites and porous materials. The software “Cambridge Engineering Selector” (CES EduPack) is used for interactive material selection. |
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| Teaching method : | The teaching is based on a “design-led approach”. Approximately half of the time allocated to the course will be used in guided project work in groups. The course projects will give the students an opportunity to apply basic concepts learned in the class to real-life problems, and to learn new concepts in that are not covered in the lectures. There will be introductory and summing up lectures as well as an introduction to material selection in mechanical design. Project work in small groups includes computer simulations, use of internet search engines and case studies. |
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| Required prequisites : | None | ||
| Responsible teacher : | Imad Abou-Hayt
, iabo@dtu.dk |
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