Dansk - English

Short version - Full version


Constructin Materials (Fall 2012)

Course code : PEMATR-U1
ECTS Credits : 5 Status : Compulsory
Placement : 1. semester Hours per week : 4
Length : 1 semester Teaching Language : English

Principal Content : • Construction materials including the structure of materials and free body diagrams (the drawing up and use of these)
• Detailed coverage of steel (Fe) and heat treatments
• The iron carbon diagram and other phase diagrams
• Methods of hardening
• Various types of steel and their use in different constructions are covered.
• Aluminium and cobber will be coved as representative of “non-iron metals”.
• The most important tests of materials which describe the quality and usefulness of a material are covered.
• The course has four laboratory experiments which are carried out in groups. The groups submit a report of each of the experiments.
• Ten to twelve home assignments are submitted.
Teaching method : Class room theory lectures and assignments as well as laboratory experiments (the latter carried out in small groups).
Responsible teacher : Carsten Rützou , Carsten.Rutzou@fysik.dtu.dk