| Recommended Reading List |
Reading List1. W.F. Smith (1993) Foundations of Materials Science and Engineering. New York: McGraw-Hill, Inc.2. R.W. Hertzberg (1996) Deformation and Fracture Mechanics of Engineering Materials. Canada: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.3. P.P. Benham, R.J. Crawford (1991) Mechanics of Engineering Materials. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.4. J.B. Watchman (1996) Mechanical Properties of Ceramics. Canada: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.5. A.K. Kaw (1997) Mechanics of Composite Materials. USA: Chapman & Hall / CRC Press.6. M.F. Ashby, D.R.H. Jones (1993) Engineering Materials 1: An Introduction to their Properties and Applications. Oxford: Pergamon Press.7. M.F. Ashby, D.R.H. Jones (1992) Engineering Materials 2: An Introduction to Microstructures, Processing and Design. Oxford: Pergamon Press.8. F.L. Matthews and R.D. Rawlings (1994) Composite Materials: Engineering and Science. Oxford: Chapman & Hall. |
| Assessment methods and criteria |
i) 2 Midterm Exam, ii) 1 Quiz and iii) 1 Final Exam. GRADING: MIDTERM EXAM I, Test, 20%; MIDTERM EXAM II, Test, 30%; QUIZ, Test, 10%; FINAL EXAM, Test, 40%.Goal:The aim of the course is to enable students to understand and evaluate i) mechanical properties/behaviours, ii) fundamentals/principles of fracture mechanics, iii) strengthening and iv) toughening mechanisms, additionally with the v) thermo-mechanical properties, vi) thermal stress/shock parameters and vii) thermal properties/behaviours of metal, ceramic, polymer and composite materials for applications. |
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