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ME516: Advanced Mechanics of Materials
Semester 2 | Credits: 5
This module is concerned with advanced mechanics of materials with a view to engineering design for structural integrity. Attention is focussed on elasticity, plasticity, creep and fracture mechanics, with application to multiaxial design against fatigue, fracture, creep, creep-fatigue interaction and plastic failure. Mini-projects will focus on applied computational mechanics of materials.
(Language of instruction: English)
Learning Outcomes
- Derive multiaxial strain tensor from three-dimensional displacement field, including large deformation theory
- Design for multiaxial plasticity in advanced mechanical applications
- Undertake multiaxial creep design for high temperature applications
- Predict multiaxial high and low cycle fatigue life
- Develop non-linear computational mechanics models for mechanical design
- Carry out three-dimensional transformation of stress and strain tensors for multiaxial applications
Assessments
- Written Assessment (70%)
- Continuous Assessment (30%)
Teachers
- SEAN LEEN:
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- DONG-FENG LI:
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Reading List
- "Advanced Mechanics of Materials" by Boresi, AP, Schmidt, RJ, and Sidebottom, OM
Publisher: Wiley and Sons - "Introduction to Computational Plasticity" by Dunne, F and Petrinic, N,
Publisher: Oxford Univ Press - "Engineering Materials 1: An Introduction to Properties, Applications and Design" by Ashby, MF and Jones, DRH
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Elsevier - "Fatigue of materials" by Suresh, S
Publisher: Cambridge Univ Press - "Design for Creep" by Penny, RK and Marriott, DL
Publisher: Chapman and Hall - "Mechanics of Engineering Materials" by Benham, Crawford and Armstrong
Publisher: Pearson Prentice Hall
Note: Module offerings and details may be subject to change.