Unit information: Materials Engineering 2 in 2019/20

Unit name	Materials Engineering 2
Unit code	MENG21100
Credit points	20
Level of study	I/5
Teaching block(s)	Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24)
Unit director	Dr. Peel
Open unit status	Not open
Pre-requisites	Engineering Mathematics 1 (EMAT10100), Materials 1 (MENG11100), or equivalent
Co-requisites	None
School/department	School of Engineering Mathematics and Technology
Faculty	Faculty of Engineering

Description including Unit Aims

This course is split into two main sections: properties of materials and mechanics of materials.

Mechanics of Materials: presents the advanced principles of elastic analysis in three dimensions, and applies these concepts to idealised problems based on simple engineering structures. Specific topics covered include

1. Three-dimensional stress and strain transformations
2. Tensorial characteristics of stress and strain
3. Yield criteria
4. Thin walled cylinders
5. Thick walled cylinders
6. Energy methods
7. Airy stress function approach
8. Application to other failure modes
9. An introduction to experimental measurement of strain

Properties of Materials: This section covers the sustainability of materials, advanced material selection strategies and the processing of metals and polymers (composites). Specific objectives of the course are

1. Teach several advanced material selection strategies used when there are conflicting objectives and multiple constraints.
2. Teach the use of phase diagrams, time-temperature diagrams and cooling diagrams in predicting metal properties.
3. Provide a solid foundation for understanding polymer processing and composite design.
4. Provide techniques to evaluate the sustainability of materials, including long term sourcing of components and environmental impact.

Intended Learning Outcomes

1. Derive material indices for selection and provide sensible material choices under open ended scenarios.
2. Demonstrate an ability to evaluate common processing routes for materials and diagnose failures arising from inappropriate processing.
3. Identify key issues affecting the sustainability of materials and how we might mitigate any problems.
4. Able to solve a wide range of problems in Mechanics of Materials by using suitable theoretical methods.
5. Able to demonstrate the modelling skills needed to simplify complex mechanics of materials problems such that efficient analysis may be carried out.
6. Able to specify the assumptions made in modelling and the likely accuracy of calculated results.

Teaching Information

Properties of Materials:

• Students receive 1 lecture per week for new material, problem solving, tutorial solutions and support for the material selection exercise. Extensive written handouts are provided to support the lectures.

Mechanics of Materials:

• Lectures and example classes, typically 1 hour per week
• Multiple tutorial sheets

Assessment Information

Material Selection Coursework (10%) (learning outcome 1)

Exam paper (90%) (learning outcomes 2-6)

Reading and References