MATL 7050:  Deformation and Failure of Engineering Materials

Description:     Theoretical presentation of the fundamental principles of deformation and failure in materials systems.  The microscopic mechanisms that govern macroscopic mechanical behavior in metals, ceramics, glasses and polymers are studied.  Special considerations are given to effects of dislocations and crystallography in slip processes in metals, continuum concepts in fracture mechanics, cyclic stress and fatigue, and the role of microstructure in failure processes.

 

Credit Hours:  3 semester hours -- three 50 minute lectures per week.

 

Prerequisite:  Either ENGR 2070 - Mechanics of Materials or MECH 3130 - Mechanics of Materials.

 

Text:     Deformation and Fracture Mechanics of Engineering Materials (4th edition) by R.W. Hertzberg, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1996.

 

Schedule: Offered during Fall semester.