MEEM 4170/5175 – Failure of Material in
Mechanics
Department of Mechanical Engineering -
Engineering Mechanics
Michigan Technological University
Spring 2006
Office: 930 MEEM
Building
Phone:
(906)487-2329
Email: gmodegar@mtu.edu
Classroom: 302
MEEM Building
Time: M, W, F 9:05-9:55
am
Office hours: M,
W, F 10:00-11:30 am
Prerequisites:
MEEM 3501 – Product Realization I
Required Textbook:
Dowling, N.E., “Mechanical Behavior of
Materials: Engineering
Methods for Deformation, Fracture, and Fatigue”, Second Edition,
Prentice Hall,
Upper Saddle River,
NJ, 1999
Other Sources:
- Ashby, M.F., D.R.H. Jones, "Engineering Materials 1: An
Introduction to
their Properties & Applications", Second Edition,
Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford, 1997
- Bowman, K., "Mechanical Behavior of Materials", John Wiley &
Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, 2004
- Meyers, M.A., K.K. Chawla, "Mechanical Behavior of Materials",
Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 1999
- Shackelford, J.F., "Introduction to Materials Science for
Engineers", Second Edition, Macmillan Publishing Company, NY, 1988
Lectures:
Lectures will consist of material taken
from the textbook as
well as from other sources. Students are
responsible for keeping a complete set of lecture notes for use in
working
homework problems and studying for examinations.
Homework:
No late homework will be accepted. Students
are encouraged to work with others
to complete homework assignments, however, all work turned in must be
original,
not simply a copy of someone else’s work.
Such copying with be considered as a breach of academic honesty
and
appropriate action will be taken. Homework must be neatly written
and the logic must be clear. Separate pages must be stapled
together.
Exams:
The mid-term and final exams
will cover material from the
homework problems and from the lectures.
Exam dates:
- 1st mid-term exam: Wednesday, February 8, 2006
- 2nd mid-term exam: Wednesday, March 15, 2006
- Final exam: April 26, 2006, 8:00-10:00 am
Students enrolled in MEEM 5175
will be
required to prepare a written
report and a brief oral presentation on a specialized topic in failure
theory. The students are expected to
conduct a full literature review and report the most recent advances in
the
specific field. The written reports and
oral presentations will be graded on technical content and overall
quality. The written report must follow
the style of
the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (PDF or MS Word
template). The project topic can be
related to your
graduate research or another area of significant interest in fracture
mechanics. Topics must be approved by
the instructor. Key dates:
- Project
proposal (one full-page summary): Wednesday, January 25, 2006
- List
of references: Wednesday, Feburary 8, 2006
- Report
outline: Wednesday, Feburary 22, 2006
- Full
report: Friday, April 21, 2006
- Presentations:
April 19-21, 2006
MEEM 4170 (5175) Tentative
Grading:
Homework: 20% (20%)
1st mid-term exam: 25% (20%)
2nd mid-term exam: 25% (20%)
Final exam: 30% (20%)
Project: 0% (20%)
Tentative Course Topics:
1. Introduction
2. Structure and Deformation in Materials
3. A Survey of Engineering Materials
4. Mechanical Testing
5. Stress-Strain Relationships and Behavior
6. Complex and Principal
States of Stress
and
Strain
7. Yield and Fracture
8. Fatigue
