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After completion of this course, the students should be able to:
- Explain the concepts of elastic, plastic, fatigue, fracture and creep behavior of materials [a4]
- Solve basic problems of finding stresses under various loading conditions [e]
- Explain the plane strain, plane stress and 3D stress state concepts, and evaluate the principal stresses and strains [a4]
- Explain various failure theories for brittle and ductile materials and evaluate the conditions for failure [a4]
- Explain various defects in materials and the factors affecting the mechanical and failure behavior [a4]
- Use the concept of linear elastic fracture mechanics, and estimate the effect of cracks in materials and structures [a4]
- Explain the concept of fracture toughness and its use in engineering design [e]
- Evaluate fracture toughness from various methods [a4]
- Explain the concepts of stress based fatigue, strain based fatigue, and fatigue crack-growth [a4]
- Evaluate fatigue life for materials using various methods [a4]
- Compare the mechanical, fatigue and fracture properties of materials [a4]
- Predict the fatigue failure properties of structures and materials [a4]
- Explain creep and stress rupture concepts for materials [a4]
- Analyze structures for stresses and deformations and predict failures [e]
- Select a material for specific design application given the loading environment [e]
- Write individual reports utilizing a peer-review process [g]
Note: The letters within the brackets indicate the general program outcomes of mechanical engineering.
See: ME Program Outcomes.
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