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MSE 821 Mechanical Behavior of Materials
Campus SCME
Programs PG
Session Fall Semester 2016
Course Title Mechanical Behavior of Materials
Course Code MSE 821
Credit Hours 3
Pre-Requisutes Nil
Course Objectives
  • Different types of forces and stresses acting on a particular engineering component.
  • Deformation processes based on different theories etc.
  • Effect of rate of loading on the material’s behavior.
    Detail Content
    • Shear Forces and Bending Moments, Torsion, Analysis of Stress and Strain,
    • Shear stress and plastic deformation, Critical resolved shear stress for slip, Slip systems,
    • Generation and mutual interactions of dislocations, Tension test & Stages of fatigue.
    • Compression and hardness testing, Types of fracture, Fracture Mechanics,
    • Rate and Temperature dependent deformation, Viscoelastic Behavior, Impact testing,
    • Creep deformation, Creep rupture, Fatigue failure, Stress cycles and S-N curve,
    Course Outcomes
    • At the end of the course the student should be able to apply this knowledge in:
      • Real engineering problems
      • Research to come up with new ideas related to deterioration of materials when subjected to different complex modes of mechanical stresses
    Text/Ref Books
    • Mechanical Metallurgy (G. E. Dieter) McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math; 3 edition (April 1, 1986)
    • Deformation and Fracture Mechanics of Engineering Materials (R. W. Hertzberg) Wiley; 5 edition (April 17, 2012)
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