ESM/MSE
3064 - MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF
MATERIALS LABORATORY – Spring 2007
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CLASS: |
Four sections: 2:30-5:15 Monday, 2:00-4:45 Tuesday, 2:30-5:15 Wednesday, and 2:00-4:45 Thursday; Norris 127 and sometimes Hancock 107, 1 credit. |
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COREQUISITE: |
ESM/MSE 3054 - Mechanical Behavior of Materials (2 credits) |
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TEXT: |
Mechanical Behavior of Materials Laboratory Manual prepared by ESM Staff, Aug. 2007. Available online at Blackboard. |
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REFERENCE: |
Mechanical
Behavior of Materials, Third Edition, by N. E. Dowling, |
CATALOG DESCRIPTION
Laboratory experiments on mechanical properties and behavior of homogeneous
and composite engineering materials subjected to static, dynamic, creep and
fatigue loads; biaxial theories of failure; behavior of cracked bodies;
microstructure-property relationships and design methodologies.
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Week |
Experiment Number |
Subject |
1-22 |
1 |
Introduction to the Laboratory |
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1-29 |
2 |
Use of Computers and Micrometers in the Laboratory |
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2-5 |
3 |
Elastic Constants for Isotropic and Anisotropic Materials (Writing Workshop for ESM students) |
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2-12 |
4 |
Tensile Properties of Metals |
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2-19 |
5 |
Tensile Properties of Polymers |
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2-26 |
6 |
Fracture Toughness Testing (Writing Workshop for ESM students) |
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3-5 |
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(Spring Break) |
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3-12 |
7 |
Hardness and Notch-Impact Tests |
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3-19 |
8 |
Fatigue Crack Growth & Servohydraulics (Hancock 107) |
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3-26 |
9, Part 1 |
Fatigue Life Curves, experiment (Hancock 107) |
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4-2 |
9, Part 2 |
Fatigue Life Curves, analysis (Writing Workshop for ESM students) |
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4-9 |
10 |
Compression and Bending Tests |
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4-16 |
11 |
Concrete and Reinforced Concrete |
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4-23 |
12 |
Creep and Stress Relaxation |
Educational Objectives:
The student shall be able to:
· - Perform tests to evaluate the resistance of various engineering materials to loading in tension, compression, impact, brittle fracture, fatigue, and creep situations
· - Operate standard types of materials testing equipment, including impact, hardness, universal, electronic screw driven, and closed-loop servohydraulic machines.
· - Operate standard types of auxiliary lab equipment, such as strain gauge circuitry, X-Y recorders, LVDT and strain gauge extensometers, and computers (PC's).
· - Analyze, interpret, and present
mechanical testing data, and apply the results in engineering materials
selection and design.
Updated 1/016/06