Mechanical Behavior of Materials

Course Description:

A study of load and environmental conditions that influence the behavior of materials in service. Elastic and plastic behavior, fracture, fatigue, low and high temperature behavior. Fracture mechanics. Failure analysis case studies emphasis on design.

Course Outcomes:

1: Identify deformation and failure in metallic materials (modulus, yield, strength, toughness, creep) and be able to relate behavior to microscale processes and dislocations.

 2: Identify deformation and failure in ceramic materials (modulus, strength, damage toughness) and be able to relate behavior to microscale processes and damage evolution

3: Identify deformation and failure in elastomeric materials (nonlinear elasticity, viscosity) and be able to relate behavior to microscale processes and molecular processes.

4. Analyze problems in mechanics of materials, interpret technical literature, and write technical report about a problem in this field.

5. Explain material selection charts in the context of mechanical properties and design objectives to apply mechanics of materials principles to real world engineering applications and design.

Textbook/Required Material: 

Lecture notes; Materials selection in mechanical design, M. Ashby, 2010, 4^th Edition; Mechanical Behavior of Materials, R.S. Mishra, I. Charit, R. Sankar Haridas, 2026, 1^st Edition; Engineering Damage Mechanics: Ductile, Creep, Fatigue and Brittle Failures, J. Lemaitre, R. Desmorat  2005. Selected publications