Materials Science 5020 - Mechanical Properties of Materials
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Lecture |
Spring 2010
INSTRUCTOR
Nandika D’Souza
Office Hours: Mon. & Wed. 10:30-11:30am and by appointment
Phone:
940-565-2979
Fax: 940-565-4824
E-mail: ndsouza[at]unt.edu
CLASS TIME & LOCATION
See the current class schedule for class time and location
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Not Available
TEXT
Mechanical Behavior of Materials by Thomas Courtney, 2nd edition – ISBN 0-07013265-8
GRADING
Homework......................... 10%
First exam......................... 20%
Second exam.................... 20%
Independent Project.......... 20%
Final.................................. 30%
Note
Homework must be turned in during the class.
If you intend on missing a class, alert the instructor to not being able to turn a homework in BEFORE the due date.
The Final exam will be comprehensive.
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Class Topics |
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What you can expect and when:
| Week |
Date |
Textbook |
Topic Covered |
| Week 1 |
Jan 20 |
Chapter 1 |
Quiz, syllabus |
| Week 2 |
Jan 25, 27 |
Chapter 1/2 |
Tension/Bending/Torsion/Elastic Matrix |
| Week 3 |
Feb 1, 3 |
Chapter 1/2 |
Elastic deformation in isotropic materials, Plane Stress, Plane Strain, Principal Stresses |
| Week 4 |
Feb 8, 10 |
Chapter 2/6 |
Stress-strain in anisotropic materials, Composites, Strengthening by fiber reinforcement |
| Week 5 |
Feb 15, 17 |
Chapter 6 |
Composites |
| Week 6 |
Feb 22, 24 |
Chapter 3 |
Deformation of metallic crystalline materials, Exam 1 |
| Week 7 |
March 1, 3 |
Chapter 4 |
Deformation of metallic crystalline materials |
| Week 8 |
March 8, 10 |
Chapter 5 |
Strengthening crystalline materials |
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SPRING BREAK |
| Week 9 |
March 22, 24 |
Chapter 5 |
Strengthening crystalline materials |
| Week 10 |
March 29, 31 |
Chapter 7 |
High temperature deformation of crystalline materials |
| Week 11 |
April 5, 7 |
Chapter 8 |
Deformation of non-crystalline materials, Exam 2 |
| Week 12 |
April 12, 14 |
Chapter 8/9 |
Deformation of non-crystalline materials, Fracture Mechanics |
| Week 13 |
April 19, 21 |
Courtney Chapter 10 |
Fracture Mechanics, Toughening Mechanisms |
| Week 14 |
April 26, 28 |
Chapter 10, 11 |
Deformation of polymers/Toughening |
| Week 15 |
May 3, 5 |
Chapter 12 |
Fatigue |
| Week 16 |
May 10 |
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Final exam (comprehensive) 1:30pm |
*The University of North Texas Materials Science Department will make reasonable adjustments to ensure equal opportunity for qualified persons with disabilities to participate in all their programs and activities. Please see the instructor if special accommodations are required
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