Course: Limit States of Materials

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Course title Limit States of Materials
Course code KMMCS/XHMSM
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study 2
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 0
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Schmidová Eva, prof. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
The course is divided into two parts. The first part is focused on the internal structure of basic types of construction materials and on the strengthening and relaxation mechanisms. the course explains the relation between structural and mechanical characteristics of materials. The second part focuses on the nature of degradation processes and limiting states of materials. Understanding of these processes in relation to the different nature of service exploatation allows qualified material selection or the solution of specific operational problems.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming)
  • Participation in classes - 18 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The course aims to introduce the fundamental physical principles governing the strength and plasticity of materials. It outlines the basic mechanisms underlying material degradation, emphasising limit states such as fatigue and brittle fracture. The limit states are defined based on the specific application and service load conditions.
Students will be able to assess the different degradation processes in particular operational conditions. He will get the skills to define suitable material analyses regarding the material response under defined conditions and to process the results such as analyses towards the solution of problems in the field of material engineering.
Prerequisites
The basic knowledge of materials science (internal structure and phase of steels, phase transformations in steels and cast iron, mechanical properties of steels)

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination

The basic knowledge of materials science (internal structure and phase of steels, phase transformations in steels and cast iron, mechanical properties of steels)
Recommended literature
  • Ashby, M.F., Jones, D.R.H. Engineering Materials I,II. Exeter, 1988.
  • Pokluda, J., Šandera, P. Micromechanisms of Fracture and Fatigue. 2010.


Study plans that include the course
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