308813 (v.1) Materials 337
| Area: | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
|---|---|
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 3.5 |
| Tuition Patterns: | The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline. |
| Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Laboratory: | 2 x 1 Hours Quarterly |
| Prerequisite(s): |
308802 (v.1)
Strength of Materials 232
or any previous version
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| Syllabus: | Failure mechanisms in metals. High cycle fatigue phenomena. Estimation of fatigue life. Effects of various parameters on fatigue life. Stress concentrations and their effects. Cumulative damage assessment. Non-zero mean loads. Combined and triaxial loads. Analysis of fatigue fracture surfaces. Introduction to linear elastic fracture mechanics. Determination of fracture toughness. Energy methods of beam deflection. Euler buckling of columns. Thick and compound cylinders. Rotating rings, disks, and shafts. Introduction to elasticity theory. Airy stress function. |
| Unit references, texts, outcomes and assessment details | The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline. |
| Field of Education: | 030701 Mechanical Engineering |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Partially Online Internal | Area External | Central External | Fully Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | ||||
| 2012 | Miri Sarawak Campus | Semester 1 | Y |
Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
