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Valid for year : 2005
 
TMKM30 Engineering Materials - Optimization of Materials, 7,5 ECTS credits.
/Konstruktionsmaterial-materialoptimering/

For:   M   MI  

 

Prel. scheduled hours: 46
Rec. self-study hours: 154

  Area of Education: Technlogy

Subject area: Mechanical Engineering

  Advancement level (A-D): D

Aim:
To familiarise the student with knowledge and procedures for optimisation of materials for engineering applications

Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
Engineering Materials - Metals; Engineering Materials - Polymer Materials; Basic course in Solid Mechanics

Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.

Supplementary courses:
Advanced Materials Techniques

Organisation:
Lectures, tutorials and project work

Course contents:
Application of material properties in engineering design; Basic theories regarding materials selection and optimisation; material design; Competition between different classes of materials; Systematic materials selection; Criteria for the use of advanced materials; Materials and environment issues; Materials recycling; Materials selection with regards to weight and energy saving; Engineering component life time analysis; Project work with the help of material database.

Course literature:


Examination:
Written examination
Laboratory work
Assignment
2 p
1 p
2 p
 



Course language is Swedish/English.
Department offering the course: IKP.
Director of Studies: studierektor@ikp.liu.se
Examiner: Sten Johansson
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Last updated: 07/05/2005