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MEC-E6007 - Mechanical Testing of Materials D, Lecture, 26.2.2024-7.6.2024

Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

After the course the students can:

  • distinguish different purposes of mechanical testing in different contexts
  • understand the operating principles of typical measurement techniques used in mechanical testing of materials, and the resulting limitations of the techniques
  • analyze the requirements and possibilities for measurements to characterize the deformation behaviour of materials
  • compare the specifications of mechanical testing equipment with the requirements of a measurement
  • recognize and quantify sources of error and uncertainty in measurement results
  • choose appropriate testing methods in different situations
  • carry out some standard mechanical tests and evaluate the results
  • study other methods in mechanical testing independently

Credits: 5

Schedule: 26.02.2024 - 07.06.2024

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Sven Bossuyt

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    • measurement of force, displacement, and strain
    • loadframes, actuators, and grips
    • quasi-static, dynamic, and cyclic loading
    • selected special challenges in mechanical testing
    • digital image correlation and other full-field measurement techniques
    • introduction inverse problem methodologies in experimental mechanics

Assessment Methods and Criteria

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Weekly quizzes, lab reports, and case study

DETAILS

Study Material

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Selected chapters of ASTM handbooks and ASTM or ISO standards (to be determined)

    Michael Sutton, Jean-Jose Orteu, and Hubert Schreier: "Image Correlation for Shape, Motion and Deformation Measurements - Basic Concepts,Theory and Applications", Springer Verlag 2009 (ISBN: 978-0-387-78747-3)

    Fabrice Pierron and Michel Grédiac: "The Virtual Fields Method - Extracting Constitutive Mechanical Parameters from Full-field Deformation Measurements", Springer Verlag 2012 (ISBN: 978-1-4614-1824-5)

     

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Teaching Language : English

    Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Spring IV - V
    2023-2024 Spring IV - V

    Enrollment :

    registration in SISU. 

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