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  • General

    COURSE OVERVIEW

    MEC-E6003 Materials Safety is lectured by Prof. Iikka Virkkunen. 

    After completing this course, the students will have the tools to understand material behavior under various loading conditions and in different environments, are able assess risks related to deformation and fracture of materials, can identify factors potentially leading to failures, will be familiar with deformation mechanisms, principles of fracture mechanics and fracture appearance, and are able to comprehend, analyze and apply relative literature, scientific articles, standards and test results. The main topics of the Materials Safety course are:

    • Deformation mechanisms
    • Creep
    • Fracture mechanics
    • LEFM and EPFM
    • Cleavage fracture
    • Fatigue
    • EAC

    The course textbook is "Deformation and Fracture Mechanics of Engineering Materials", by Hertzberg, RW. ISBN:978-0470527801.

    In addition to the lectures, the course will include two assignments and five article review exercises. The assignments include laboratory work and literature review and they are performed in small groups. Further instructions on how to successfully complete the assignments and the article exercises will be given on the first lecture session. Therefore, participating to this lecture is essential. All immediate notices will be communicated via e-mail to registered students. Also, if you need to reach the teaching staff, please use email (iikka.virkkunen@aalto.fi). 

    The course assistant is Goncalo Sorger and can be reached via email: goncalo.sorger@aalto.fi. Patrik Sahiluoma will be running the first laboratory session. In any issues related to it, he can be reached via email: patrik.sahiluoma@aalto.fi

    Theoretical lectures are held in person, and recordings from 2020 are also available (links in the Materials section). The content is essentially identical. 12:15 – 14:00 will be a discussion live in the designated location (K201). If you choose to make use of the recordings in lieu of live lectures, make sure you have watched the lectures before the discussion section.

     Welcome to the course!

    Regards, 

    Iikka Virkkunen