MECH 3002 Advanced Mechanics of Materials

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Credit Points 10

Legacy Code 300761

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Description This unit builds on the Mechanics of Materials to provide students with knowledge about impacts of deformation, stresses, strains and strength on materials and components essential in understanding how to improve mechanical design. Students' analytic and problem solving skills are developed through analysis of impacts including non-elastic deformation, orientation of the reference axes, and how materials fail. Using knowledge about materials, students evaluate impacts on materials, the mechanisms to control properties of materials, and use mathematical calculations and techniques to determine stresses and strains on simple components. Overall, students develop the capacity to select appropriate materials and improve mechanical design.

School Eng, Design & Built Env

Discipline Mechanical Engineering

Student Contribution Band HECS Band 2 10cp

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Level Undergraduate Level 3 subject

Pre-requisite(s) MECH 2003

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:

Use mathematical calculations to determine a range of stresses
Use graphical techniques to represent transformation equations for stresses and angles
Evaluate failure of materials in demonstrating knowledge of the relationship between the structure of materials and mechanical properties
Outline the mechanisms associated with creep, fatigue, and stress concentrations
Determine appropriate methods for controlling the properties of materials such as an alloy

Subject Content

Stresses beyond the yield point.
Residual stresses
Use Mohr's stress circle
Failure Theories
Creep and fatigue
Stress concentrations
Alloys, heat treatments and phase diagrams

Assessment

The following table summarises the standard assessment tasks for this subject. Please note this is a guide only. Assessment tasks are regularly updated, where there is a difference your Learning Guide takes precedence.

Item	Length	Percent	Threshold	Individual/Group Task
Participation	2 hours (per class)	5	N	Individual
Numerical Problem Solving	15 minutes (per Quiz)	20	N	Individual
Practical	3 hours (per Practical)	10	N	Individual
Final Exam	2 hours	65	N	Individual