Undergraduate
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Undergraduate
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Materials I
Materials I
This class introduces students to basic material concepts such as: Atomic structure, Chemical bonds, Crystallography and Crystal Structure (Crystalline systems, Bravais lattices, Elementary cells, Crystallographic directions, levels & density, single- and poly-crystalline materials), Crystallographic structure imperfections (point, linear, flat, three-dimensional). Granules, grain microstructure limits, microscopy, particle size. Equilibrium phase diagram (complete solid solubility, lever rule, eutectic phase diagrams, peritectic phase diagrams, solid solutions, thermodynamic interpretation of Gibbs law, binary diagrams). The Fe-C system. Basic solidification mechanisms. Nucleation and Growth, Casting, Segregation. Phase transformations and thermal processing of steel alloys and cast metals (fabrication processes, precipitation processes, annealing processes, recovery, recrystallization and grain growth).
Materials II
Materials II
This course content is structured towards more advanced material concepts such as: Mobility of atoms and Diffusion in solid state (mechanisms, laws of Fick). Hardening and strengthening of steels. Precipitation hardening. Microstructural strength characteristics of materials and testing thereof. Engineering materials (steels, cast irons, copper alloys, light metals, titanium alloys, Zn alloys, Pb alloys, superalloys. Physical Properties (Electrical, Thermal, Magnetic, Optical). Oxidation, Corrosion and surface protection. Nanomaterials. Structure verification through X-ray diffraction techniques. Ceramics.
Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
The course is intended as an introduction to the field of Biomedical Engineering. In this context, the class familiarizes students with basic biological concepts, biological materials (cells, proteins, tissues, blood etc.) and how these interact with each-other. The interplay between physical forces and cell function/evolution is analyzed towards an understanding of mechanotransduction and the underlaying phenomena (Bio-signaling and sensing). Medical devices and implants and fundamental aspects thereof: Biomaterials, Biocompatibility, Bio degeneration, Bio-Mimetics and Nanomaterials.
Strength of Materials
Strength of Materials
The course content is structured around 6 main pillars: Axial loading: Safety Factor, Hooke’s law, Modulus of Elasticity, Elastic vs. Plastic behaviour, Static indeterminacy, Thermal stresses, Poisson’s ratio, Hooke’s law (generalized), Torsion: Stress, strain, angle of twist in elastic range, statically indeterminate shafts, design of transmission shafts, stress concentrations. Pure Bending: Deformations in symmetric member, strain due to bending, bending of members made of several materials, stress concentrations, asymmetric bending, general case of eccentric axial loading. Design and analysis of beams: N,Q,M diagrams, determination of the shearing stress in common or complex types of beams, shear stresses in thin-walled members. Stress–Strain Transformations: Plane stress transformation, principal stresses, maximum shear stress, Mohr’s Circle for plane stress and general Three-Dimensional analysis of stress and strain. Deflection of beams: Deformation of a beam under transverse loading, equation of the elastic curve, determination of the elastic curve from the load distribution, method of superposition, moment–area theorems.
A detailed description of these courses’ curriculum can be found at the Department’s Study Guide