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Undergraduate Course: Materials Science and Engineering (Civil) 2 (CIVE08013)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Engineering CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) Credits10
Home subject areaCivil Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionTo provide a broad introduction to the materials used in engineering, their properties and structures.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Civil Engineering 1 (CIVE08001)
Co-requisites Students MUST also take: Behaviour and Design of Structures 2 (CIVE08012) AND Structural Mechanics 2A (SCEE08002) AND Structural Mechanics 2B (CIVE08010)
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs YES: This course involves laboratories that require personal protective equipment (PPE), including safety boots, eye protection, riggers gloves and impervious concreting gloves. Further details are given in the School of Engineering handbook.
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesEquivalents to above.
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1) Learn enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Class Delivery Information Tutorials, and laboratories to be arranged
Course Start Date 13/01/2014
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 20, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 4, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 6, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 68 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 80 %, Coursework 0 %, Practical Exam 20 %
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)1:30
Resit Exam Diet (August)1:30
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completing the module, students should:

1. Be familiar with the major classes of engineering materials.

2. Be familiar with the mechanical, thermal and chemical properties of engineering materials, their definition, measurement and specification.

3. Be familiar with the main electrical and optical properties of materials.

4. Be able to locate material property data.

5. Understand in qualitative terms the physical basis of material structure and the physical basis of the principal engineering properties of materials.

6. Be familiar with elementary concepts of metallurgy, in particular microstructure-property relationships in metals and alloys, with reference to iron-carbon; ferrous alloys, Al, Ti, Mg, Cu, and refractory metals.

7. Be familiar with the major polymeric materials and their use as solid polymers, coatings, foams and adhesives.

8. Be familiar with the main types of ceramics and glasses in engineering.

9. Be familiar with the concepts durability and in particular of electrochemical corrosion.

10. Be acquainted with the main materials processing operations.
Assessment Information
Coursework 20%

Examination 80%
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Outline of lecture course

Introduction to materials science and engineering

1. Materials Classification
metals, polymers, ceramics, glass, composites

2. Properties
Mechanical, thermal, chemical, optical, electrical
Definition, units, measurement
How to locate property data

3. Structures
Structure on different scales
Atoms, bonding, crystal structures, microstructures

4. Material classes
4.1 Metals & alloys
4.2 Polymers
4.3 Ceramics & glass
4.4 Composites

5. New horizons for materials

6. Durability and corrosion

7. Deformation and fracture of materials
Ductile/brittle behaviour, fracture toughness, creep, fatigue

8. Materials Selection


semester 2
Lectures 20 hours (Sanderson LT1, Monday & Thursday 9-9.50)
Practicals 6 hours
Tutorials 4 hours (begin week 3)
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list ALL AVAILABLE ONLINE FROM THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY

Engineering Materials, Volume 1: Properties and Applications,
MF Ashby & DRH Jones, 1996, Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann

Engineering Materials, Volume 2: An Introduction to Microstructures, Processing and Design (Second Edition),
MF Ashby & DRH Jones, 1998; Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann

Materials Selection in Mechanical Design,
MF Ashby, 2005, Elsevier Science & Technology


Other Sources

Fundamentals of Materials (Chapt 1), Engineering properties of materials (Chapt 2) ICE Manual of Construction Materials, 2009, Institution of Civil Engineers (C. Hall).

Overview No. 80 On the engineering properties of materials, MF Ashby, 1989, Acta Metall, 37 (5), 1173-1293.

Civil engineering materials (Jackson and Dhir, eds.), fifth edition, 1996, MacMillan Press Ltd.
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Jane Blackford
Tel: (0131 6)50 5677
Email: jane.blackford@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Lucy Davie
Tel: (0131 6)50 5687
Email: Lucy.Davie@ed.ac.uk
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