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Undergraduate Course: Materials and Failure Analysis 5 (MECE11013)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Engineering CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Year 5 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryNOT RUNNING IN 2014/15 - replaced by MECE11014: Advanced Dynamics and Applications 5

This course will give insight into materials science and engineering through failure analysis of engineering components. The course will be taught through lectures and real engineering case-studies.
Course description 2 hour lectures and 1 hour tutorial per week; and self-study
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: ( Materials Science and Engineering 2 (SCEE08005) OR Materials Science and Engineering (Civil) 2 (CIVE08013))
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesIntroductory materials science course
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. On completion of the course students should be able to:

    1. Be familiar with, and able to use, the terminology of deformation, fracture and failure in materials and engineering, and develop an awareness of the need to use terminology precisely.

    2. Be aware of the influence of microstructure in deformation and fracture of materials.

    3. Know the experimental techniques used in failure analysis and appreciate their capabilities and limitations.

    4. Be able to compare the deformation and failure behaviour of different material classes.

    5. Know how to approach failure analysis in engineering: the importance of understanding application of the component, common sense, appreciation of complexity, know when to consult an "expert".

    6. Obtain experience of failure analysis through case study examples.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsMaterials,microstructure,failure analysis
Contacts
Course organiserDr Jane Blackford
Tel: (0131 6)50 5677
Email: jane.blackford@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMr David Dorman
Tel: (0131 6)51 7185
Email: D.Dorman@ed.ac.uk
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