UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO

MAE 160:  MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF MATERIALS

 

1.      Class Information

 

Instructor:                                 Dr. M.A. Meyers

Class Hours:                             T Th 12:45 - 2:05 p.m. WLH 2204

                                                F  11:15 - 12:05 p.m. Peter 102

Office:                                      EBU-II 259 (Dr. Meyers)

Office Hours:                            Monday (4:30 - 5:30) EBU-II 259

Class Start:                               January 8, 2002

Class Finish:                             March 15, 2002

Final Exam:                               March 22, 2002  11:30 - 2:30 p.m.

Readers:                                   Francisco Garcia fmgarcia@ucsd.edu

                                                Naler Ali nali@ucsd.edu

                                                Grace Chen ghchen@ucsd.edu

 

 

2.      Grading

 

      The grades will be based on exams, homework, and reports.

 

      They will count as follows:

 

                                                First Exam        Jan. 31             25%

                                                Second Exam   Feb. 21            25%

                                                Final Exam       Mar. 22            25%

                                                Homework                               25%

 

Homework will be assigned on Thursdays and will be due the next Thursday (at the beginning of the class).  NO LATE HOMEWORK WILL BE ACCEPTED.  The homework should be neat and written on engineering  paper. Neetness will count.  The total value will be of 25 pct.  Grading will be done on a statistical basis from results obtained by the class.

 

      Thus, students are strongly encouraged to work diligently on their homework.  Make-up exams will only be given if the student presents a medical certificate.

 

3.      Approach

 

The objective of this course is to develop an understanding of the important linkages between the structure and mechanical properties of materials.  The mechanical properties of materials, on their turn, determine the performance.  We are faced with an ever increasing number of materials, with ever more complex microstructures and mechanical properties.  The traditional structural materials are metals, ceramics, and polymers.  Monolithic materials are giving way to composites in many applications.  The course will cover the areas:  Structure, Properties, (Mechanical), and Testing (Mechanical).

 

THE TEXTBOOK FOR THIS COURSE

Engineering Materials 1

M.F. Ashby and D.R.H. Jones

Second Edition, 1996, Butterworth/Heinemann

 

WEEK                               CHAPTER

 

Jan. 8 - 10                          1, 2

 

Jan. 15 - 17                        3, 4

 

Jan. 22 - 24                        5, 6

 

Jan.  29-31                         7          First Progress Exam

 

Feb. 5 - 7                           8, 9

                                         

Feb. 12 - 14                       10, 11

 

Feb. 19 - 21                       15        Second Progress Exam

 

Feb. 26 - 28                       16, 17

 

Mar. 5 - 7                          18, 19

 

Mar. 12 - 14                      20, 25