MAE 160: MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF MATERIALS
1. Class Information
Instructor: Dr.
M.A. Meyers
Class Hours: T
Th
F 11:
Office: EBU-II
259 (Dr. Meyers)
Office Hours: Monday
(
Class Start:
Class Finish:
Final Exam:
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