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- 611 Advanced Mechanical Testing of Materials. II; 3 cr.
Theory and use of servo-controlled,
electro-hydraulic equipment for research of mechanical
properties of engineering materials.
Measurement of stress, strain, hysteresis energy, and
material properties during deformation and
at fracture. Analysis of four significant components of
total strain. P: EMA 307 or equiv; EMA 518
or 519; or cons inst.
- Course Prerequisite(s)
- EMA 307
- EMA 518 OR 519 OR Consent of instructor
- Prerequisite knowledge and/or skills
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Students who begin this class should have some prior experience in
experimental mechanics.
- Textbook(s) and/or other required material
- Course objectives
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Course Objective: It is the instructor's intention to prepare seniors and graduate students to do advanced design using materials or do research of mechanical properties of materials.
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Course Outcome: Students must have the ability to conduct mechanical tests upon materials.
- Topics covered
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Screw driven and servo systems (open and closed loop)
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Viscoelasticity; hysteresis
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Analog and digital instrumentation for the measurement of load, stress, strain, linear displacement, angular displacement and hysteresis. Inference of material properties.
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Ultrasonic methods.
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Pointwise optical methods. Optical lever. Interferometry.
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Full-field optical methods. Moire. Holography. Differential thermography. Photoelasticity.
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Determination of testing equipment characteristics and limitations.
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- Class/laboratory schedule
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EMA 611 meets twice per week for conventional 75 minute lecture/lab periods.
- Contribution of course to meeting the professional component
- This course contributes primarily to the students' knowledge of college-level mathematics and/or basic sciences and does provide experimental experience.
The following statement indicates which of the following considerations are included in this course: economic, environmental, ethical, political, societal, health and safety, manufacturability, sustainability.
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EMA 611 is primarily a technical course focusing on experimental methods in material characterization and performance under load, and does not address any of ABET's supplemental topics (economics, environmental, etc.)
- Relationship of course to undergraduate degree program objectives and outcomes
- This course primarily serves students in the department. The information below describes how the course contributes to the undergraduate program objectives.
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EMA 611 addresses the EMA program objectives by providing students with education in the "basics of instrumentation, design of laboratory techniques, measurement, and data acquisition, interpretation and analysis." The write-up of laboratory reports also supports the development of written communication skills.
- Assessment of student progress toward course objectives
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Laboratory reports
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Homework assignments
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Project report and presentation
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