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MECH5304: Materials Failure (2011 - Semester 2)
| Unit: | MECH5304: Materials Failure (6 CP) |
| Mode: | Normal-Day |
| On Offer: | Yes |
| Level: | Postgraduate |
| Faculty/School: | School of Aerospace, Mechanical & Mechatronic Engineering |
| Unit Coordinator/s: |
Professor Ye, Lin
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| Session options: | Semester 2 |
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| Campus: | Camperdown/Darlington |
| Pre-Requisites: | None. |
| Brief Handbook Description: | Develop advanced knowledge and skills in diagnostic analyses of materials failure using advanced techniques; enhance students’ ability in handling complex engineering cases using interdisciplinary technologies; and provide students an opportunity to understand project research. |
| Assumed Knowledge: | Fundamental knowledge in materials science and engineering: 1) atomic and crystal structures 2) metallurgy 3) structure-property relationship 4) mechanics of engineering materials 5) solid mechanics |
| Additional Notes: | Students will attend a series lectures on failure analyses of engineering materials addressing brittle rupture/fracture, yielding, cleavage fracture, fatigue and creep failure of engineering materials under static and dynamic loads. Students will also attend short introduction courses on optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to gain some essential knowledge in diagnostic and forensic analyses of materials failure. Each student participates in a couple of group projects relevant to diagnostic analyses of failure of typical engineering materials such as steel, aluminium, magnesium alloys, engineering plastics and advanced fibre composites. Under the guidance of the supervisor, the student will learn how to initiate a proposal on failure analysis, how to do the project investigation and how to prepare and carry out technical communications (oral presentation and discussion between groups). In any of these scenarios, the student is directly responsible for the progress and quality of the results. At the end of the semester, the student is required to submit a written project report and to give a seminar presenting the aims and achievements of the project. |
| Lecturer/s: |
Professor Ye, Lin
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| Timetable: | MECH5304 Timetable | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| T&L Activities: | Tutorial: 1 hour tutorial per week Laboratory: 3 hour group lab session per week |
Attributes listed here represent the key course goals (see Course Map tab) designated for this unit. The list below describes how these attributes are developed through practice in the unit. See Learning Outcomes and Assessment tabs for details of how these attributes are assessed.
| Attribute Development Method | Attribute Developed |
| Ability to synchronise different theoretical and experimental approaches of failure analysis and select most effective approaches in different situations. | Design and Problem Solving Skills (Level 4) |
| Understand typical failure processes and mechanisms of various engineering materials and their implication in design and failure diagnosis of engineering structures. | Fundamentals of Science and Engineering (Level 3) |
| Ability to relate between the various components of the course and understand their interaction. | Information Skills (Level 3) |
| Ability to graph failure process and mechanisms of materials in a clear and concise manner for communication purposes, and to interpret graphs used by others. | Professional Communication (Level 3) |
| Teamwork on projects and communication with team members and other teams | Teamwork and Project Management (Level 3) |
For explanation of attributes and levels see Engineering/IT Graduate Attribute Matrix 2009.
Learning outcomes are the key abilities and knowledge that will be assessed in this unit. They are listed according to the course goal supported by each. See Assessment Tab for details how each outcome is assessed.
Discipline Specific Expertise (Level 4)| Assessment Methods: |
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| Assessment Description: |
Log Book: Personal record on projects Quiz: In-class assessment Report: Final report Assignment: Individual assignments Presentation/Seminar: Presentation on project progresses and results |
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| Policies & Procedures: | Policies regarding academic honesty and plagiarism, special consideration and appeals in the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies can be found on the Faculty's policy page at http://www.eng.usyd.edu.au/policies Faculty policies are governed by Academic Board resolutions whose details can be found on the Central Policy Online site at http://www.usyd.edu.au/policy/ Policies regarding assessment formatting, submission methods, late submission penalties and assessment feedback depend on the unit of study. Details of these policies, where applicable, should be found above with other assessment details. |
Note that the "Weeks" referred to in this Schedule are those of the official university semester calendar https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
| Week | Description |
| Week 1 | Lecture |
| Week 2 | Lecture & tutorial |
| Week 3 | Lecture & tutorial |
| Week 4 | Lecture & tutorial |
| Week 5 | Lecture & tutorial |
| Week 6 | Project work and laboratory |
| Week 7 | Project work and laboratory |
| Week 8 | Project work and laboratory |
| Week 9 | Presentation of project work |
| Week 10 | Project work and laboratory |
| Week 11 | Presentation of project work |
| Week 12 | Project work and laboratory |
| Week 13 | Presentation of project work |
| Assessment Due: Log Book | |
| Assessment Due: Report |
Course Relations
The following is a list of courses which have added this Unit to their structure.
Course Goals
This unit contributes to the achievement of the following course goals:
| Attribute | Practiced | Assessed |
| Design and Problem Solving Skills (Level 4) | Yes | 0% |
| Discipline Specific Expertise (Level 4) | No | 38% |
| Fundamentals of Science and Engineering (Level 3) | Yes | 38% |
| Information Skills (Level 3) | Yes | 0% |
| Professional Communication (Level 3) | Yes | 24% |
| Professional Values, Judgement and Conduct (Level 3) | No | 0% |
| Teamwork and Project Management (Level 3) | Yes | 0% |
These goals are selected from Engineering/IT Graduate Attribute Matrix 2009 which defines overall goals for courses where this unit is primarily offered. See Engineering/IT Graduate Attribute Matrix 2009 for details of the attributes and levels to be developed in the course as a whole. Percentage figures alongside each course goal provide a rough indication of their relative weighting in assessment for this unit. Note that not all goals are necessarily part of assessment. Some may be more about practice activity. See Learning outcomes for details of what is assessed in relation to each goal and Assessment for details of how the outcome is assessed. See Attributes for details of practice provided for each goal.
