Materiaalien mekaanisen suorituskyvyn syventäviä opintoja vapaasti valittavina opintoina, Vähintään 30 op

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The advanced studies in Mechanics of Materials comprise two mandatory courses (10 ECTS) that focus on Differential Equations and introduction to material models. After this you have to choose your focus area direct your studies towards computational analysis for composites (20 ECTS), tribology and machine elements (20 ECTS) or metallic material technology (20 ECTS).

This module offers expertise in mechanics of materials and allows you to choose a specialization of your liking. You can choose whether you focus on mechanics of metals and metal technology, mechanics of contacting surfaces in machine elements and tribology, or mechanics of lightweight load carrying materials (composites).

After completing this module

The student can apply the material models to solve simple problems related to (anisotropic) elasticity, plasticity, creep, and fracture. The student understands what are the (materials) scientific theories behind these commonly used material models. The student can evaluate the feasibility of the models to various engineering problems based on the understanding of the physics and mathematics of the model, but also based on the fundamental physical phenomena of the material.

The student focusing on mechanics of metallic materials understands how the microstructures affect properties of metals and can evaluate the suitability of different materials in technical applications by analysing the information produced or supplied by the material's manufacturer.

The student focusing on tribology and machine elements understands the role of friction, wear and lubrication on designing of contacting surfaces, giving basis for the evaluation of performance and service life of tribological machine elements such as gears, bearings and frictional joints.

The student focusing on lightweight load carrying materials understands how advanced materials including anisotropic fibrous composites are modelled. The student gains skills on finite elements simulations, laminate theory, numerical materials selection with application specific requirements.