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Module Detail
Title Advanced Mechanics of Materials
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Description
This module is concerned with advanced mechanics of materials with a view to
engineering design for structural integrity. Attention is focussed on elasticity,
plasticity, creep, fracture mechanics and tribology, with application to multiaxial
design against fatigue, fracture, creep, creep-fatigue interaction, plastic failure and
wear, as well as design for manufacturing process such as metal-forming. Miniprojects will focus on applied computational mechanics of materials.
(brief description of the content of the module between 75 – 150 words)
*Note Field to indicate taught through Irish/English/Erasmus
Course Instances (s)
ME mechanical
2SPE, 3SPE, 4SPE
ME Energy
2SPD, 3SPD, 4SPD,
1SPE,
1SPD,
Module version number and date approved
xx/xx/2012
*
xx/xx/2012
xx/xx/2012
Date Retired
Module Owner / Lecturer
Module Administrator Details
Prof S Leen
Jane Bowman
Please specify main contact person(s) for exam related queries and contact number /email
Module Code
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Office use only)
Module Type
ECTS
Core= Student must take the module
Optional = Choice for Student
Multiple of 5 ects
5 ects
Optional for
Core for ME
Mechanical
Engineering
Course Requirement
(i.e. where a module has to be passed at 40%)
Semester Taught
Semester Examined
Semester 2
Semester 2
Requisite(s)
Co-Req.
Modules 
If they take module X they must
take module Y
Pre-Req
Modules 
ME402
ME304
The student must have taken and
passed a module in previous year
Excl.Req.
Modules 
If they take module X they
CANNOT take module Y
Module Assessment
st
1 Sitting
Assessment Type
Exam Session
Duration
Written Paper
Semester 1
2 Hours
Project
Semester 1
Not Applicable
2nd Sitting
Bonded Modules
(modules which are to be
examined at the same date and
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PART B
Workload:
ECTS credits represent the student workload for the programme of study, i.e. the total time
the student spends engaged in learning activities. This includes formal teaching, homework,
self-directed study and assessment.
Modules are assigned credits that are whole number multiples of 5.
One credit is equivalent to 20-25 hours of work. An undergraduate year’s work of 60 credits is
equivalent to 1200 to 1500 hours or 40 to 50 hours of work per week for two 15 week
semesters (12 weeks of teaching, 3 weeks study and formal examinations).
Module Schedule
No. of Lectures Hours 24
No. of Tutorials Hours 12
No. of Labs Hours
12
Recommended No. of self study
hours 50
Other educational activities(Describe)
and hours allocated
Lecture Duration
Tutorial Duration
Lab Duration
Placement(s) hours
2
1
1
write-up of mini-project reports (10 hours)
*Total range of hours to be automatically totalled (min amount to be hit)
Module Learning Outcomes
(CAN BE EXPANDED)
On successful completion of this module the learner should be able to:
1 design for multiaxial plasticity in advanced mechanical applications
2 undertake multiaxial creep design for high temperature applications
3 predict multiaxial high and low cycle fatigue life
4 undertake mixed mode crack growth analyses for damage tolerant design
5 develop non-linear computational mechanics models for mechanical design
6 thermo-mechanical fatigue design
7 analyse frictional contact for design of mechanical couplings
8 conduct forming limit analyses for manufacturing processes
Module Learning, Coursework and Assessment
Learning Outcomes at module level should be capable of being assessed. Please indicate assessment methods and the outcomes they will assess
Assessment type,
eg. End of year exam, group project
Written Paper
Project
Outcomes
assessed
% weighting
1,2,3,4,6,8
70
1, 5, 7,
30
Indicative Content (Marketing Description and content)
Module Resources
Suggested Reading Lists
Library
Journal
Physical (e.g. AV’s)
IT (e.g. software + version)
Admin
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Student Quota
Quota
(where applicable only)
(identify number per module where applicable only)
Module:
Number:
Discipline involved in Teaching
Share of FTE
*(drop down for disciplines within school)
mechanical
*(% out of 1)
100
RGAM
NB:
Notes on some fields are for the technical side when considering which
software company to use.
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