ECTS number : 6
Introduction to Material Mechanics and Continuum Mechanics: From the material's physics to its macroscopic mechanical description.
This lecture includes the notion of stress and strain, linear elasticity, plasticity criteria and mechanical engineering.
| On completion of the unit, the student will be capable of: | Classification level | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Notion of stress and strain | 2. Understand | Essential |
| Resolve analytically the stress and strain state in a loaded beam | 4. Analyse | Important |
| Know the different yield criteria | 1. Knowledge | Important |
| Know the different hardening mechanisms | 1. Knowledge | Useful |
| Experimental characterization | 3. Apply | Important |
| Percentage ratio of individual assessment | Percentage ratio of group assessment | ||||
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| Written exam: | 70 | % | Project submission: | % | |
| Individual oral exam: | % | Group presentation: | % | ||
| Individual presentation: | % | Group practical exercise: | 30 | % | |
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| Type of teaching activity | Content, sequencing and organisation |
|---|---|
| Lecture | Introduction to Material mechanics and Continuum mechanics (6h): Mechanical behavior of different materials |
| Lecture + Training | Stress and strain definition (9h): Tensors, gradient of transformation, small deformation hypothesis, equilibrium equation |
| Lecture + Training | Linear elasticity (3h): Hooke's law, solving of linear elastic problems |
| Lecture + Training | Beam theory (9h): Resolution of loaded beam problems |
| Lecture + Training | Yield criteria and hardening mechanisms (6h): Definition of Rankine, Tresca and Von Mises criteria ; strain and strain rate hardening |
| Lecture + Practical work | Experimental mechanical characterization (9h): Strain gauges, experimental set ups, tensile and bending tests. |