Duration
26h Th, 26h Pr, 30h Proj., 1d FW
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Description and use of different types of materials: metals, ceramics, polymers, composites and biological materials. Origin and optimisation of mechanical and physical properties of materials. Selection of the optimal material in function of the required mechanical and/or physical properties. Concept of selection of materials for a typical application (high temperature, optical property,..). Practical cases of materials selection.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
To choose the best material required by a particular application or for particular properties
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
PHYS0904 : Physics of materials or equivalent
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Workshops : Use of the CES software (Ashby method) to select a material ; personal work on the design of a part (selection and optimisation of the required material), in english.
Learning by project. Group project. Development of personal skills on writing of scientific reports, case studies, oral presentation, English bibliography research.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Face to face. Lectures in English. Theoretical lectures; workshops; bibliographical research; free work on computer (CES).
The first lecture takes place on Tuesday September 18th at 9 a.m.
Groups for the workshops and projects are organised during the first lecture.
Practical informations can also be found on:
http://www.metaux.ulg.ac.be
Recommended or required readings
Slideshow available on MMS website: http://www.metaux.ulg.ac.be
Recommended readings:
"Engineering Materials" by Michael F. Ashby and D.R.H. Jones
"Materials (Engineering, Science, Processing and Design)" by Michael F. Ashby, Hugh Shercliff and David Cebon
Assessment methods and criteria
Practical workshops lead to one evaluated report and one oral presentation by group of 2-4 students.
Written examination on the basis of readings and lecture slides: Explanation of the theory taught during the lectures.
A mark weighting system is used. The theoretical exam counts for 70% of the total evaluation, the project counts fo 30%. However, a student who fails severely (mark lower than 8/20) either for the theoretical exam with one of the teacher, or for the project will not obtain a total mark higher than 9/20.
It is mandatory to participate to the two practical sessions, to write the report and to present the work report to have access to the final exam.
The note for the practical sessions (report and presentation) is transfered from 1° to 2d session.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Professor Anne Mertens : anne.mertens@ulg.ac.be
Professor Davide Ruffoni : druffoni@ulg.ac.be
Assistant : Tommaso Maurizi-Enrici: 04/366.92.40; tommaso.maurizi-enrici@ulg.ac.be