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
Basic knowledge in Materials Sciences, including the different types of materials (Ceramics, metals, polymers....) and the relationships between their processing (synthesis, forming, thermal treatment...), structures (crystallinity, phases in presence...) and usage properties, such as described e.g. in the course "PHYS0904 : Physique des Matériaux" or other equivalent courses
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 in week 1, on Tuesday September 17th at 8:30 a.m.
Groups for the workshops and projects are organised during the second lecture (Tuesday 24/09).
Practical informations can also be found on eCampus and on:
http://www.metaux.ulg.ac.be
Recommended or required readings
Slideshow available on eCampus
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 for 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 practical session, 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@uliege.be
Professor Davide Ruffoni : druffoni@uliege.be
Assistant : Tommaso Maurizi-Enrici: 04/366.92.40; tommaso.maurizi-enrici@uliege.be
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session
Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning
Assessment subjects
Assessment methods
Contacts
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session
Assessment subjects
Assessment subjects were defined during the face-to-face lectures during the 1st semester.
Students can ask their questions via the forums opened to this end on eCampus.
Assessment methods
The examen will be a distant written exam via the eCampus platform.
This exam will include:
* 1 ou 2 exercises similar to those done during the practicals
* Open (dissertation) questions. To answer some of these questions, students should be able to upload a picture showing a graph or schematics. They should thus have access to a scanner, a camera, mobile phone or tablet.
* Multiple choice questions
Contacts
Prof. Anne Mertens, email: anne.mertens@uliege.be
Prof. Davide Ruffoni, email : druffoni@uliege.be
Assistant : Tommaso Maurizi Enrici, email : tommaso.maurizi-enrici@uliege.be
Students are invited to ask their questions regarding the theoretical content of the course or the exercises on the forums opened on eCampus.