Materials Technology (4 cr)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

Materials Technology:
Students know the most common available construction materials, their properties and applications.

Strength of materials:
To understand basic loadings in mechanics of materials and to solve tension in an object due to the loading.

EUR ACE Knowledge and Understanding:
To gain understanding of theory and practical problems in Mechanics of Materials.
EUR ACE Engineering Practice:
The ability to combine theory and practice when using and selecting materials.
TELEN Engineering Skills:
To understand principles and properties of materials and their role in different constructions.
YHTOP Learning Skills:
To gain basic information of this field and to be able to continue to get better knowledge and competence afterwards.
YHTVI Communication Skills:
Is able to communicate both orally and in writing in project work.

Content

Materials Technology:
The main contents include material properties, material testing, material selection and different material groups.

Strength of materials:
- Normal stress
- Shearing stress
- Torsional stress
- Bending stress
- Buckling

Materials

Material in OPTIMA, Web-sites

Completion alternatives

Assignments and/or participation and/or exam.Required assessment items are described for each implementation alternative in beginning of the course.

Student workload

Planned workload per (1) course credit is 27 hours. This is 4 credits course thus the workload is 108 hours. How workload is divided, depends on which implementation method has been selected. A detailed plan will be introduced at the beginning of the course.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Sufficient (1): Student has gained knowledge of course objectives but faces challenges to utilize them in practice.

Satisfactory (2): Student has gained knowledge of course objectives and can utilize them partly in practice.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good (3): Student has gained understanding of course objectives and can utilize them in practice.

Very good (4): Student has attained very good level of course objectives and can apply them into practice.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5): Student has attained an excellent level of course objectives and can apply them into practice in innovative manner.

Qualifications

Physics, algebra and geometry, calculus, mechanics.