Course Catalog 2009-2010 International Basic Pori International Postgraduate Open University |Degrees|     |Study blocks|     |Courses|

Person responsible

Veli-Tapani Kuokkala

Implementations

	Lecture times and places	Target group recommended to
Implementation 1	Per 3, 4 : Wednesday 14 - 16, K3104

Requirements

Examination on lectures and literature. Passed exercises.
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Principles and baselines related to teaching and learning

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Learning outcomes

To deepen the understanding of plastic deformation mechanisms, dislocations and their interactions, and the role of plastic deformation in fatigue. To learn the use of modern materials testing techniques, in particular in high strain rate testing.

Content

Content	Core content	Complementary knowledge	Specialist knowledge
1.	Elastic and plastic deformation. Dislocations in plastic deformation.
2.	Thermal and athermal processes limiting plastic deformation.
3.	Influence of deformation rate on mechanical properties.
4.	Cyclic strain hardening and fatigue.
5.	Modern materials testing methods.

Study material

Type	Name	Author	ISBN	URL	Edition, availability, ...	Examination material	Language
Book	Fatigue of Materials	S. Suresh					English
Book	Plastic Deformation and Strain Hardening	P. Kettunen, V.-T. Kuokkala					English

Prerequisites

Correspondence of content

More precise information per implementation

	Description	Methods of instruction	Implementation
Implementation 1

Last modified	16.06.2009
Modifier	Mikko Hokka