Classes

Materials Selection and Sustainability

Semester: 
Fall
Offered: 
2015

In today’s world, and in view of the growing strains imposed on the possibility of harmonious development, Sustainability constitutes a major global concern.

Sustainable Development requires dealing with varied but complementary issues, ranging from an efficient and conservative use of available resources, through environmental concerns and regulatory restraints, to social and intergenerational equity.

Metal Forming Technologies

Semester: 
Fall
Offered: 
2015

The syllabus covers a wide range of metallic materials shaping technologies, in order to support the main objectives of the curricular unit:

- understanding constraints placed by the material’s structure-properties relationships upon the processing conditions prevailing in each type of process.

 

Composites - Materials and Applications

Semester: 
Fall
Offered: 
2015

The syllabus covers a wide range of composite materials, fabrication technologies and application domains, in order to support the main objectives of the curricular unit:

- understanding the differing roles played by the constitutive materials used for the fabrication of a composite, within a logical framework based on performance optimization with an emphasis on final use;

Mechanics of Materials I

Offered: 
2014