List of topics (selected):
- Introduction – safety – equipment – error evaluation
- Tension Testing of Metallic Materials
(ISO 6892-1, ASTM E-8, E-111) - Fracture Toughness KIc (ISO 12135, ASTM E-1820, E-399)
- Fatigue Crack Growth Rates (ASTM E-647)
- Fatigue Tests (ASTM E-466, E-468)
- Thin-walled shells subjected to internal pressure
- Pure Shear Stress State – shear modulus
- Thermography: Joule-Thomson effect
- Calibration of Measuring Instruments (ASTM E-83, E-74)
- Hardness of Metallic Materials
- Acoustic Emission
- …next ones comming soon…
Required reading:
ASTM E-6 Standard Terminology Relating to Methods of Mechanical Testing
Standards PN, EN, ISO, ASTM
Recommended reading:
ASTM E-29, E-122, E-141, E-178, E-456
& textbooks proposed during the lecture
Experimental techniques for observation and measurement of mechanical variables such as force, strain, temperature, acceleration. Emphasizes principles of transduction, measurement circuitry, sensors. Linear and nonlinear function fitting, uncertainty analysis, statistics, system identification, computer-aided experimentation, and technical reporting. Typical laboratory experiments involve oscilloscopes, electronic circuits including operational amplifiers, thermocouples, strain gauges, digital recorders, lasers, etc. Instruction and practice in oral and written communication provided. Enrollment limited.
Basic material and lab objectives are developed in lectures.