AEE563 CONSTITUTIVE MODELING OF ENGINEERING MATERIALS
| Course Code: | 5720563 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Aerospace Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. ERCAN GÜRSES |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
The objective of the course is to introduce the fundamentals of constitutive modeling of deformable solid materials to students and to familiarize them with various kinds of elastic and inelastic material responses. To this end, the course covers elastic, viscoelastic, plastic, viscoplastic material responses, and continuum damage mechanics and discusses how microstructural mechanisms influence the macroscopic mechanical behavior in different materials. The course also aims at equipping students with the necessary background to develop constitutive models that can be used in commercial/research finite element software for the analysis of complex aerospace structures and components. The course is restricted to small strain (geometrically linear) kinematics.
Course Content
Constitutive modeling of solid materials. Rheological models. Classification of different kinds of material response. Isotropic and anisotropic elasticity. Viscoelasticity. Plasticity and viscoplasticity of metals. Phenomenological plasticity and viscoplasticity models. Introduction to continuum damage mechanisms.
Course Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course, students are expected to learn:
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the fundamentals of constitutive modeling of deformable solid materials,
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how microstructural mechanisms influence the macroscopic mechanical response in different materials,
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various kinds of elastic and inelastic, e.g., plastic, viscoplastic, viscoelastic, material responses,
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fundamentals of viscoelasticity, rate-independent plasticity, rate-dependent plasticity (viscoplasticity), and damage mechanics,
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how to develop constitutive models that can be used in commercial/research finite element software for the analysis of complex aerospace structures and components.
Program Outcomes Matrix
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| # | Program Outcomes | No | Yes | ||
| 1 | Possesses advanced knowledge in one or more subfields of aerospace engineering and applies this knowledge effectively in engineering practices and solution processes. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Follows current scientific and technological developments in the field, identifies research problems, generates solutions using appropriate methods, and interprets the results. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Employs analytical thinking and numerical methods in solving complex engineering problems and, when necessary, develops and applies appropriate experimental approaches. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Uses appropriate modeling, analysis, simulation, and experimental methods for complex engineering problems, evaluates the results, and makes engineering decisions. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Clearly and systematically communicates scientific and technical knowledge in written and oral form, works effectively in intra-disciplinary and interdisciplinary teams, and assumes leadership when necessary. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Acts with professional ethics and awareness of social and environmental responsibility and evaluates the possible impacts of engineering solutions. | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Understands the importance of lifelong learning and effectively uses methods to access new knowledge. | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Is aware of fundamental engineering problems related to national aerospace, defense, and energy technologies and possesses the competence to contribute to these areas. | ✔ | |||