Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Calculate beam deflection .
- Analyse simple mechanical systems.
- Select suitable materials for engineering applications
- Understand materials structure and properties
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- Conduction and polarisation mechanisms in insulators.
- The physical and engineering principles underlying the response of materials to electric and magnetic fields.
- Electromechanical properties of matter.
- Basics of beams and structural analysis.
- Properties of magnetic materials for electromechanical systems.
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Explain the design principles for simple mechanical devices
- Determine the electrical properties of materials.
- Relate structure and composition to material magnetic properties
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Specialist Laboratory | 6 |
Revision | 18 |
Preparation for scheduled sessions | 9 |
Lecture | 36 |
Wider reading or practice | 51 |
Tutorial | 12 |
Follow-up work | 18 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
P. P. Benham; R. J. Crawford; C. G. Armstrong (1996). Mechanics of engineering materials. Longman/Pearson/Prentice Hall.
Spaldin N, (2003). Magnetic Materials Fundamentals and Device Applications. Cambridge University Press.
Hibbeler R. C. (2017). Mechanics of materials. Pearson.
Bedford A., Liechti K. M. (2020). Mechanics of Materials. Springer.
Beer F.P . (2016). Vector mechanics for engineers: Statics and dynamics. McGraw-Hill Education.
Blythe A (2005). Electrical Properties of Polymers. Cambridge University Press.
Anderson J, Leaver K D, Rawlings R D & Alexander J M (1990). Materials Science. Chapman & Hall.
Solymar L & Walsh D (1993). Lectures on the Electrical Properties of Materials. OUP.
Assessment
Assessment strategy
This module is assessed by a combination of practical laboratories and a final assessment in the form of a written examination.Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
---|---|
Laboratory | 10% |
Written exam | 90% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Written exam | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Written exam | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External