Mechanical engineering | University of Parma

Professor
Academic discipline: Progettazione meccanica e costruzione di macchine (ING-IND/14)
Field: A scelta dello studente
Type of training activity: Student's choice

42 hours
of face-to-face activities

6 credits

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Learning objectives

To present models of the mechanical behavior and failure od materials, the related methods of experimental characterization and of numerical simulation with the finite elements method

Prerequisites

The knowledge of the finite element method is useful, though not mandatory.

Course unit content

- Quasi-static elastoplasticity
- Cyclic elastoplasticity and strain-based fatigue approach; stress-based fatigue approach
- Anisotropic elasticity (materiali compositi) e criteri di cedimento specifici
- Comportamento elastico in grandi deformazioni (materiali elastomerici)
- Comportamento viscoso (creep materiali metallici) e viscoelastico (materiali polimerici)
- Comportamento a frattura fragile; effetto della plasticità in caso di materiale duttile
- Resistenza alla propagazione di difetti per fatica e previsione di vita residua
Per ciascuno degli argomenti citati sarà eseguita in laboratorio una semplice applicazione del metodo degli elementi finiti con il software Abaqus (edizione studente)

Full programme

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Bibliography

N.E. DOWLING: "Mechanical behaviour of materials", 4th Ed., Prentice-Hall, 2012.
Teacher notes concerning the composite materials part.

Teaching methods

Class lectures and exercises. Lab applications of the finite elements method using Abaqus (student edition)

Assessment methods and criteria

Written examination with questions on theory aspects as well as exercises. Development and presentation of of simple application of the finite elements method assigned during the course.

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