EMA 4714

Materials Selection and Failure Analysis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Course Outline and Syllabus - Spring 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lecture

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reading

 

Homework

 

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Topic

 

 

Assignment

Problems

 

 

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1

Monday

 

Introduction: Course Objectives and Goals;

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Problem Set 1 assigned

 

 

January 7

 

Course Outline and Syllabus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Wednesday

The Design Process - Overview

 

pp 1-54

 

Identification of Group Members

 

January 9

 

Golf Club Materials Selection case study

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3

Friday

 

Integration of Failure Analysis into the

pp 551-569

 

 

 

 

 

January 11

 

Engineering Design process [boat lift failure]

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Monday

 

Need identification and

 

 

 

 

 

 

January 14

Problem definition [basis for PDPP]  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

quiz 1

Wednesday

lectures 1-4 and associated text material  

 

pp 55-81

 

[1] Problem Set 1 due

 

 

January 16

 

open book and notes

 

 

 

[2] Problem Set 2 assigned

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

Friday

 

Gathering Information - Intellectual Property

 

 

 

 

 

 

January 18

- the "Fire Pipe" case study

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monday

 

Holiday - Martin Luther King Birthday

 

 

pp 119-138

 

 

 

 

 

January 21

 

Classes Cancelled

 

pp 144-150

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

Wednesday

 

pp 138-144

 

[1] Problem Set 2 due

 

 

January 23

 

- the "Weld Overlay" patent case study

 

 

[2] Problem Set 3 assigned

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

Friday

 

Concept Generation and Selection

 

pp 151-182

 

 

 

 

 

January 25

 

Theory of Problem Solving - TRIZ

 

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