Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- Conduction and polarisation mechanisms in insulators.
- Properties of magnetic materials for electromechanical systems.
- Basics of beams and structural analysis.
- Electromechanical properties of matter.
- The physical and engineering principles underlying the response of materials to electric and magnetic fields.
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Determine the electrical properties of materials.
- Relate structure and composition to material magnetic properties
- Explain the design principles for simple mechanical devices
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Select suitable materials for engineering applications
- Analyse simple mechanical systems.
- Calculate beam deflection .
- Understand materials structure and properties
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Follow-up work | 18 |
Preparation for scheduled sessions | 9 |
Revision | 18 |
Lecture | 36 |
Wider reading or practice | 51 |
Tutorial | 12 |
Specialist Laboratory | 6 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
Bedford A., Liechti K. M. (2020). Mechanics of Materials. Springer.
P. P. Benham; R. J. Crawford; C. G. Armstrong (1996). Mechanics of engineering materials. Longman/Pearson/Prentice Hall.
Beer F.P . (2016). Vector mechanics for engineers: Statics and dynamics. McGraw-Hill Education.
Solymar L & Walsh D (1993). Lectures on the Electrical Properties of Materials. OUP.
Anderson J, Leaver K D, Rawlings R D & Alexander J M (1990). Materials Science. Chapman & Hall.
Blythe A (2005). Electrical Properties of Polymers. Cambridge University Press.
Spaldin N, (2003). Magnetic Materials Fundamentals and Device Applications. Cambridge University Press.
Hibbeler R. C. (2017). Mechanics of materials. Pearson.
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 |
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Written exam | 90% |
Laboratory | 10% |
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