MTE3506

Plasticity and metal shaping ( 4 points, SCA Band 2, 0.083 EFTSL)

Leader:

Offered:
Clayton Second semester 2006 (Day)

Synopsis: Transformation of stress and strain, invariants; validity of yield criteria; flow rules; stress-strain relationships; equations governing elastic-plastic behaviour; solution of problems using static equilibrium; slip-line fields and hodographs; upper bounds using discontinuous velocity fields.

Assessment: Examination: 60% + Assignments: 25% + Laboratory work: 15%

Contact Hours: 2 lectures per week plus practice classes

Prerequisites: MTE2504 or MTE2514