MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS
Engineering Handbook 1996
Published by Monash University
Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
GEG1713
Engineering materials
T J Richards
4 points + 26 lecture hours, 26 laboratory/tutorial hours + Second semester
+ Gippsland/Distance + Prerequisite: Admission to the Bachelor of Engineering
course
Objectives The student is expected to acquire a basic knowledge of the
materials used in engineering, the way that materials behave in load carrying
applications and the factors that affect the performance of materials
Synopsis Materials used in engineering; price and availability, elastic
behaviour. Yield strength, tensile strength, hardness and ductility. Fast
fracture, toughness and fatigue. Oxidation and corrosion.
Assessment Examinations: 85% + Assignments: 15%
Prescribed texts
- Ashby M F and Jones D R H Engineering materials I: An introduction to
their properties and applications Pergamon, 1980
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