Salman Bin Abdul-Aziz University

College of Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Department

2591

ME 2591
Materials Engineering
&
Mechanics of Materials Lab
Course Coordinator

Dr. Ashraf A. Ali

Associate Professor Mechanical Engineering Department

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Course Curriculum

Code & No.: ME 2591
2591 :
Course: Materials Engineering &
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Mechanics of Materials Lab
Credits: 1(0,0,3)
(003)1 :
2510 :
Pre-Requisite: ME 2510
Co-Requisite: ME 2581
2581 :
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Level
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Strain gauge applications: Tensile, Compression, Flexural and torsion tests,
Impact and Hardness tests, Cantilever beam. Pressurized cylindrical vessel.
Deflection of beams. Buckling of columns.
Text Books
:
1- W.D. Callister, "Materials Science and Engineering - An Introduction",
John Wiley, Last Edition.
2- R.C. Hibbeler, "Mechanics of Materials", Prentice Hall, Last Edition.
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References
1- L.H. Van Vlack, "Elements of Materials Science and Engineering",
Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., Last Edition.
2- E.P. Popov, "Mechanics of Materials", Prentice Hall, Last Edition.
3- J.W. Dally and W.F. Riley, "Experimental Stress Analysis", McGraw
Hill, Last Edition.
4- I.H. Shames, "Introduction to Solid Mechanics", Prentice Hall, Last
Edition.

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Materials Engineering and Mechanics of Materials Lab.

Syllabus & Course Structure
Summary of ABET course information
Course General Description
Strain gauge applications: Tensile, Compression, Flexural and torsion tests, Impact and Hardness tests,
Cantilever beam. Pressurized cylindrical vessel. Deflection of beams. Buckling of columns.
Study of the properties, behavior and performance of engineering materials including stress-strain
relations, strength, deformation, fracture, creep, and cyclic fatigue. Introduction to experimental
techniques common to structural engineering, interpretation of experimental data, comparison of
measurements to numerical/analytical predictions
Course Goals
To give students (generally junior standing) a basic understanding of the relationships between
structures and components and the properties and performance of engineering materials which comprise
them. Emphasis is placed on the engineering laboratory experience.
Course Outline
Mechanical Fundamentals
- Review of mechanics and strength of materials
- Stress-strain relations, failure theories, bending and torsional relations
- Introduction to plasticity, fracture mechanics, fatigue, creep
- Types of joining and effects of discontinuities
- Vessel's Pressure
Material Fundamentals
- Material classes: metals and alloys; ceramics and glasses; polymers; composites
- Atomic bonding; amorphous and crystalline microstructures
- Lattice defects; dislocations
- Strengthening mechanisms including fiber/particle/whisker reinforcement
- Fracture: theoretical vs. actual strengths
- Time dependent mechanisms: creep deformation and fatigue failures
Materials/Structural Testing
- Tension
- Compression
- Flexural
- Torsion
- Hardness
- Impact and Fracture Mechanics
- Stresses in Thick and Thin Cylinders
- Cyclic Fatigue
- Creep /Creep Rupture
- Microstructures and Heat Treatment

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Number of Credit
1
Prerequisites and Corequisites
Prerequisites: GE 2010 (Statics) and ME 2510 (Materials Engineering)
Corequisites: ME 2581 (Mechanics of Materials)
Prerequisites by Topic
1. Statics of particles and rigid bodies
2. Equilibrium Principles
3. Moment of Inertia and Beams
4. Mechanical properties and Concepts of Stress and Strain
5. Stress-Strain Behavior and Tensile Properties
Textbook(s)/ Required Materials
1. W.D. Callister, "Materials Science and Engineering - An Introduction", John Wiley, Last Edition.
2. R.C. Hibbeler, "Mechanics of Materials", Prentice Hall, Last Edition. Mechanics of
3. L.H. Van Vlack, "Elements of Materials Science and Engineering", Addison-Wesley Publishing Co.,
Last Edition.
4. E.P. Popov, "Mechanics of Materials", Prentice Hall, Last Edition.
5. J.W. Dally and W.F. Riley, "Experimental Stress Analysis", McGraw Hill, Last Edition.
6. I.H. Shames, "Introduction to Solid Mechanics", Prentice Hall, Last Edition.
7. Dowling, N. E., 2007, Mechanical Behavior of Materials: Engineering Methods for Deformation,
Fracture, and Fatigue, 3rd edition, Pearson/Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle Ridge, NJ
(ISBN:0131863126)
Suggested Additional Selected References
Annual Book or ASTM Standards , American Society for Testing and Materials
Deformation and Fracture Mechanics of Engineering Materials, Richard Hertzberg
Elementary Engineering Fracture Mechanics , David Broek
Engineering Materials and Their Applications, Richard Flinn and Paul Trojan
Engineering Materials 1 and 2, Michael Ashby and David Jones
Fatigue of Materials, Subra Suresh
Introduction of Fracture Mechanics, Kare Hellan
Mechanical Behavior of Materials , Thomas Courtney
Mechanical Engineering Design, Joseph Shigley and Larry Mitchell
Mechanical Metallurgy George Dieter
Mechanics of Materials , David Roylance
Metal Fatigue in Engineering , H. Fuchs and R. Stephens
Stress, Strain, and Strength, Robert Juvinall

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Course Outcomes and Assessment

(Entries in brackets are links to program educational outcomes)
By the end of this course, the student will be able to:
1) List and explain applicable experimental methods for characterizing material and component behavior
(d, g, k)
2) Compare (and quantify differences) measured experimental results and calculated theoretical values.
(c, e)
3) Predict component behavior using experimental test results and engineering formulae (j)
4) Analyze experimental data, theoretical models and their scalability to components (b)
5) Analyze (deduce) the inherent variability of materials subjected to multiple modes of loading and
apply the results to component behavior (a).
6) Formulate a solution path for analyzing an actual multi-component structure using experimental,
theoretical, and numerical tools/methods (a, e).
7) Evaluate the limits of structures by extending the experimental measurements using theoretical and
numerical methods(b, i)
Class/Laboratory Schedule
(50-minute Lab introduction recitation + two hours experimental Lab) per week.
Computer usage
Students are encouraged to submit electronic Lab reports which are given during the course and which
require the use of computer basic skills such as Excel and Word.
Science/Design Contents
1/2 (25%/ 75%)
Assessment Tools and Grading System
In-Lab. Reports 10%
Formal Reports 30%
Midterm Exams 20%
Final Exam 40%
Tests and Quizzes
Exams: One hour for first mid term worth 10%, one hour for second mid term worth 10% and a twohour final exam.
All exams will be closed book

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Calendar
WEEK#

EVENT/TOPICS

KEY DATES

Part 1: Orientation
1

Course Outline, Concepts Revision and Orientation

5/3/1433 H

Part 2: Laboratory Tour

2

Experimental Procedures, Significant Figures,

Accuracy and Precision

12/3/1433 H

Part 3: Hook's Law, Mechanical Properties and Materials Performance

3

Load vs. Displacement (Springs in Series and in

Parallel), Stiffness

19/3/1433 H

Tensile Test (Steel, Aluminum, Polyethylene)

26/3/1433 H

Compression Test, Yielding and Buckling

3/4/1433 H

Flexural Test, 3 and 4-point Bending Tests

10/4/1433 H

Torsional Test

17/4/1433 H

First Mid Term Exam

Vacation (Thursday 29/4/1433 H to Friday 7/5/1433 H)
9

Hardness Tests (Brinell, Rockwell and Vickers)

8/5/1433 H

10

Impact Tests (Izod and Charpy)

15/5/1433 H

11

Microstructure and Heat Treatments Lab,

Correlation between Tensile and Compression
Properties vs. Flexural and Torsion Moduli

22/5/1433 H

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WEEK#

EVENT/TOPICS

KEY DATES

Second Mid term Exam

Part 3: Analysis of Plane Stress and Plane Strain
12

Stresses in Thin and Thick Cylinders

29/5/1433 H

13

Time Dependant Deformation (Fatigue and Creep)

S-N curves

7/6/1433 H

Revision 14/6/1433 H
Oral Exam 21/6/1433 H
Final Exam (28/6/1431 2/7/1433 H)

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