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MEEN20070

Academic Year 2024/2025

Materials Science and Eng. I (MEEN20070)

Subject:
Mechanical Engineering
College:
Engineering & Architecture
School:
Mechanical & Materials Eng
Level:
2 (Intermediate)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Dr Adam Boyce
Trimester:
Spring
Mode of Delivery:
Blended
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

An introduction to the structure, properties, and performance of engineering materials, including metals, ceramics, polymers, and advanced materials like composites and foams.

Content of lectures will include:
• Introduction to materials science and engineering
• Atomic and crystal structures
• Development of microstructure
• Material properties
• Plasticity and strength
• Metal solidification
• The iron-carbon alloy system
• Ironmaking and steelmaking
• The structure and performance of ceramics
• The structure and performance of polymers
• Introduction to advanced materials: composites and foams

The laboratory session will include the following topics:
• Uniaxial mechanical testing
• Heat treatments and hardness testing (Vickers, Brinell, Rockwell) & Charpy impact testing
• Metallography

The labs will be carried out with reference to current School Health and Safety protocols. Students should follow these during all laboratory activities. Further information is available at https://intranet.ucd.ie/smme/index.html and within the Brightspace resources for this module.

The EDI principle will be applied in teaching & learning for a variety of activities including data sharing, lecture slides preparation, teamwork and assessment.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

What will I learn?
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:

1. Demonstrate an understanding of the basic concepts in materials science and engineering: structure, structural and functional properties, and the interaction of structure and properties.

2. Evaluate the mechanical behaviour of a material and analyse its microstructure.

3. Describe the relationships between materials processing, the resulting structure, and final properties.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

36
Laboratories

6
Autonomous Student Learning

72
Total

114

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
This module combines laboratory-based teaching with classroom-based teaching. It contains systematic illustrations in the format of videos and pictures in the lecture slide to explain the basic concept and advanced solutions. The student will have the practical labs to carry out the experiments to further enhance the learning from classroom teaching.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Exam (In-person): Examination: MCQ and short answer questions End of trimester
Duration:
2 hr(s)
 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No
70
 No
Report(s): Lab Report: Metallography of steels and brasses Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week 11, Week 12 Graded No
10
 No
Report(s): Lab Report: Tesile testing Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week 11, Week 12 Graded No
10
 No
Report(s): Lab Report: Heat treatment and impact testing Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week 11, Week 12 Graded No
10
 No

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Autumn Yes - 2 Hour
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Peer review activities
• Self-assessment activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

1. William F.. Smith, Javad Hashemi, and Francisco Presuel-Moreno. Foundations of materials science and engineering. Mcgraw-Hill Publishing.

2. Callister, William D., and David G. Rethwisch. Materials science and engineering: an introduction. New York: Wiley.

Name Role
Dr Adam Boyce Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Ms Seevani Bali Tutor
Deeksha Hota Tutor
Victoria Kaban Tutor
Yanuar Rohmat Aji Pradana Tutor
Shahrzad Sajjadivand Tutor
Hanyi Zhang Tutor

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
Spring Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 33 Fri 09:00 - 09:50
Spring Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32 Mon 10:00 - 10:50
Spring Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Wed 10:00 - 10:50
Spring Laboratory Offering 1 Week(s) - 21, 26, 33 Fri 15:00 - 16:50
Spring Laboratory Offering 2 Week(s) - 22, 24, 30 Fri 15:00 - 16:50
Spring Laboratory Offering 3 Week(s) - 23, 25, 31 Fri 15:00 - 16:50
Spring Laboratory Offering 4 Week(s) - 21, 25, 31 Tues 15:00 - 16:50
Spring Laboratory Offering 5 Week(s) - 23, 29, 32 Tues 15:00 - 16:50
Spring Laboratory Offering 6 Week(s) - 22, 24, 26 Tues 15:00 - 16:50
Spring Laboratory Offering 7 Week(s) - 24, 26, 32 Mon 15:00 - 16:50
Spring Laboratory Offering 8 Week(s) - 23, 29, 31 Mon 15:00 - 16:50
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