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course deigned to introduce the students to
the principles, tools and
techniques used in the
analysis of materials failures. Students use an
actual failed component to identify possible
modes of failure and outline experimental tasks
and inspection methods required to select the
correct mode. They then learn to distinguish
mode of failure by developing hands-on
laboratory skills in non-destructive testing,
optical and electron microscopy, mechanical
testing, corrosion and wear testing.
Additionally, students
collect all necessary facts and information to
recreate the environmental factors, operator
errors, design flaws, processing effects or
maintenance mistakes that may have contributed
to the cause of failure of the component. At the
completion of the investigation, students
present an engineering analysis. Emphasis is
placed on actual military case histories and
engineering disasters.
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