Academic Catalog

CE241 MATERIALS SCIENCE

Course Code: 5620241
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(2-2)
ECTS Credit: 4.0
Department: Civil Engineering
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
Course Coordinator: Prof.Dr. SERDAR GÖKTEPE
Offered Semester: Fall and Spring Semesters.

Course Content

Engineering requirements of materials; the structure of matter; atomic arrangements. structural imperfections. atom movements. Mechanical properties. Concepts of force. stress. deformation and strain; elasticity; elastic and plastic behavior; viscosity; rheological models. Creep. relaxion. brittleness. ductility. hardness. fatigue. toughness. resilience. and damping characteristics of materials.