Information and list of topics for Dr. Kriz's class
MSE 2034: Elements of Materials Engineering
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General information (Guidlines for homework, Tests and design project, Day-to-day list of lectures, Homework assignments) about Dr. Kriz's Tuesdays and
Thursdays class:
Students are encouraged to contact Dr. R.D. Kriz via email at
rkriz@vt.edu
Class Topics:
- Atomic Structure / Materials Selection
- Basic Mechanical Behavior
- Crystalline Structure
- Crystalline Defects and Dislocations
- Diffusion / Thermal Properties
- Fracture
- Phase Diagram Basics
- Iron-Carbon Phase Behavior
- Phase Transformations
- Metal Alloys
- Ceramics & Glasses
- Polymers
- Composites
- Electrical Properties
- Magnetic and Optical Properties
MSE2034 Class Design project topics:
- Tension Leg Off-Shore Oil Platform: Material Selection. Overvivew
- Sailplane Wing Design: Stiffness-Strength Trade Off. Overvivew
- Student Design Project: Example
MSE2094 Class projects related to MSE2034:
Each year the MSE2094 class creates a html document on a topic listed above
as a class project, that benefits the MSE2034 class. Professors who teach
MSE2034 are requested to participate. Contact Ron Kriz if you wish to
participate. Projects completed:
- Diffusion, MSE2094 Spring 1995, Class of 1997, Professor Ron Kriz.
- Phase Diagram Basics, MSE2094 Spring 1996,
Class of 1998, Profs. R.D. Kriz and G.Q. Lu.
- Fracture, MSE2094 Spring 1997,
Class of 1999, Professor R.D. Kriz
Materials Science & Engineering 2034, Fall 1997
Any comments and suggestions about the material presented above, please contact
Ron Kriz at rkriz@vt.edu
Ronald D. Kriz, Virginia Tech, College of Engineering
http://www.sv.vt.edu/classes/MSE2034_NoteBook/
MSE2034_kriz_NoteBook/MSE2034_kriz.html