636-2016/01 – Fundamentals of Advanced Engineering Materials (ZPTM)
| Gurantor department | Department of Material Engineering | Credits | 7 |
| Subject guarantor | Ing. Josef Hlinka, PhD. | Subject version guarantor | Ing. Josef Hlinka, PhD. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
| Year | 1 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2019/2020 | Year of cancellation | 2022/2023 |
| Intended for the faculties | FMT | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
- Outline the internal structure of structural materials on different scale ranges;
- Describe the basic properties of structural materials;
- Clarify relationships between internal structure and properties of structural materials;
- Describe principal characteristics, advantages and drawbacks, of four groups of structural materials – metallic materials, polymers, ceramics and composites;
- Compare advantages and disadvantages of each group of structural materials.
Teaching methods
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Tutorials
Experimental work in labs
Project work
Summary
Materials in the human civilisation evolution; basic classification of materials; natural materials; metals and their alloys; ceramic materials; polymer materials; composites; examples of materials used in selected branches - medicine, sports, transport, building industry etc.
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
Additional study materials
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Continuous verification of learning outcomes:
full-time study form – 2 written tests, 2 written programs during the semester;
combined study form – 1 semestral project.
Final verification of study results:
written exam.
E-learning
Other requirements
There are no further requirements.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
Lectures:
1. Role of the materials in human civilization evolution.
2. Basic classification of materials – natural, technical – structural, functional – examples.
3. Properties of materials – classification, examples from various branches.
4. Internal structure of materials.
5. Principal methods of materials testing – structure, properties.
6. Metals and alloys – classification, principal properties, examples.
7. Ceramic materials - classification, principal properties, examples.
8. Polymers – classification, principal properties, examples.
9. Composites - classification, principal properties, examples.
10. Examples of materials used in medicine.
11. Examples of materials used in sports.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction