636-3018/03 – Introduction to Failure Analysis (UECn)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of Material EngineeringCredits5
Subject guarantorprof. Ing. Vlastimil Vodárek, CSc.Subject version guarantorprof. Ing. Vlastimil Vodárek, CSc.
Study levelundergraduate or graduateRequirementChoice-compulsory
Year2Semestersummer
Study languageCzech
Year of introduction2016/2017Year of cancellation2022/2023
Intended for the facultiesFMTIntended for study typesFollow-up Master
Instruction secured by
LoginNameTuitorTeacher giving lectures
VOD37 prof. Ing. Vlastimil Vodárek, CSc.
Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of studyWay of compl.Extent
Full-time Credit and Examination 2+3
Part-time Credit and Examination 12+4

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

The aim of the course is to make students familiar with basic principles of failure analysis on failed or damaged components. Students will learn general procedures of an optimal solution of problems and to prepare a technical report summarising analysis results. The course also includes the topic of precautions and prevention.

Teaching methods

Lectures
Tutorials
Experimental work in labs

Summary

Students will learn about basic aims and procedures of investigations on failed components, including proposals of precautions and preventive measures. Failure analysis will be demonstrated on study cases. Basic rules of processing of failure analysis results will be defined.

Compulsory literature:

VODÁREK, V. Introduction to failure analysis. Ostrava: VŠB – TU Ostrava, 2014. Available from: https://www.fmmi.vsb.cz/cs/studenti/study-support/advanced-engineering-materials/index.html. ASM handbook, volume 11 – failure analysis and prevention, W. T. Becker a R. J. Shipley, eds. Ohio: ASM International, 2003. ISBN 978-0-87170-704-8. JONES , D. R. H. and M. F. ASHBY. Engineering materials 2, 4th edition, Oxford: Butterworth – Heinemann, 2012. ISBN 978-0080966687.

Recommended literature:

ASM handbook, volume 9 – metallography and microstructures, G.F. Vander Voort ed. Ohio: ASM international, 2004. ISBN 0-87170-706-3.

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

E-learning

Other requirements

There are no further special requirements.

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

1. The aims of failure analysis in materials engineering. 2. Basic steps in failure analysis. The most common errors in failure analysis. 3. Analysis of failures: imperfections in design, material defects, overloading or improper loading of components, insufficient maintenance, unskilled repairs, interaction between material and environment. 4. Degradation effects related to technological operations (heat treatment, welding) on materials properties. 5. Overload failures – possible mechanisms. A study case of overload failures. 6. Fatigue and creep failures. A study case of fatigue and creep failures. 7. Corrosion failures – possible mechanisms. A study case of corrosion failures. 8. Wear failures – possible mechanisms. A study case. 9. Experimental techniques for bulk and local analyses of chemical composition of materials. 10. Experimental techniques for structure characterization and for investigations on micromechanisms of fracture. 11. Experimental evaluation of mechanical properties of materials. 12. Applications of modelling and simulations in failure analysis. 13. Proposal of precautions and their validation. Prevention. 14. Basic rules for preparation of the report summarising results of failure analysis.

Conditions for subject completion

Part-time form (validity from: 2016/2017 Winter semester, validity until: 2022/2023 Summer semester)
Task nameType of taskMax. number of points
(act. for subtasks)
Min. number of pointsMax. počet pokusů
Credit and Examination Credit and Examination 100 (100) 51
        Credit Credit 35  21
        Examination Examination 65  30 3
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Occurrence in study plans

Academic yearProgrammeBranch/spec.Spec.ZaměřeníFormStudy language Tut. centreYearWSType of duty
2020/2021 (N3923) Materials Engineering (3911T036) Advanced Engineering Materials P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2020/2021 (N3923) Materials Engineering (3911T036) Advanced Engineering Materials K Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2019/2020 (N3923) Materials Engineering (3911T036) Advanced Engineering Materials K Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2019/2020 (N3923) Materials Engineering (3911T036) Advanced Engineering Materials P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2018/2019 (N3923) Materials Engineering (3911T036) Advanced Engineering Materials P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2018/2019 (N3923) Materials Engineering (3911T036) Advanced Engineering Materials K Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2017/2018 (N3923) Materials Engineering (3911T036) Advanced Engineering Materials P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2017/2018 (N3923) Materials Engineering (3911T036) Advanced Engineering Materials K Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2016/2017 (N3923) Materials Engineering (3911T036) Advanced Engineering Materials P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2016/2017 (N3923) Materials Engineering (3911T036) Advanced Engineering Materials K Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan

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