MECHANICS OF NONMETALLIC MATERIALS
BSc, Project Oriented Applied Program, 3rd year
Lecturer: Doc. dr. Lidija Slemenik Perše
Assistant: Asist. dr. Marko Bek
Polymers are becoming increasingly important as structural materials. Their use in the industry is growing rapidly due to the advantages offered by these materials compared to the more traditional materials such as metals. Some of the main advantages are: simple forming, corrosion resistance, favourable relationship between strength and weight, multi-functional use… They are expected to withstand the loads over the entire lifetime. This requires predicting the long-term reliability of structural elements, which in turn demands the knowledge about the properties of materials. Building from polymers is quite difficult because the mechanical properties of polymers are strongly time-dependent, as opposed to the metals. The students will be acquainted with the skills necessary for the successful use of non-metallic materials in engineering practice. They will learn about the methodologies of characterization of time-dependant non-metals, as well as adopt the basic concepts of product design using these materials.
Recommended literature:
- Aklonis, John J. and MacKnight, William J.: Introduction to Polymer Viscoelasticity. John Wiley & Sons, 1983.
- Wineman, Alan S., and Kumbakonam Ramamani R.: Mechanical response of polymers: an introduction. Cambridge University Press, 2000.
- Lakes, Roderic S. Viscoelastic materials. Cambridge University Press, 2009.