Building Materials II
Course Description:
Materials and design. Design process. Basic material properties (Weight-Density, Stiffness - Elasticity, Strength, Yielding, Ductility, Plasticity). Design based on features and properties. Vibration, resonance, rotation, circular loading. Fracture design. Thermal properties and behavior. Design based on thermal behavior. Durability and Corrosion. Design based on durability. Sustainability of materials and structures. Sustainability indicators. Design for Sustainability.
- Semester 8
- Teaching hours 3
- Instructors E. Badogiannis (Coordinator)
Course Units
| # | Title | Description | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Materials - Properties-choice-design | Materials - Processes - Properties and Design. Organization of materials and processes, property and process relationship, material property diagrams, information management. Design process, materials and design data, case studies. Exercises. | 2Χ3=6 |
| 2 | Stiffness and weight: density and elastic moduli | Basic properties, material and property diagrams, parameters and attributes that define properties, density adjustment, and E. Exercises. | 1Χ3=3 |
| 3 | Stiffness-limited design | Typical solutions to elastic problems. Elastic design indicators, setting boundaries and design indicators in diagrams, case studies. Exercises. | 1Χ3=3 |
| 4 | Beyond elasticity: plasticity, yielding & ductility | Strength, plastic deformation work, ductility. Measurement. Charts. Study on parameters and features. Adjusting strength. Exercises. | 1Χ3=3 |
| 5 | Bend and crush: strength-limited design | Typical solutions to plastic problems. Indicators of plastic design - design for yielding, setting of boundaries and design indicators in diagrams, case studies. Exercises. | 1Χ3=3 |
| 6 | Fracture and toughness | Strength - toughness, basic principles of fracture mechanics. Measurement. Charts. Study on parameters and features. Adjusting and customization. Exercises. | 1Χ3=3 |
| 7 | Bend and crush: strength-limited design | Vibration and Resonance. Damping coefficient. Fatigue. Charts. Study on parameters and features. Adjusting and customization. Exercises. | 1Χ3=3 |
| 8 | Fracture-Limited Design | Typical solutions to fracture problems. Design indices - safe design against fracture, setting boundaries and design indices in diagrams, case studies. Exercises. | 1Χ3=3 |
| 9 | Materials and Heat | Basic thermal properties, material and property diagrams, Study on parameters and features that determine the thermal properties, Adjusting and customization of thermal properties. Design for utilization of thermal properties. Exercises. | 1Χ3=3 |
| 10 | Durability design | Wearing and degradation of materials. Oxidation, Flammability, Photo Degradation. Oxidation mechanisms. Resistance to wear. Corrosion, Study on mechanisms. Anti-corrosion protection, control methods. Exercises. | 1Χ3=3 |
| 11 | Sustainable Materials | Calculation of carbon footprint in the production of materials and their use (construction-operation-maintenance). Thermal behavior and performance. Sustainability and design service life. Energy saving, waste recovery and recycling. Economic sustainability assessment. Compliance with the European Climate Change Directives. | 1Χ3=3 |
| 12 | Design and re-design project | Presentation of the project | 2Χ3=6 |
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
- know the characteristics and parameters that determine the properties of the materials,
- know the production process, features and properties of advanced materials
- Identify critical design properties of materials.
- distinguish the production and integration processes of materials in the construction that may limit their performance.
- calculate material design indices
- know the parameters that characterize the sustainability of structures
- calculate sustainability indicators of structures
- understand the concepts and mechanisms of material wear
- calculate theoretically critical values for the service life design
Teaching Methods
| Teaching methods | Lectures; Exampling and exercising in the classroom |
|---|---|
| Teaching media | Presentation slides |
| Laboratories | NO |
| Computer and software use | YES |
| Problems - Applications | YES |
| Assignments (projects, reports) | YES |
| Student presentations | YES |
Student Assessment
- Final written exam: 50%
- Assignments (projects, reports): 30%
- Student presentations: 20%
Textbooks - Bibliography
- Materials: Engineering, Science, Processing and Design, Michael Ashby, Hugh Shercliff, David Cebon, ISBN: 978-960-461-449-3.
- P. K. Mehta, P. J. M. Monteiro, Concrete: Microstructure, Properties, and Materials.
- Κ.Κ. Σίδερη, Ανθεκτικότητα κατασκευών οπλισμένου σκυροδέματος, ΣΕΛΚΑ 4Μ ΕΠΕ, ΑΘΗΝΑ, 2010
Lecture Time - Place:
- Monday, 09:45 – 12:30,
Rooms:- PC Lab Μεταφορών