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EMCH 316Experimental Determination of Mechanical Response of Materials

1 credit · Engineering Mechanics · Penn State

Experimental techniques for mechanical property measurement and structural testing. E MCH 316 E MCH 316 Experimental Determination of Mechanical Response of Materials (1) The objective of EM CH 316 is to introduce students to the relevant technology and methods used to determine the mechanical responses of engineering materials and structural components. Student teams will apply stress and strain measurement techniques; conduct tensile, torsion, creep, internal pressurization, and fatigue tests; then characterize mechanical behavior and explain the material parameters obtained. The laboratory assignments are designed to complement the lecture course E MCH 315, which must be taken as a prerequisite of concurrently.

Before you enroll

Prerequisites

From the catalog: “( MATSE 259 and ME 360 ) or Concurrently enrolled in EMCH 315 .”

Where it fits

Where it sits in degree plans

Suggested plans most often put it in Year 2 · Spring (1 program).

Required in (2)

  • Aerospace Engineering, B.S.
  • Nuclear Engineering, B.S.
What it opens up

Courses that list EMCH 316 as a prerequisite (1)

  • EMCH 446 Mechanics of Viscoelastic Materials