Extreme Mater. (597/697EM)

Instructor
Jae-Hwang Lee, Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Office: 313 ELAB I    Email: leejh@umass.edu

Course Description
Various protective materials including body armor, helmets, and specialized suits are essential to saving lives and minimizing body injuries under extreme dynamic conditions. To advance the protective materials, fundamental understanding of material deformation behavior at very high rates is crucial. This course will provide basic understanding of materials science and high-strain-rate mechanics relevant to such extreme conditions. Potential material platforms with tailored micro- and nano-structures will be introduced to learn more about the current trend to discover novel material behaviors that could dramatically enhance protective performance. Furthermore, this course will introduce various dynamic mechanical characterization techniques and their applications.

Pre-requisites
MIE 201 and MIE 211

Course Logistics
Lectures are scheduled Mon/Wed from 2:30-3:45PM

 Textbook

  • No textbook required.
  • References
  • Meyers, M.A. Dynamic Behavior of Materials, Wiley, 1994.
  • Crouch, I. (Ed.) The Science of Armour Materials, Woodhead Publishing, 2016.
  • National Research Council, Opportunities in Protection Materials Science and Technology for Future Army Applications. National Academy Press, 2011.

 Grading
Pop quizzes (50%);     Final exam (25%);     Design project (25%)

Lecture Topics

  • Materials of extreme properties
  • Materials under extreme conditions
  • Lightweight protective materials
  • Nanomaterials and nanocomposites for protective applications
  • Mechanical metamaterials
  • Conventional armor materials
  • Future of armor materials
  • Rate-dependent properties of materials
  • Dynamic Failure mechanisms
  • Wave propagation and shock waves
  • High-strain-rate testing
  • High-speed imaging
  • Numerical modeling

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Diversity Statement: We are all members of an academic community with a shared responsibility to cultivate a climate where all students/individuals are valued and where both they and their ideas are treated with respect. The diversity of the participants in this course is a valuable source of ideas, problem solving strategies, and engineering creativity. If you feel that your contribution is not being valued for any reason, please speak with me privately. You may also speak with Dr. Paula Rees, Assistant Dean for Diversity (rees@umass.edu, 413.545.6324, Marston 128), submit a comment to the box on the door of Marston 128, or submit an anonymous comment online http://tinyurl.com/UMassEngineerClimate .

Inclusivity: The diversity of the participants in this course is a valuable source of ideas, problem solving strategies, and engineering creativity. If you feel that your contribution is not being valued or respected for any reason, please speak with me privately. If you wish to communicate anonymously, you may do so in writing, speak with Assistant Dean Paula Rees (rees@umass.edu, 413.545.6324, Marston 128), or submit your concern through the College or Engineering Climate Concerns and Suggestions on-line form (tinyurl.com/UMassEngineerClimate). We are all members of an academic community with a shared responsibility to cultivate a climate where all students/individuals are valued and where both they and their ideas are treated with respect.

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