Imperial College London

Dr Catrin Mair Davies

Faculty of EngineeringDepartment of Mechanical Engineering

Reader in Structural Integrity of Alloys
 
 
 
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Contact

 

+44 (0)20 7594 7035catrin.davies

 
 
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Location

 

517UnknownSouth Kensington Campus

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Summary

 

Materials 2 - MECH50005

Aims

This module develops an understanding, securely based on materials science, of various common failure modes, the reasons for their occurrence and how we seek to avoid failure by design. This module provides the tools and understanding to predict component failures under multiaxial loading conditions due to yielding, fracture, fatigue and creep mechanisms and to identify these failure mechanisms in practice, and to design against them.

ECTS units: 5

Role

Course Leader

Fracture Mechanics B - MECH70005

Aims

Fracture mechanics concerns the design and analysis of structures which contain cracks or defects/flaws. Fracture mechanics answers questions such as: What is the largest sized crack that a structure can contain or the largest load the structure can bear for failure to be avoided? How long before a crack which was safe becomes unsafe? What material should be used in a certain application to ensure safety? This is a level 7 variant of the level 6 FFM module and students cannot take both for credit towards their final degree.

ECTS units:    5    
 

 

Role

Course Leader

Aircraft Engine Technology - MECH70021

Aims

  • The aim of this module is to get small groups designing, in outline, a jet engine for a civil airliner. The design will focus on the thermodynamics and aerodynamics, but a small part will be devoted to stress and vibration aspects to underpin the aerodynamic design choices. 

ECTS units:    10

Role

Lecturer

Fracture Mechanics A - MECH60002

Aims

Fracture mechanics concerns the design and analysis of structures which contain cracks or defects/flaws. Fracture mechanics answers questions such as: What is the largest sized crack that a structure can contain or the largest load the structure can bear for failure to be avoided? How long before a crack which was safe becomes unsafe? What material should be used in a certain application to ensure safety? This is a level 6 version of the enhanced level 7 FFM module and students cannot take both for credit towards their final degree.

 

ECTS units:    5    
 

 

Role

Course Leader