Imperial College London

Prof Ambrose Taylor

Faculty of EngineeringDepartment of Mechanical Engineering

Professor of Materials Engineering
 
 
 
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Contact

 

+44 (0)20 7594 7149a.c.taylor Website

 
 
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Assistant

 

Miss Valerie Crawford +44 (0)20 7594 7083

 
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Location

 

515City and Guilds BuildingSouth Kensington Campus

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Summary

 

Course/Module

Teacher, Design. (Undergraduate)

Teacher, Fracture of Composites. (Postgraduate)

Teacher, Materials, Manufacturing & Design. (Undergraduate)

Teacher, Structure, Properties & Applications of Polymers. (Undergraduate)

Structure, Properties and Applications of Polymers A - MECH60013

Aims

This module aims to develop an understanding of the mechanical properties, processing characteristics and failure modes of the principal classes of polymers, in terms of their structure and to use such data for material selection.The module develops familiarity with available processing technologies, and how they influence the design and properties of plastic components. The module also develops understanding of the viscoelastic nature of polymers, and to account for time- and temperature-dependent behaviour. This is a level 6 version of the enhanced level 7 SPAP module and students cannot take both for credit towards their final degree.

ECTS units:  5   
 

Role

Course Leader

Structure, Properties and Applications of Polymers B - MECH70043

Aims

This module aims to develop an understanding of the mechanical properties, processing characteristics and failure modes of the principal classes of polymers, in terms of their structure and to use such data for material selection.The module develops familiarity with available processing technologies, and how they influence the design and properties of plastic components. The module also develops understanding of the viscoelastic nature of polymers, and to account for time- and temperature-dependent behaviour. This is an enhanced level 7 version of the  level 6 SPAP module and students cannot take both for credit towards their final degree.

ECTS units:  5   
 

Role

Course Leader

Fundamentals of Composite Materials - MSc AERO70033

Aims

This module will take you through some of the fundamental concepts in composite materials, which the rest of the MSc programme will build upon. The module will start with an introduction to various composite systems, followed by the mechanical properties and characterisation of composite materials.

Role

Lecturer