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COURSE PRO FORMA

IMPORTANT:
Contents of this Pro Forma shall not be changed without the Senate’s approval for items indicated with *. Changes
to the other items can be approved at the Academy/Faculty/Institution/Centre level.

Academy/Faculty/Institute/Centre Engineering

Department Mechanical Engineering

Programme Materials Engineering

Course Code* KMEB 4349

Course Title* Continuum Mechanics
Course Pre-requisite(s)/ Minimum Require- -
ment(s)

Student Learning Time (SLT)* 120

Credit* 3
Course Learning Outcomes* At the end of this course students are able to:
1. Evaluate the mechanical behaviour of materials including linear elastic-
ity, hyperelasticity, viscoelasticity, elasto-plasticity
2. Model the mechanical behaviour of materials using appropriate consti-
tutive equations
3. Solve basic engineering problems involving stress, strain and fracture
of solids
Transferable Skills 1. Manipulate equations involving tensors
2. Work with cylindrical coordinate systems

Synopsis of Course Contents The course starts with a brief overview on the role of materials modelling on
the assessment of material performance during the service. The algebra of
vectors and tensors will follow with emphasis given on relevant mathemati-
cal operations. The general features of stress and strain tensors will be
explored. The notion of constitutive equations relating the stress tensor to
strain tensor will be introduced. Four types of mechanical behaviour ob-
served in materials will be discussed including linear elastic, hyperelastic,
viscoelastic and elasto-plastic material behaviour. The constitutive equa-
tions relevant to each material behaviour will be derived and discussed.
Learning Strategies (lecture, tutorial, work- Lecture, tutorial
shop, discussion, etc)

Assessment Weightage* Continuous assessment : 40%
Final examination: 60%

Methodologies for Feedback on Perfor- 1. Discussions in class
mance 2. Returning graded assignments and tests
3. Final grades are announced

Criteria in Summative Assessment
Refer to the University of Malaya (First Degree) Rules 2013 and the Uni-
versity of Malaya (First Degree) Regulations 2013.

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