CE 2005 - Material Science

This course aims to provide civil engineering students with a fundamental understanding of materials science, including the classification and behaviour of engineering materials such as metals, polymers, and ceramics. It covers atomic structure and bonding, as well as the physical and mechanical properties of materials and their relevance to structural performance. Students will learn key concepts such as stress, strain, Young’s modulus, and stress–strain relationships, including elastic and plastic deformation, yield strength, ductility, and toughness. The course also introduces common construction materials and emphasizes material selection, deformation behaviour, and methods for detecting material failure in civil engineering applications.

The course introduces fundamental concepts of materials science and the classification of engineering materials, followed by the study of atomic structure and bonding to understand material behavior. It then covers polymeric and ceramic materials, along with the physical and mechanical properties of materials and principles of strength of materials. Key concepts such as engineering stress, strain, Young’s modulus, and stress–strain behaviour including elastic and plastic deformation, are explored, together with yield strength, ductility, and toughness. The course concludes with an overview of construction materials and an introduction to material deformation and methods for detecting defects and failure.

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Materials Science and Engineering , W.D. CALLISTER, John Wiley and Sons 2003.

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