Programme of the lectures
1. Definition of ageing management of structural components. Ageing mechanisms.
2. Classification of mechanical properties of structural materials. Methods used for the mechanical properties evaluation and their classification.
3. The main concepts of structural design (safe-life, damage tolerance) and the consequences of their changes.
4. Degradation mechanisms affecting the properties of structural materials.
5. New methods used for the evaluation of fatigue properties and the standardized procedures used for their determination.
6. New methods used for the evaluation of the resistance against brittle fracture.
7. New methods used for the evaluation of resistance of structural materials against environmentally assisted cracking.
8. New NDT and semi-NDT methods of testing.
9. The evaluation of the resistance of structural steels against creep.
10. New methods used for the determination of a corrosion resistance of structural materials.
Programme of the practices
1. Methods and procedures for the evaluation of ageing.
2. ČSN EN and ASTM standards for the evaluation of mechanical properties of materials.
3. Visit of the accredited laboratory of the mechanical testing.
4. The examples of the structural designs in accordance with safe-life and damage tolerance concepts.
5. Statistical methods of the laboratory tests results processing, variance analysis, statistical tests of significance.
6. Processing of the mechanical test results using statistical test methods.
7. Processing of the fatigue tests results.
8. Processing of the results of materials fracture behaviour.
9. Processing of the creep test results.
10. The evaluation of materials mechanical properties using Small Punch tests.
1. Definition of ageing management of structural components. Ageing mechanisms.
2. Classification of mechanical properties of structural materials. Methods used for the mechanical properties evaluation and their classification.
3. The main concepts of structural design (safe-life, damage tolerance) and the consequences of their changes.
4. Degradation mechanisms affecting the properties of structural materials.
5. New methods used for the evaluation of fatigue properties and the standardized procedures used for their determination.
6. New methods used for the evaluation of the resistance against brittle fracture.
7. New methods used for the evaluation of resistance of structural materials against environmentally assisted cracking.
8. New NDT and semi-NDT methods of testing.
9. The evaluation of the resistance of structural steels against creep.
10. New methods used for the determination of a corrosion resistance of structural materials.
Programme of the practices
1. Methods and procedures for the evaluation of ageing.
2. ČSN EN and ASTM standards for the evaluation of mechanical properties of materials.
3. Visit of the accredited laboratory of the mechanical testing.
4. The examples of the structural designs in accordance with safe-life and damage tolerance concepts.
5. Statistical methods of the laboratory tests results processing, variance analysis, statistical tests of significance.
6. Processing of the mechanical test results using statistical test methods.
7. Processing of the fatigue tests results.
8. Processing of the results of materials fracture behaviour.
9. Processing of the creep test results.
10. The evaluation of materials mechanical properties using Small Punch tests.