1) The mechanical properties of materials and their distribution. Methods for evaluation of mechanical properties and their distribution.
2) Basic concepts of design ( safe -life, damage tolerance) and the consequences of their changes.
3) The definition of aging of structures. Management of aging of structural components.
4) Mechanisms of aging of structural materials. Thermal aging. Strain aging.
5) Degradation mechanisms involved in structural materials.
6) Fatigue . New methods of assessing fatigue characteristics of structural materials and standardized procedures for their evaluation.
7) Unstable failure of components . Factors affecting embrittlement of structural materials. New methods for evaluation of the resistance of materials to brittle fracture .
8) Methods of ensuring the safety of the structure against brittle fracture.
9) Creep of metals and alloys. The requirements for materials
operating at elevated and high temperatures. Evaluation of creep resistance of materials.
10) Corrosion - mechanical damage of structural materials. Methods for
evaluation of corrosion - mechanical damage.
2) Basic concepts of design ( safe -life, damage tolerance) and the consequences of their changes.
3) The definition of aging of structures. Management of aging of structural components.
4) Mechanisms of aging of structural materials. Thermal aging. Strain aging.
5) Degradation mechanisms involved in structural materials.
6) Fatigue . New methods of assessing fatigue characteristics of structural materials and standardized procedures for their evaluation.
7) Unstable failure of components . Factors affecting embrittlement of structural materials. New methods for evaluation of the resistance of materials to brittle fracture .
8) Methods of ensuring the safety of the structure against brittle fracture.
9) Creep of metals and alloys. The requirements for materials
operating at elevated and high temperatures. Evaluation of creep resistance of materials.
10) Corrosion - mechanical damage of structural materials. Methods for
evaluation of corrosion - mechanical damage.