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Design of structural components and management of their aging.

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Course Unit Code636-3013/03
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory type B
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
VOD37prof. Ing. Vlastimil Vodárek, CSc.
KUB014Dr. Ing. Zdeněk Kuboň
BYS06doc. Ing. Jaroslav Bystrianský, CSc.
Summary
The subject gives an interpretation of the design philosophy currently used in the design, interpretation of the aging processes that cause changes in the properties of materials, structures and components during long-term operation, a description of the main degradation mechanisms that can occur during long-term operation lead to loss of structural integrity. Following are lectures explains the basic methods of how these processes control and manage and allows the audience to understand the connection between the structural material, its properties and safety components that are made from this material. The lecture includes many technical applications, methods, failure analysis function of some selected device and illustrates procedures of corrective measures both in operational decisions as well as in the innovation cycle.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Student will be able to describe the basic concepts of designs.
2) Student will be able to define notion of aging and management of aging of structural components.
3) Student will be able to describe the relation between the structural materiál, its properties and operational safety of the structure.
4) Students will be able to describe a new method of non-destructive testing of the materials.
5) The student will be able to define the characteristics of the basic degradation mechanisms of materials.
Course Contents
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.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
MATOCHA, K. Design of constructional components and their controlled ageing. Ostrava: VŠB –TU Ostrava, 2014. Available from: http://katedry.fmmi.vsb.cz/Opory_FMMI_ENG/2_rocnik/AEM/Design%20of%20structural%20components.pdf

Methodology for the Management of Ageing of Nuclear Power Plant Components Important to Safety. Technical reports Series No. 338. Vienna: International Atomic Energy Agency, 1992. ISBN 92-0-102592-0. Dostupné z: https://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/gnppa-cd/PDF-Files/ProgrGuide/TRS338_web.pdf

ASTM Handbook, Volume 11, Failure Analysis and Prevention. Materials Park, Ohio: ASM International, 2002. ISBN 0-87170-704-7.
MATOCHA, K. Design konstrukčních částí a jejich řízené stárnutí. Ostrava: VŠB –TU Ostrava, 2013. Dostupné z: http://katedry.fmmi.vsb.cz/Opory_FMMI/636/636-Design_konstr_casti_riz_starnuti.pdf

VLK, M. a Z. FLORIAN. Mezní stavy a spolehlivost. Brno: VÚT Brno, Fakulta strojního inženýrství, 2007. Dostupné z: http://www.zam.fme.vutbr.cz/~vlk/meznistavy.pdf

STRNADEL, B. Nauka o materiálu II. Degradační procesy a design konstrukčních materiálů. Ostrava: VŠB –TU Ostrava, 2008. ISBN 978-80-248-1842-9.

Methodology for the Management of Ageing of Nuclear Power Plant Components Important to Safety. Technical reports Series No. 338. Vienna: International Atomic Energy Agency, 1992. ISBN 92-0-102592-0. Dostupné z: https://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/gnppa-cd/PDF-Files/ProgrGuide/TRS338_web.pdf
Recommended Reading:
ASTM Handbook, Volume 20, Materials Selection and design. Materials Park, Ohio: ASM International, 1997. ISBN 0-87170-386-6.
KLESNIL, M. a P. LUKÁŠ. Únava kovových materiálů při mechanickém namáhání. 1. vyd. Praha: ACADEMIA, 1975.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit30 15
        ExaminationExamination70 36