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Modelling and simulation of material behavior

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Course Unit Code636-2019/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer 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.
HLI055Ing. Josef Hlinka, PhD.
Summary
The course is devoted to the basics of modelling and simulation in the field of materials engineering. Attention is paid to mathematical and physical modelling and simulations, especially for the most important processes and / or technological operations that take place in important engineering materials. Students will be acquainted with the possibilities of modelling and simulation of crystallization processes, materials processing (forming, heat treatment, welding, etc.). Students will learn how to work with some software packages used in engineering practice. Physical modelling will also be part of the course, especially in the case of time-dependent degradation processes. Emphasis will be placed on possible limits of modelling and simulation and on the need of experimental verification of simulation and modelling results.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Student will be able:
- To explain the importance of simulations and modelling in materials engineering;
- To understand basic ways of modelling and simulation; to understand the importance of databases for simulation and modelling;
- To use selected software packages for modelling of microstructure and properties for the most important technological operations;
- To perceive the need of experimental verification of modelling and simulation results.
Course Contents
1. The importance of modelling and simulations in modern materials engineering.
2. Mathematical modelling - basic principles, finite element method, models of artificial neural networks.
3. Database systems in materials engineering.
4. Simulation of technological processes. Numerical simulation of welding process - prediction of microstructure, hardness, internal stresses and deformations.
5. Basic principles of microstructure modelling - prediction of thermodynamically equilibrium state, modelling of kinetics of structural changes, application of microstructure modelling in experimental studies of microstructure.
6. Modelling and simulation of equilibrium and non-equilibrium crystallization processes of metallic materials.
7. Use of numerical modelling methods for optimization of materials production and processing technologies - parameters of heat treatment of semi-products / products, forming of materials.
8. Physical modelling and simulation - basic principles.
9. Modelling and simulation of time-dependent degradation processes of material properties - creep, fatigue, or creep + fatigue.
10. Simulation of material degradation by corrosion processes.
11. Practical use of modelling and simulation results, experimental validation of modelling results.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
TOTTEN, G. E. Steel Heat Treatment I. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2007. ISBN 0-8493-8455-9.
KOBAYASHI, S., S. OH and T. ALTAN. Metal Forming and the Finite-Element Method. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989. ISBN 0-19-504402-9.
VODÁREK, V. Modelování a simulace chování materiálu. Ostrava: VŠB - TUO. Studijní opora, 2019. http://katedry.fmmi.vsb.cz/Opory_FMMI/636/636-Simulace.pdf.
BLAHETA, R. Matematické modelování a metoda konečných prvků. Ostrava: VŠB- TUO. Studijní opora, 2012, 117s.

Recommended Reading:
DIETMANN, U. Calculation of Steel Data Using JMatPro. In: COMAT 2012: 21. 11. - 22. 11. 2012, COMTEF. Ostrava: Tanger, 2012, s. 1-6. ISBN 978-80-87294-34-5.
JANČÍKOVÁ, Z. Teorie systémů. E-learning, VŠB – TU Ostrava, 2012.
JANČÍKOVÁ, Z. Umělé neuronové sítě v materiálovém inženýrství. Ostrava: VŠB - Technická univerzita Ostrava. Studijní opora, 2006. ISBN 80-248-1174-X.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Seminars, 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