PHYS 316 - Applied Strength of Materials for Manufacturing

Credits: 5
Variable Credit Course: No

Lecture Hours: 33
Lab Hours: 44
Worksite/Clinical Hours: 0
Other Hours (LIA/Internships): 0

Course Description: Introduction to the equipment, standards, and practices used in the testing of manufacturing materials. Review and adopt industrial safety practices; use laboratory equipment to conduct standard tests, and collect data on manufacturing materials; retain, organize, share, analyze, and visualize data; and develop solutions to engineering mechanics problems.

Prerequisite: Admission to BASAMD program and Dept. Chair permission.
Meets FQE Requirement: No
Integrative Experience Requirement: No

Student Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate the use of industrial safety practices by reviewing and following all individual and team safety instructions.
Conduct standard material tests by following industry standard processes and practices.
Analyze and graph material test data by using computational software tools and industry standard processes and practices.
Solve engineering mechanics problems by following a standard problem-solving method that includes the use of computational software tools.

Course Contents

Safety training.
Introduction to manufacturing materials.
Destructive vs. non-destructive testing.
Equipment familiarization.
Standard tests.
Data collection, analysis, and visualization.
Engineering problem solving methods.

Instructional Units: 6