410: Case Studies

FOrmulas for pipes loaded by soil

Formulas for loading of pipes

http://www.mse.drexel.edu/Courseware/MATE410/pipeinsoil.pdf

Request for writeup on oxidation and tolerances control.

CASE STUDY I

Please use the following list of questions to guide you for the writeup of you report:

http://www.mse.drexel.edu/COURSEWARE/MATE410/questions.pdf

This list of questions replaces the list that I gave you in class.

Check out the following real failure analysis report for form and style to guide you in  the writeup of your own report.  The weight of this report is 3x a regular homework.

http://www.mse.drexel.edu/COURSEWARE/MATE410/sample-report-A.pdf 

Data for the Gun Explosion problem.

Data for the case study on the explosion of the 175mm gun:

 GUN-DATA

Principal stresses (review) + Homework

Principal stresses review
(http://www.materials.drexel.edu/COURSEWARE/MATE410/principal-stresses.pdf if the direct link does not work) 

Homework on fatigue:  Problems 13.8, 13.9, 13.10, 13.11 from the handout I gave you.  Due 2/11

Fracture Example - Fatigue notes

Fracture of an ammonia tank

Fatigue Notes and problems

MATE 410 - CASE STUDIES 2008

Welcome to this course :)

WARNING: THIS COURSE HAS AS A PREREQUISITE KALIDINDI'S MECHANICAL PROPERTIES COURSE.
IF YOU HAVE NOT HAD THIS COURSE TALK TO ME IMMEDIATELY. YOU WILL VERY QUICKLY FIND OUT THAT WITHOUT KALIDINDI'S
CLASS THE AMOUNT OF WORK REQUIRED TO CATCH UP IS TOO MUCH...

 Syllabus 2008
Notes on Fracture (01/11/08)

 The fracture and fatigue links of the day:

NRC grills Entergy on Vt. Yankee safety
 

WARPLANES: F-15Cs Stay Down

 
Crane collapsed