Courses

This course provides an introduction to the field of mechanical engineering. Mechanical Engineering focuses on designing, producing and…

After a 3-D extension of the concept of equilibrium, that belongs to secondary school knowledge, and the introduction of the notions of…

During the design of a product, it is crucial to know where, when, and how a material fails. You can think of applications in automotive…

During the design of a product not only the material properties and process conditions should be taken into account but also the…

The core of the course is to integrate the courses provided by the Polymer Technology group that focus on either the solid or the melt…

Polymers have very attractive properties for use in all kinds of products. For example, they have a low density but also good mechanical,…

The focus of this course is on modeling the mechanical behavior of polymers in the solid state. Of particular interest is the combination…

This course deals with the failure phenomena that may occur in materials in short-term (impact) or long-term (static or cyclic fatigue)…

The course will start with demonstrating the rich variety of flow phenomena that rheologically complex liquids can exhibit. These phenomena…