Master course lectures
The master course of studies
Lecturer:
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stefan Weihe
Latest news:
This module is offered in the winter semester.
Contents:
- Stress and deformation states
- Stability hypotheses for static and vibratory stresses
- Material behaviour with different types of stresses
- Safety verifications
- Strength calculation for static stress
- Strength calculation for vibratory stress
- Calculation of pressure vessels
- Strength calculation for thermal stress
- Fracture mechanics
- Strength calculations of fibre composites
Contact information:
Martin Hankele, M.Sc. E-Mail
Lecturer:
N. N:
Latest news:
This module is offered in the winter semester.
Contents:
- Elasticity theory
- Voltage related functions
- Energy methods
- Difference equations
- Finite elements method
- Basics of elastic-plastic material behaviour
- Load-factor method
- Gleitlinientheorie
- Multi-scale simulation
Contact information:
Dr.-Ing. Peter Binkele E-Mail
Lecturer:
Dr.-Ing. Karl Berreth
Latest news:
This module is offered in the summer semester.
Contents:
- Types of loading and failure modes
- Materials testing (creep and fatigue)
- Sets of rules and policies
- Load-dependent damage mechanisms
- Materials in power plant construction
- Material laws and material models
- Stresses of high temperature components
- Status and injury analysis of high temperature components
Comprehension questions for this lecture can be downloaded here:
Contact information:
Dr.-Ing. Karl Berreth E-Mail
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Lecturer:
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stefan Weihe / Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Seidenfuß
Latest news:
This module is offered in the summer semester.
Contents:
- Materials in light weight construction
- Strength calculation
- Construction principles
- Stability problems: buckling and dents
- Joining technology
- Reliability
- Recycling
Contact information:
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Seidenfuß E-Mail
Anne Preuschoff, M.Sc. E-Mail
Lecturer:
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stefan Weihe
Contents:
- Material-mechanical basics
- Failure modes in cyclic loading
- Basics of materials science
- Cyclic crack formation and growth
- Influencing factors on the durability
- Experimental testing methods
- Material properties
- Single step and multi step tests
- Component tests with actual stresses
- Calculation methods
- Fatigue stress diagrams
- Nominal stress concept
- Notch stress concept
- Local concept
- Operational stability concept
- Fracture mechanical concept
- Standardisation and regulations
- Durability and probability of default
- Operational stability concept in vehicle constructions
- General approach
- Particular concepts in vehicle construction
- Optimization possibilities
Contact information:
Lucia Sauter, M.Sc. E-Mail
Lecturer:
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stefan Weihe
Latest news:
This module is offered in the winter semester.
Contents:
1. Introduction:
· History
· What is additive manufacturing
· Areas of application
2. Process chain:
· From CAD to the final product
3. Additive manufacturing – metallic materials
· Powder bed based procedures
· Mould welding process
· Materials basics
· Possibilities and potentials in construction
· Application
· Quality management
· Additive manufacturing – plastics
· Additive manufacturing processes for plastics
· Additive manufacturing – ceramics
· Additive manufacturing processes for ceramics
Contact information:
Moritz Käß, M.Sc. E-Mail
Secretary for student affairs E-Mail
Lecturer:
N. N.
Latest news:
This module will not be offered in summer term 2023.
Contents:
- Fracture-mechanical component analysis
- Linear-elastic fracture mechanics
- Elastic-plastic fracture mechanics
- Cyclic crack growth
- Parameter identification
- Standardisation and sets of rules
- Application to components
- Component analysis for cyclic load
- Component analysis with finite elements simulations
Contact information:
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Seidenfuß E-Mail
Secretary for student affairs E-Mail
Lecturer:
Dr.-Ing. Fabian Spreng
Latest news:
This module is offered in the winter semester.
Contents:
- Definition and structure of material laws
- Integration into finite elements applications
- Material laws
- Static plasticity
- Cyclic plasticity
- Creep
- Cyclic visco-plasticity
- Damage models
- Autonomous programming and implementing of a material model into a commercial finite elements program. Evaluation of the results.
Contact information:
Dr.-Ing. Fabian Spreng E-Mail
Secretary for student affairs E-Mail
Lecturer:
Dr.-Ing. Mathias Büttner
Latest news:
This module is offered in the winter semester.
Contents:
- Definition and classification of damages
- Damages through mechanical stresses
- Damages through thermal stresses
- Damages through corrosive stresses
- Damages through tribological stresses
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Secretary for student affairs E-Mail
Lecturer:
Dr.-Ing. Martin Werz
Latest news:
This module is offered in the summer semester.
Contents:
- Technical meaning of welding technology and material related processes during the welding of metallic materials
- Structural changes
- Welding faults
- Internal stresses
- Suitability of welding
- Welding
- WIG, Mig-Mag, UP, E-Hand
- laser beam-, electron beam-, plasma-, friction stir-, resistance spot welding
- Strength behaviour of welded components
- failure under different types of stress
- interpretation and calculation
- Damages in welded constructions
- Quality assurance in welding technology
- Non-destructive testing
- Requirements, training and sets of rules
Contact information:
Dr.-Ing. Martin Werz E-Mail
Secretary for student affairs E-Mail
Lecturers:
N. N. (Materials Modelling/ WiSe)
Dr.-Ing. Mathias Büttner (Component Failure Analysis/ WiSe)
Dr.-Ing. Fabian Spreng (materials modelling/WiSe)
Dr.-Ing. Martin Werz (Joining Technology/ SoSe)
Latest news:
Contents:
This module’s content is divided into materials based and calculation based lectures.
Those lectures complement each other.
The students have to choose one lecture based on calculation and one lecture based on materials to ensure this complement.
Lectures based on calculation:
Lecture 1 - Materials Modelling, WiSe
Dr.-Ing. Fabian Spreng
- Definition and structure of material laws
- Integration into finite elements applications
- Material laws
- Static plasticity
- Cyclic plasticity
- Creep
- Cyclic visco-plasticity
- Damage models
- Autonomous programming and implementing of a material model into a commercial finite elements program. Evaluation of the results.
Lecture 2 - Strength of materials II, SoSe
N. N.
- Fracture-mechanical component analysis
- Linear-elastic fracture mechanics
- Elastic-plastic fracture mechanics
- Cyclic crack growth
- Parameter identification
- Standardisation and sets of rules
- Application to components
- Component analysis for cyclic load
- Component analysis with finite elements simulations
Lectures based on materials:
Lecture 3 - Damage Science, WiSe
Dr.-Ing. Mathias Büttner
- Definition and classification of damages
- Damages through mechanical stresses
- Damages through thermal stresses
- Damages through corrosive stresses
- Damages through tribological stresses
Lecture 4 - Welding Technology, SoSe
Dr.-Ing. Martin Werz
- Technical meaning of welding technology and material related processes during the welding of metallic materials
- Structural changes
- Welding faults
- Internal stresses
- Suitability of welding
- Welding
- WIG, Mig-Mag, UP, E-Hand
- laser beam-, electron beam-, plasma-, friction stir-, resistance spot welding
- Strength behaviour of welded components
- failure under different types of stress
- interpretation and calculation
- Damages in welded constructions
- Quality assurance in welding technology
- Non-destructive testing
- Requirements, training and sets of rules
Contact information:
Secretary for student affairs E-Mail
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Stefanie Bisinger
Secretariat for study matters