Advanced Mechanics of Materials

Undergraduate | 2026

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Your studies will be on-campus, and may include some online delivery
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ENGM X411
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Course ID
206528
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Campus
Mawson Lakes, Adelaide City Campus East
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Level of study
Undergraduate
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Unit value
6
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Course owner
Elect & Mech Engineering
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Course level
4
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
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University-wide elective course
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Course data is interim and subject to change

Course overview

Equip students with knowledge and skills to support design and manufacturing procedures, develop effective maintenance strategies and guide failure investigations, which are all achieved by introducing appropriate assumptions and simplifications, establishing, validating and analysing a mathematical model of mechanical behaviour and failure of structural component.  

  • Fundamentals of Solid Mechanics 
  • Plane problems of linear elasticity 
  • Introduction to plasticity, fracture and fatigue 

Course learning outcomes

  • Category: Knowledge Use the fundamental concepts, principles and governing equations of Solid Mechanics, Theories of Elasticity and Plasticity, Fracture and Fatigue.
  • Category: Skills Simplify real problem to establish its representative mathematical model.
  • Category: Skills Appy analytical, numerical and experimental methods to validate and analyse the mathematical model of the actual structural component subjected to various loading conditions.
  • Category: Application of knowledge and skills Apply knowledge and skills to support design and fabrication of engineering components, development of effective maintenance strategies and guide failure investigations.
  • Category: Application of knowledge and skills Interpret and communicate the outcomes of theoretical analyses and experimental studies in industrial settings.

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