MAE 3270

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MAE 3270

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2024-2025. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

This course will offer students opportunities to perform preliminary design and analysis of structures and mechanical components and to select materials to meet design objectives and constraints.  To do so, students will extend their knowledge of and ability to apply solid and structural mechanics topics including general states of stress and strain, elasticity, coordinate transformations, energy methods, effects of combined loading and mechanical testing.  The use of multipe failure criteria including yielding, brittle failure, fatigue and fracture as part of design calculations to meet stiffness, strength and other performace criteria is emphasized.  Students are introduced to the structure, processing and mechanical properties of metals, polymers, ceramics and composites.  A formal approach to mateirals selection is introduced and applied.

When Offered Fall.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: ENGRD 2020, MATH 2940, CS 1112 or CS 1110.

Comments Petitions to enroll in this class without having met the prereqs are rarely allowed.  Petitions must be made through the MAE departmental Petition link on the MAE website.  The course instructor does not make decisions on enrollment for this class.

Outcomes
  • Students will be able to perform preliminary design of simple structures and components considering strength, fatigue, fracture, stiffness and material suitability for a given purpose.
  • Students will be able to break down problems into component parts and correctly perform calculations for stress, deflection, strength, fatigue life and fracture resistance.
  • Students will be able to describe basic tests of mechanical properties of materials and to correctly define and use associated terms.
  • Students will be able to describe the structure, processing, and properties of the basic classes of engineering materials: metals, polymers, ceramics, and composites.

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture, one discussion, and one laboratory.

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7038 MAE 3270   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
    • Zehnder, A

  • Prerequisite: ENGRD 2020, MATH 2940, CS 1112 or CS 1110 or permission of department. To request department permission, see https://www.mae.cornell.edu/mae/programs/undergraduate-programs/undergraduate-forms to submit a petition.

  •  7039 MAE 3270   DIS 201

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    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
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  •  7040 MAE 3270   DIS 202

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  •  7041 MAE 3270   DIS 203

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  •  7042 MAE 3270   DIS 204

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  •  7043 MAE 3270   DIS 205

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  •  7101 MAE 3270   DIS 206

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  • 11691 MAE 3270   LAB 411

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  • 11692 MAE 3270   LAB 412

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  • 11693 MAE 3270   LAB 413

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  • 11694 MAE 3270   LAB 414

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  •  7044 MAE 3270   LAB 421

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  •  7045 MAE 3270   LAB 422

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  • 11452 MAE 3270   LAB 423

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  • 11453 MAE 3270   LAB 424

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  •  7046 MAE 3270   LAB 441

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  •  7047 MAE 3270   LAB 442

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  • 11479 MAE 3270   LAB 443

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  • 11480 MAE 3270   LAB 444

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  •  7048 MAE 3270   LAB 451

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  •  7049 MAE 3270   LAB 452

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  •  7050 MAE 3270   LAB 453

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  •  7075 MAE 3270   LAB 454

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