Explores the classification, benefits, and disadvantages of additive processes in manufacturing, emphasizing their impact on industry competitiveness and sustainability.
Explores cost modelling of materials, focusing on technical approaches, automotive case studies, and sustainability, emphasizing the importance of data quality and the impact of weight and emissions on OEMs.
Discusses axial constraints and material deformations in structural engineering, focusing on stress, strain, and the behavior of materials under various loading conditions.
Covers anisotropic elastic materials, examples, and Voigt notation for stress and strain components, emphasizing the compliance matrix for isotropic materials.
Explores fracture mechanics, crack growth, and the weakest link theory, emphasizing the statistical distribution of crack sizes and the significance of the largest crack in material failure.