SEJ751 - Materials Performance and Durability
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Waurn Ponds (Geelong) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Mike Yongjun Tan |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | SEJ451 |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 1 hour seminar per week. |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Content
Materials used in industrialised economies amounts to staggering quantities, from constructing critical infrastructures such as bridges, pipelines, electrical towers, petrochemical and desalination plants to producing essential products such as aircraft, automobiles and ships. Manufacturing today is addictively dependant on continuous flows of materials and energy. The resource bases from which they are drawn is large, but finite. One of the most significant challenges for future generation of engineers and scientists will be find ways to improve material performance and durability in order to ensure the safety of engineering structures and minimise wasteful use of our natural resources. In SEJ751 you will develop essential skills for performance and durability assessment of materials. These skills are essential for understanding the impact material selection can have on the environment. You will solve real-life industry issues on the reliability, durability, sustainability and maintenance of engineering materials and infrastructure.
Learning outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Determine the impact of materials selection on the environment. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Carry out analysis of materials performance and failure in aggressive environmental conditions. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Undertake materials selection and engineering design synthesis to balance the requirements of maximising efficiency and reliability, and minimising costs and impact on the environment. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Work as a team to solve a real-world engineering problem and defend your design. | GLO2: Communication |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 Written report: Life cycle analysis | 1,000 word written report, and quiz | 20% (14%, 6%) (Written report, Quiz) | Week 3 |
| Assessment 2 Written report: Environmental effect analysis | 1,000 word written report, and quiz | 20% (14%, 6%) (Written report, Quiz) | Week 7 |
| Assessment 3 | 1,000 word written report, and quiz | 20% (14%, 6%) (Written report, Quiz) | Week 9 |
| Assessment 4 Group design project: Industry case analysis | Written report, 4,000 words maximum, and 10-minute oral presentation | 40% (24%, 16%) (Written report, Oral presentation) | Week 11 |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for SEJ751 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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