MSE 233B: Failure Analysis and Prevention

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Units: 4

Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour

Catalog page 425

Prerequisites: MSE 233B online section; enrollment in the Online Master-in-Science in Engineering program

Description: MSE 233B in-person section; graduate standing; or consent of instructor. Introduces the principles of failure analysis and prevention, emphasizing the influence of defects produced during casting, forming, and welding. Provides a fundamental understanding of overload failure modes, fatigue and fracture toughness, and creep.

Credit: May be taken Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC) with consent of instructor and graduate advisor. Credit is awarded for one of the following MSE 233B or MSE 143.

Derived Information — The following is not part of the official catalog but is computed from catalog data.

Serves as a prerequisite for

MSE 233B