Distance Course- Mechanical Behaviour and Fracture of Materials

Fees: C$ 850 (8 weeks period)
Dates: (upon request)
Max No of Participants: 15
Location: Training can be also provided at a location of your choice anywhere in Canada.

PEC-Met 0042 Mechanical Behaviour and Fracture of Materials

Course Description

This course is intended for both effect of strength mechanisms on metals and  how metels respond to that strength action and the deformation process  and fracture modes. Upon completion of this course, you should be able to know the fundamentals of mechanical behaviour and fracture of materials.

Course Contents

Tensile response of materials. Elements of dislocation theory. Slip and twinning in crystalline solids. Strengthening mechanisms in metals. High temperature deformation response of crystalline solids. Fracture. Elements of fracture mechanics. Cyclic stress and strain fracture. Fatigue crack propagation.

Who can get Benefits from this course?

Materials Engineers, Metallurgical Engineers, Mining Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Engineering Enthusiasts, Engineering Professionals, Preparation for Standardized Tests, Career Changers, Engineering Technicians.

Recommended Textbooks:

  • Hertzberg R.W., Deformation and Fracture Mechanics of Engineering Materials. (4th edition) John Wiley, New York, 1996. ISBN 0-471-01214-9. Chaps 1-5, 7, 8, 12 and 13.
  • Courtney T.H., Mechanical Behaviour of materials, 2nd Edition. 2000. ISBN #0-070-28594-2.
  • Dieter, G., Mechanical Metallurgy. (3rd edition) McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1986. ISBN 0070168938. 

The distance education program works as follows:


• Each course is 8 weeks in duration.
• You will receive a set of notes each week covering the course material via the internet. In addition, you will receive practice problems and assignments very similar to the associations’ past exams.
• A one-hour conference meeting session will be conducted by your instructor each week. The objective of this session is to assist in solving the assignments as well as answer student questions that should be sent to the instructor early enough prior to the meeting time. In addition, by being able to communicate with the instructor, you will also be able to communicate with other students in the same class and watch their questions answered as well.
• Each set of assignments must be completed and submitted by the indicated date and your completed assignment will be marked and returned by your instructor.
• Upon completion of the assignments, you will be sent a final exam. It is recommended that you try to simulate the actual exam conditions (i.e., no aids and a time limit) when writing it. You will then submit this final exam for review and marking.
Please note that CMC Inc. offers technical exam preparation courses for the following association examinations: APEGGA. APEGBC, APEGM, APEGNB, PEGNL, APENS. NAPEG, PEO, APEPEI. OIQ, APEGS and APEY.
Also, note all of our courses provided by CMC Inc. are based on the Canadian Council of Professional Engineers (CCPE) Engineers Canada curriculum