Dr. Joseph McDermid

4 unit(s)
Materials indices, materials selection charts, materials selection and design with mechanical and thermo-mechanical constraints, design of hybrid materials, sustainable materials selection and design.
Two lectures (two hours), one tutorial (one hour); first term
Prerequisite(s): One of ENGINEER 2P04, MECHENG 2P04, and one of CHEMENG 3A04, MECHENG 3R03; or registration in Level IV or above in Civil Engineering

6 unit(s)
Projects, in cooperation with industry, focusing on materials or energy, involving
design, economic analysis and sustainability. Students working in teams of four
are assessed on oral and written reports.
Two labs (three hours); both terms

Electrochemical basis of metallic coating protection systems, governing phase equilibria in metallic coating systems, gas/metal reactions, reactive wetting at interfaces, microstructural development of metallic coating systems on ferrous substrates, non-metallic and composite coatings, engineering properties and practical applications of coating systems.

1.5 unit(s)