SE2127 Packaging Materials 7.5 credits

• Basic solid mechanics for packaging technology
• Fracture mechanics applied to paper materials
• Creep behaviour of paper
• The mechanical characteristics of paper in the thickness direction
• Barrier materials
• Delamination in paper and paper board
• Converting operations at production of wood-fiber based packages
• The finite element method for packaging design
• Packaging ergonomics

After the course, the participant should be able to

• discuss important applications in packaging technology using the correct mechanical and chemical terminology
• relate the results from the most important testing methods for determining the mechanical behaviour of packaging materials to basic and relevant quantities in solid mechanics, and also
• demonstrate the benefits of mechanical modelling and numerical analysis in packaging materials applications.

Basic course in solid mechanics (SE1010 or SE1020 or SE1012 or SE1055).

The Ljungberg Textbook, reprints and handouts.

• ÖVN1 - Assignments, 1.5 credits, grading scale: P, F
• TEN1 - Examination, 3.8 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
• LAB1 - Laboratory Work, 2.2 credits, grading scale: P, F

Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.

The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.

If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.

Written exam (TEN1; 3,8 university credits)
Laboratory (LAB1; 2.2 university credits)
Home assignments (ÖVN1; 1,5 university credits)

• All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
• In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
• In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.