Introduces tensor analysis, deformation and strain measurements, stress and its relation to force and moment, the basic principles of equilibrium, geometric compatibility, and material behaviors. Discusses material derivative, fundamental laws of mass, momentum, energy, and entropy; constitutive equations, and energy methods. Applies these concepts to the analysis of composite materials, and thin structures.

Basic Concepts Stress and Strain Tensors Linear Elasticity Constitutive Equations Advanced Topics

The objectives of this course is to introduce the exact principles of continuum mechanics as applied to the simplified case of elastic solids.

MCEN 2063 for mechanical engineering students; APPM 2360 (Intro to Differential Equations with Linear Algebra) and ASEN 2001 (Stat, Structures and Materials), 2003 (Dynamics and Systems), and 3112 (Structures), or equivalent for aerospace students

Elasticity in Engineering Mechanics, 2nd edition, by Arthur R. Boresi and Ken. P. Chong. Wiley Interscience Publication, New York, 2000.
Nonlinear Solid Mechanics, A Continuum Approach for Engineering, Holzapfle, G.A., John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2000.
Classical and Computational Solid Mechanics, Fung, Y.C., Tong, P., World Scientific Publishing, Singapore, 2001.
Continuum Mechanics: Concise Theory and Problems, Chadwick, P. Dover Publications,1999.

Web and e-mail (class communication will be over the web) required.