Mechanics of Materials

Undergraduate

Continuum stress and strain, truss forces, deformation, structure of materials, fracture mechanics, fatigue, micro-structure formation. Properties of engineering materials (such as ceramics, metals, and polymers), equilibrium analysis of deformable bodies, understanding and applying the three fundamental concepts of solid mechanics, namely, equilibrium, constitutive relationships, and geometry of deformation, specific behaviors, including axial tension and compression, pure bending, bending in combination with shear, and torsion of circular shafts. Design of engineering structures with the focus on materials point of view. Course Format: Lectures, 3 hours per week; labs, 2 hours per week Restrictions: Open to BEng majors. Prerequisite(s): MATH 1P13, PHYS 1P95