Continuum Mechanics

3 credits · Undergraduate Programs

Kinematics of deformation, concept of stress, balance of mass, linear momentum, angular momentum and energy. Thermodynamics of continua. Constitutive equations for viscous fluids and nonlinear elastic solids. Prerequisite(s): Mechanical Engineering 479 and 495. Antirequisite(s): Credit for Mechanical Engineering 587 and 519.09 (Mechanics of Materials II) will not be allowed.