Foundations of Solid and Structural Mechanics II

3 credits · College of Engineering catalogue

Advisory Prerequisite: AEROSP 315 or equivalent. Enforced Prerequisite: None. (3 credits) Introduction to nonlinear continuum and structural mechanics. Elements of tensor calculus, basic kinematics, conservation laws (mass, linear and angular momentum, energy, etc.), constitutive equations in continual applications in hyper-realistic solids, numerical (f.e.m.) methods for the corresponding nonlinear boundary value problems, derivation of nonlinear shell theories from 3-D considerations.