Solid Mechanics

3–4 credits · Graduate

Vector and tensor algebra; vector and tensor analysis; kinetics, basic physical quantities, global and local balance laws, representative material models of 1D and 3D continua at small strains; thermodynamics of general internal variable formulations of inelasticity; integration algorithms for inelastic 1D and 3D materials; basic solution techniques for boundary value problems in 1D and 3D.