EML 5237 - Intermediate Mechanics of Materials

Credits: 3

Course Description: This course will be taught in a modular format by 2 faculty members. The advanced theory of mechanics will be explored in this course, and applied to metal fatigue and composite mechanic research areas. Students will review fundamental concepts of stress and strain as related to isotropic materials and further extended to other material types (anisotropic, orthotropic, etc.). Essentially, the course will serve to bridge fundamental elementary concepts of mechanics to advanced mechanic concepts. Students will learn fundamental advanced mechanic concepts as applied to bending and torsion analysis, energy concepts (i.e., principle of virtual work, Castigliano’s theorem, Rayleigh-Ritz, etc.), beam theory, plate theory, and buckling and vibration. An introduction to fatigue/fracture mechanics, and composite mechanics will be presented.
Prerequisites: Graduate Standing or permission from Department Chair.