Course Description

Development of principles of advanced strength of materials and elasticity theory leading to solution of practical engineering problems concerned with stress and deformation analysis. Tensor analysis, coordinate transformations, alternative measures of strain, elastic constitutive equations, stress measures, formulation and solution of two and three dimensional elasticity problems. Examples include advanced beam theory for shear deformation and large deformation, contact mechanics, stress concentration, pressure vessels and compound cylinders, thermal stress analysis, and stresses in layered microelectronic devices

Course Objectives

Students will acquire necessary fundamental understanding of the principles of advanced strength of materials and elasticity theory, together with increased confidence in solving practical engineering problems concerned with stress and deformation analysis. The course objective is to fill the knowledge gap between the undergraduate level of understanding and the level of knowledge required for advanced students addressing tensor analysis, coordinate transformations, alternative measures of strain, elastic constitutive equations, stress measures, formulation and solution of two and three dimensional elasticity problems. The course also prepares students for future courses in finite element analysis, fracture mechanics, composites, and plasticity.

Last updated: August 11, 2008