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TAM 552 - Solid Mechanics II

Last offered Spring 2021

Official Description

Continuation of TAM 551. Selected topics in linear elasticity (including St. Venant beam theory and plane problems of elastostatics), plasticity (including yield surfaces, von Mises and Tresca yield criteria, Drucker's stability postulate, J-flow theory, perfect plasticity, limit analysis, and slip-line theory), and fracture mechanics (including linear elastic analysis, fracture criteria for elastic brittle fracture, and elastic-plastic fracture). Course Information: Prerequisite: TAM 551.

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Course Description

Continuation of TAM 551. Selected topics in linear elasticity (including St. Venant beam theory and plane problems of elastostatics), plasticity (including yield surfaces, von Mises and Tresca yield criteria, Drucker's stability postulate, J-flow theory, perfect plasticity, limit analysis, and slip-line theory), and fracture mechanics (including linear elastic analysis, fracture criteria for elastic brittle fracture, and elastic-plastic fracture) are covered in this course.

Credit Hours

4 hours

Prerequisites

Undergraduate degree and TAM 551 (Solid Mechanics I).

TitleSectionCRNTypeHoursTimesDaysLocationInstructor
Solid Mechanics IIC36406LCD40800 - 0950 M W  1109 Siebel Center for Comp Sci Petros Sofronis
Kshitij Vijayvargia