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TAM 552 - Solid Mechanics II
Last offered Spring 2025
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).
Schedule and Instructors
Title | Section | CRN | Type | Hours | Times | Days | Location | Instructor |
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Solid Mechanics II | C | 36406 | LCD | 4 | 1000 - 1150 | T R | 3100 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg | Petros Sofronis |