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Fall 1999 Course Descriptions Engineering Mechanics (E M ) Dept Info - College Info E M 196H. Honors Proseminar (1) E M 399. Independent Study (1-3) [Rpt./] E M 493. Internship (1-5) [Rpt./] E M 498. Senior Capstone (1-3) I II E M 499. Independent Study (1-5) [Rpt./] E M 502. Introduction to Finite Element Methods (3) I II (Identical with C E 502, which is home). E M 505. Continuum Mechanics (4) I Analysis of deformation, principal stresses and strains, velocity fields, and rate of deformation; constitutive and field equations; elementary elasticity. P, C E 417 or consult department before enrolling. E M 508. Fracture Mechanics (3) I Modes of fracture; crack propagation; Griffith energy balance; crack tip plasticity; J-integral; fatigue cracks; analytical and numerical techniques; constitutive models for damaged materials. P, E M 505 or consult department before enrolling. E M 511. Advanced Finite Element Analysis (3) II Approximation functions, Lagrangian and Hermitian interpolation, isoparametric elements and numerical integration; mixed, hybrid and boundary element methods, nonlinear analysis, nonlinear problems in solids under static and dynamic loads, time integration schemes, fluid and heat flow coupled problems and mass transport. P, C E 402 or consult department before enrolling. E M 593. Internship (1-5) [Rpt./] E M 596A. Research Topics (1) II (Identical with C E 596A, which is home). E M 599. Independent Study (1-5) [Rpt./] E M 603. Elasticity Theory and Application (3) I General three-dimensional equations of elasticity; problems in plane stress, plane strain, extension, torsion; energy, residual and other solution methods; applications to rings, beams, plates, torsion and other problems. P, C E 217, C E 302. E M 604. Plasticity Theory and Application (3) I Yield conditions and flow rules for perfectly plastic and strain hardening materials; application to various elastoplastic problems such as bars, cylinders and plates; effect of volume change behavior, isotropic and anisotropic hardening plasticity with expanding/contracting yield surfaces. P, C E 417 or E M 603 or consult department before enrolling. E M 606. Wave Propagation in Solids (3) II P, EM 603 or A ME 564A-564B. (Identical with C E 606, which is home). E M 633. Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (3) I Vibrations and dynamic response of structural systems to periodic and arbitrary loadings and support motion; response spectrum and step-by-step formulations for seismic analysis and design. P, E M 635, A ME 250. E M 635. Matrix Methods in Structural Mechanics (3) I Formulation of the force and displacement methods; the finite element method, with application to bar, beam, plate, and shell structures; organization and development of computer programs; linear and nonlinear systems. P, C E 331 or A ME 461. E M 637. Plates and Shells (3) II Theory and analysis of circular, rectangular and continuous plates by classical, numerical and approximate methods; introduction to in-plane forces and shells. P, C E 336; A ME 324. E M 639. Energy Methods in Engineering Mechanics (3) I General concepts and principles in mechanics, conservative mechanical systems, variational methods. Applications to deformable bodies. E M 648. Constitutive Laws for Engineering Materials (3) I P, C E 603, E M 505 or consult department before enrolling. (Identical with C E 648, which is home). E M 900. Research (1-3) [Rpt./] E M 909. Master's Report (1-3) [Rpt./] E M 910. Thesis (1-6) [Rpt./] E M 920. Dissertation (1-12) [Rpt./] E M 930. Supplementary Registration (1-9) [Rpt./] |
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