Continuum Mechanics

MANE-6250

General curvilinear coordinates, determinants, diagonalization of symmetric matrices, polar decomposition theorem. Description of finite deformation and motion, convected coordinates. Conservation equations, Cauchy and Piola-Kirchhoff stress tensors and equations of motion. Boundary conditions. Thermodynamics of continua, invariance principles, objective tensors. Constitutive equations, nonlinear elasticity, thermoelasticity, heat conducting fluids. Linearizations. Variational derivation of the equations of nonlinear elasticity.

3 credits

Past Term Data

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Spring Summer Fall
(Session 1) (Session 2)
2023
2022
Continuum Mechanics (3c)
  • Catalin R Picu
Seats Taken: 11/30
2021
2020
Continuum Mechanics (3c)
  • Catalin R Picu
Seats Taken: 19/30
2019
2018
2017
Continuum Mechanics (3c)
  • Catalin R Picu
Seats Taken: 22/30
2016
2015
2014
Continuum Mechanics (3c)
  • Catalin R Picu
Seats Taken: 19/25
2013
2012
Continuum Mechanics (3c)
  • Catalin R Picu
Seats Taken: 20/20
2011
2010
Continuum Mechanics (3c)
  • Catalin R Picu
Seats Taken: 19/20
2009
Continuum Mechanics (3c)
  • Catalin R Picu
Seats Taken: 17/15
2008
Continuum Mechanics (3c)
  • Antoinette Maniatty
Seats Taken: 15/25
2007