Materials students need to learn the basics of solid mechanics just as do the structural engineers, but within the context of processing-structure-properties-performance that characterizes MSE. The curricular syllabus can be given simply as a listing of the modules making up this web package. They are arranged in an order that works well for teaching in a single term, though instructors will have to ration the time spent on each to avoid running out of time at the end of the term. It is certainly possible to omit certain topics altogether, depending on the individual subject goals and the preparation level of the students.
1. Introduction to Elastic Response
2. Atomistics of Elasticity
3. Introduction to Composites
4. Stress-Strain Curves
Simple Tensile and Shear Structures
5. Trusses
6. Pressure Vessels
7. Shear and Torsion
General Concepts of Stress and Strain
8. Kinematics
9. Equilibrium
10. Tensor Transformations
11. Constitutive Relations
Bending
12. Shear and Bending Moment Diagrams
13. Stresses in Beams
14. Beam Displacements
15. Laminated Composite Plates
General Stress Analysis
16. Closed-Form Solutions
17. Experimental Solutions
18. Finite Element Analysis
19. Linear Viscoelasticity
Yield and Fracture
20. Yield and Plastic Flow
21. Dislocation Basis of Yield and Creep
22. Statistics of Fracture
23. Introduction to Fracture Mechanics
24. Fatigue
Appendices
1. Material Properties
2. Matrix and Index Notation
3. List of Symbols
4. Unit Conversion Factors
Software
1. Mohr's circle (Java® applet)
2. strs3d - Stress Transformations
3. plate - Laminated Plates
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