Course Highlights
This course features an extensive list of readings, and problem sets with solutions.
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Prof. Lorna Gibson (RM - 56K) (RM - 80K) (RM - 220K)
Course Description
This course explores the phenomenology of mechanical behavior of materials at the macroscopic level and the relationship of mechanical behavior to material structure and mechanisms of deformation and failure. Topics covered include elasticity, viscoelasticity, plasticity, creep, fracture, and fatigue. Case studies and examples are drawn from structural and functional applications that include a variety of material classes: metals, ceramics, polymers, thin films, composites, and cellular materials.
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