Advanced Mechanics of Solids

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Continuum mechanics of solids and its application to the mechanical response of machine and structural elements. Tensor descriptions of deformation and internal forces in solids; field equations. Elastic and elastic-plastic material models; failure criteria. Analytical techniques and energy methods for elastic solids; implementing the finite element method for elastic solids. Beam and plate theory. Stress waves and vibrations in solids. Use of commercial finite element software. Prerequisite: ENGN 0310 , APMA 0330 or 0350 .