Chemo-Mechanics: The Intersection of Solid Mechanics and Chemistry

Catalog description

Covers basic thermodynamics, the role of chemistry and mechanics in thermodynamics, and the issue of kinetics when the system is not in thermodynamic equilibrium. Emphasis will be placed on the thermodynamics of deformable solids, with mechanical stress, chemical reactions, other chemical phenomena, and species transport included in the formulation. As indicated above, examples will be selected from oxidation and corrosion, electrochemical energy conversion and storage, the behavior of gels and elastomers, biological cell mechanics, and other topics.