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1.033 provides an introduction to continuum mechanics and material modeling of engineering materials based on first energy principles: deformation and strain; momentum balance, stress and stress states; elasticity and elasticity bounds; plasticity and yield design. The overarching theme is a unified mechanistic …
1.033 provides an introduction to continuum mechanics and material modeling of engineering materials based on first energy principles: deformation and strain; momentum balance, stress and stress states; elasticity and elasticity bounds; plasticity and yield design. The overarching theme is a unified mechanistic language using thermodynamics, which allows understanding, modeling and design of a large range of engineering materials. This course is offered both to undergraduate (1.033) and graduate (1.57) students.
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![A figure showinga strain gauge rosette.](/courses/1-033-mechanics-of-material-systems-an-energy-approach-fall-2003/7aed83844e32314844b43b8f604b3af9_1-033f03.jpg)
Strain gauge rosette. (Image by Franz-Joseph Ulm.)