Mechanical Behavior of Materials

Calendar

SES #	Topics	Key Dates
1	Introduction
2	Force distributions	Problem set 1 out
3	Deformation under force
4	Stress distributions in materials
5	Strain and stress	Problem set 1 due Problem set 2 out
6	Pressure vessels	Lab 1
7	Stress transformations	Lab 1
8	Stress transformations: 2D - 3D	Problem set 2 due Problem set 3 out
9	Stress transformations: 3D
10	Elasticity
11	Continuum linear elasticity	Problem set 3 due
12	Linear elasticity
	Quiz 1
13	Linear elasticity (cont.)	Problem set 4 out
14	Superelasticity
15	Nonlinear elasticity	Lab 2
16	Viscoelasticity	Lab 2
17	Rubber elasticity	Problem set 4 due Problem set 5 out
18	Continuum plasticity
19	Plasticity in crystals
20	Plasticity in crystals (cont.)	Problem set 5 due
21	Plasticity in amorphous materials
22	Controlling plasticity onset
23	Controlling plasticity onset (cont.)
24	Plasticity at surfaces	Lab 3
25	EGs of engineering elastoplastic deformation mechanisms	Lab 3
	Quiz 2
26	Time-dependent plasticity	Problem set 6 out
27	Time-dependent plasticity (cont.)
28	Creep deformation mechanisms
29	Designing against creep	Problem set 6 due
30	Continuum fracture	Problem set 7 out
31	Continuum fracture (cont.)
32	Fracture in crystals
33	Fracture in crystals (cont.)	Lab 4
34	Fracture in amorphous materials	Lab 4
35	Fatigue	Problem set 7 due
36	Fatigue (cont.)
37	Fatigue (cont.)
	Final exam (quiz 3)