3.032 | Fall 2007 | Undergraduate

Mechanical Behavior of Materials

Readings

Required Readings

Selections from the following texts are distributed to students via the course-exclusive Reader.

Hibbeler, R. C. Mechanics of Materials. 6th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2004. ISBN: 9780131913455.

Bedford, A., and K. M. Liechti. Mechanics of Materials. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2000. ISBN: 9780201895520.

Nye, J. F. Physical Properties of Crystals. Oxford, England: Clarendon Press, 1985. ISBN: 9780198511656.

Meyers, M. A., and K. K. Chawla. Mechanical Behavior of Materials. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1998. ISBN: 9780132628174.

Hosford, W. F. Mechanical Behavior of Materials. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2005. ISBN: 9780521846707.

Ashby, M. F., and D. R. H. Jones. Engineering Materials 1. 2nd ed. Boston, MA: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1996. ISBN: 9780750630818.

Callister, W. D. Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering. 2nd ed. New York, NY: Webster’s New World, 2004. ISBN: 9780471470144.

Beer, F. P., and E. R. Johnson. Mechanics of Materials. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 1981. ISBN: 9780070042841.

SES # Topics Readings
1 Introduction  
2 Force distributions

Hibbeler, pp. 10-15

Bedford & Liechti, pp. 1-21, Appendix D

3 Deformation under force Bedford & Liechti, pp. 439-447, Appendix E
4 Stress distributions in materials Beer & Johnston, pp. 271-301
5 Strain and stress Bedford & Liechti, pp. 69-77, 250-254
6 Pressure vessels Bedford & Liechti, pp. 221-227
7 Stress transformations Bedford & Liechti, pp. 187-220
8 Stress transformations: 2D - 3D Bedford & Liechti, pp. 187-220 (cont.)
9 Stress transformations: 3D  
10 Elasticity Nye, pp. 3-49
11 Continuum linear elasticity

Ashby & Jones, pp. 27-35

Meyers & Chawla, pp. 78-84

12 Linear elasticity Meyers & Chawla, pp. 78-84
  Quiz 1  
13 Linear elasticity (cont.) Ashby & Jones, pp. 36-44, 58-60
14 Superelasticity Hosford, pp. 372-375
15 Nonlinear elasticity Hosford, pp. 182-185
16 Viscoelasticity Hosford, pp. 247-251
17 Rubber elasticity Meyers & Chawla, pp. 102-107
18 Continuum plasticity Hosford, pp. 80-93
19 Plasticity in crystals

Callister, pp. 238-243

Meyers & Chawla, pp. 206-207

20 Plasticity in crystals (cont.) Hosford, pp. 139-147, 158-166
21 Plasticity in amorphous materials Meyers & Chawla, pp. 420-425
22 Controlling plasticity onset

Hosford, pp. 188-202

Callister, pp. 250-256

23 Controlling plasticity onset (cont.) Callister, pp. 455-460
24 Plasticity at surfaces Hosford, pp. 62-67, 39-49
25 EGs of engineering elastoplastic deformation mechanisms  
  Quiz 2  
26 Time-dependent plasticity Meyers & Chawla, pp. 541-546
27 Time-dependent plasticity (cont.)  
28 Creep deformation mechanisms Meyers & Chawla, pp. 553-570
29 Designing against creep  
30 Continuum fracture Hosford, pp. 227-233, 240-241
31 Continuum fracture (cont.)  
32 Fracture in crystals Meyers & Chawla, pp. 381-384, 400-412
33 Fracture in crystals (cont.)  
34 Fracture in amorphous materials  
35 Fatigue Meyers & Chawla, pp. 592-596, 602-615
36 Fatigue (cont.) Meyers & Chawla, pp. 592-596, 602-615 (cont.)
37 Fatigue (cont.)  
  Final exam (quiz 3)  

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