Mechanics and Materials II

Calendar

SES #	TOPICS	KEY DATES
Elasticity and Solid Mechanics
1	Course Outline Material Behavior under Uniaxial Loading Displacement and Strain Stress and Equilibrium Stress-­strain
2	Applications: Beam Bending, Buckling and Vibration
3	Mechanisms of Elasticity and Viscoelasticity	Homework 1 out
4	Lab 1: Beam Bending, Buckling and Vibration
5	3-D Linear Thermo-elasticity: Strain-displacement, Stress-strain-temperature, and Stress-equilibrium
6	Simple States of Elastic Stress, Strain, and Displacement	Homework 1 due Homework 2 out
7	Lab 2: Engineering Polymers: Viscoelasticity, Strength, and Ductility
8	Limits to Elasticity: Strength and Multi­-axial Yield Condition Boundary Conditions and Boundary Value Problems
9	Elasticity of Composite Materials Applications	Homework 2 due
10	Lab 3: Stress Concentration
Plasticity and Creep
11	Uniaxial Elastic­-plastic Behavior Elastic-­plastic Beam­-bending
12	Ideal Shear Strength Dislocations	Homework 3 out
13	Lab 4: Sheet Bending
14	Strengthening Mechanisms Strain Hardening
15	Limit Analysis	Homework 3 due
16	Lab 5: Heat Treatment
17	Applications of Limit Analysis
18	Quiz I
19	High­-temperature Deformation: Creep and Stress Relaxation
20	High-temperature Deformation Mechanisms Resisting Creep	Homework 4 out
21	Lab 6: Project 1
Fracture
22	Ideal Cleavage Strength Stress Concentration and Cracks
23	Crack-tip Stress Intensity Factors Critical Stress Intensity	Homework 4 due Homework 5 out
24	Lab 7: Fracture Toughness
25	Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics (LEFM)
26	Applications of LEFM	Homework 5 due Homework 6 out
27	Lab 8: Project 2
Fatigue
28	Fatigue Crack Propagation Defect-tolerant Fatigue Design and Maintenance	Homework 6 due
29	Defect-free Fatigue Design: High-­cycle Fatigue
30	Defect­-free Fatigue Design: Low-cycle Fatigue
31	Lab 9: Project 3
32	Applications: Strain-amplitude/Fatigue-life Behavior Notch Effects in High-cycle Fatigue
33	Quiz II
34	Lab 10: Project Presentations
Material Selection for Design
35	Principles for Material Selection: Performance, Properties, and Constraints
36	Optimization Material Indices of Merit
37	Lab 11: Course Review (Optional)
38	Final Exam