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 |
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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 | |
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.) | |
37 | Fatigue (cont.) | |
Final exam (quiz 3) |