Engineering Mechanics, Courses Summer 2000

Summer 2000 Course Descriptions
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Courses listed below are approved UA courses as of Summer 2000. Not all approved courses will be offered during this term. For course offerings/availability during a specific term, see the Schedule of Classes. Each course number below links to the Schedule of Classes.

Engineering Mechanics (E M ) Dept Info - College Info

E M 196H Honors Proseminar (1)

E M 399 Independent Study (1-3) [Rpt./]

E M 493 Internship (1-5) [Rpt./]

E M 498 Senior Capstone (1-3) I II

E M 499 Independent Study (1-5) [Rpt./]

E M 502 Introduction to Finite Element Methods (3) I II (Identical with C E 502, which is home).

E M 505 Continuum Mechanics (4) I Analysis of deformation, principal stresses and strains, velocity fields, and rate of deformation; constitutive and field equations; elementary elasticity.

E M 508 Fracture Mechanics (3) I Modes of fracture; crack propagation; Griffith energy balance; crack tip plasticity; J-integral; fatigue cracks; analytical and numerical techniques; constitutive models for damaged materials.

E M 511 Advanced Finite Element Analysis (3) II Approximation functions, Lagrangian and Hermitian interpolation, isoparametric elements and numerical integration; mixed, hybrid and boundary element methods, nonlinear analysis, nonlinear problems in solids under static and dynamic loads, time integration schemes, fluid and heat flow coupled problems and mass transport.

E M 593 Internship (1-5) [Rpt./]

E M 596A Research Topics (1) II (Identical with C E 596A, which is home).

E M 599 Independent Study (1-5) [Rpt./]

E M 603 Elasticity Theory and Application (3) I General three-dimensional equations of elasticity; problems in plane stress, plane strain, extension, torsion; energy, residual and other solution methods; applications to rings, beams, plates, torsion and other problems.

E M 604 Plasticity Theory and Application (3) I Yield conditions and flow rules for perfectly plastic and strain hardening materials; application to various elastoplastic problems such as bars, cylinders and plates; effect of volume change behavior, isotropic and anisotropic hardening plasticity with expanding/contracting yield surfaces.

E M 606 Wave Propagation in Solids (3) P, E M 603 or A ME 564A, A ME 564B. (Identical with C E 606, which is home).

E M 633 Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (3) I Vibrations and dynamic response of structural systems to periodic and arbitrary loadings and support motion; response spectrum and step-by-step formulations for seismic analysis and design.

E M 635 Matrix Methods in Structural Mechanics (3) I Formulation of the force and displacement methods; the finite element method, with application to bar, beam, plate, and shell structures; organization and development of computer programs; linear and nonlinear systems.

E M 637 Plates and Shells (3) II Theory and analysis of circular, rectangular and continuous plates by classical, numerical and approximate methods; introduction to in-plane forces and shells.

E M 639 Energy Methods in Engineering Mechanics (3) I General concepts and principles in mechanics, conservative mechanical systems, variational methods. Applications to deformable bodies.

E M 648 Constitutive Laws for Engineering Materials (3) I P, C E 603, E M 505 or consult department before enrolling. (Identical with C E 648, which is home).

E M 900 Research (1-3) [Rpt./]

E M 909 Master's Report (1-3) [Rpt./]

E M 910 Thesis (1-6) [Rpt./]

E M 920 Dissertation (1-12) [Rpt./]

E M 930 Supplementary Registration (1-9) [Rpt./]

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