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ENGINEERING MECHANICS (E M)
196H. Honors Proseminar (1)
399. Independent Study (1-3) [Rpt./]
493. Internship (1-5) [Rpt./]
498. Senior Capstone (1-3) I II
499. Independent Study (1-5) [Rpt./]
502. Introduction to Finite Element Methods (3) I II (Identical with C E 502, which is home).
505. Continuum Mechanics (4) I Analysis of deformation, principal stresses and strains, velocity fields, and rate of deformation; constitutive and field equations; elementary elasticity. P, C E 417 or consult department before enrolling.
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. P, E M 505 or consult department before enrolling.
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. P, C E 402 or consult department before enrolling.
593. Internship (1-5) [Rpt./]
596. Seminar
a. Research Topics (1) II (Identical with C E 596A, which is home).
599. Independent Study (1-5) [Rpt./]
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. P, C E 217, C E 302.
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. P, C E 417 or E M 603 or consult department before enrolling.
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. P, E M 635, A ME 250.
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. P, C E 331 or A ME 461.
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. P, C E 336; A ME 324.
639. Energy Methods in Engineering Mechanics (3) I General concepts and principles in mechanics, conservative mechanical systems, variational methods. Applications to deformable bodies.
660. Wave Propagation in Solids (3) I (Identical with C E 660, which is home).
900. Research (1-3) [Rpt./]
909. Master's Report (1-3) [Rpt./]
910. Thesis (1-6) [Rpt./]
920. Dissertation (1-12) [Rpt./]
930. Supplementary Registration (1-9) [Rpt./]