Engineering Sciences 120. Introduction to the Mechanics of Solids

Catalog Number: 1493 - Half course (spring term). M., W., F., at 1. EXAM GROUP: 6. A first course in the mechanical sciences which introduces elements of continuum mechanics and explains how materials and structures stretch, bend, twist, shake, buckle, and break. Stress-strain behavior of materials.Statically determinate and indeterminate structures.Stress and strain, equations of motion or equilibrium, strain-displacement relations. Stress waves. Torsion. Beam theory with applications to beam deflections, vibrations, and buckling. Four laboratory sessions required.  Prerequisite: Physics 11a or 15a, and Applied Mathematics 21a or Mathematics 21a (previously) and Applied Mathematics 21b or Mathematics 21b (previously or concurrently).

Applied Physics 190. Materials Physics

Catalog Number: 1087 - Half course (spring term). Tu., Th., 10-11:30. EXAM GROUP: 12, 13. Introduces undergraduates in Engineering and Physics to the scientific basis of our understanding of the structure and properties of materials. Topics to be covered include chemical bonding and its relation to structure; crystallography; diffraction; defects in crystals and their effects on material behavior; electrical, thermal and mechanical properties. Prerequisite: Thermodynamics (Engineering Sciences 181, Physics 181, or equivalent), Physics 11a and b, or Physics 15a and b, and Applied Mathematics 21a and b or Mathematics 21a,b.

Engineering Sciences 190. Introduction to Materials Science

Catalog Number: 6973 - Half course (fall term). M., W., 2:30-4. EXAM GROUP: 7, 8. Introduction to the structure, properties, and applications of materials. Crystal structure and defects. Phase transformations: phase diagrams, diffusion, nucleation and growth. Mechanisms of deformation and fracture. Effect of microstructure on properties. Examples from a variety of engineering applications will be discussed. Prerequisite: Engineering Sciences 181 or equivalent, Physics 11 or 15, and Applied Mathematics 21a,b.

Engineering Sciences 240. Solid Mechanics

Catalog Number: 2984 - Half course (fall term). M., W., F., at 10 and a weekly section to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 3. Foundations of continuum mechanics, development of elasticity theory, and introduction to plasticity and creep. Elastic waves. Basic elasticity solutions. Variational principles. Prerequisite: Applied Mathematics 105b or equivalent; introduction to solid mechanics at the level of Engineering Sciences 120, or Earth and Planetary Sciences 108 or 166, or Applied Physics 293.

Engineering Sciences 242r. Solid Mechanics: Advanced Seminar

Catalog Number: 5379 - Half course (spring term). Tu., Th., 1:30-3. Topic Spring 2008: Beams, Plates and Shells. Equations governing the linear and nonlinear behavior of these structures will be derived and investigations will be made of how these structures deform, vibrate and buckle. Note: Expected to be given in 2010–11. Prerequisite: Engineering Sciences 240 or equivalent.

Engineering Sciences 246. Plasticity

Catalog Number: 4271 - Half course (fall term). Tu., Th., 2:30-4. Phenomenological theories for strain hardening materials; flow and deformation theories. Variational principles and other general theorems. Mechanisms of plastic deformation, physical theories for strain hardening materials, and polycrystals. Ideal plasticity. Boundary value problems, plastic collapse, buckling of structures. Note: Expected to be given in 2010–11. Prerequisite: Engineering Sciences 240, or equivalent.

Engineering Sciences 247. Fracture Mechanics

Catalog Number: 7152 - Half course (spring term). Tu., Th., 2:30-4. EXAM GROUP: 16, 17. Fundamentals of fracture with applications in materials and structural mechanics. Micromechanics of fracture in ceramics, metals, and polymers. Fracture of composite materials. Interfacial fracture mechanics. Fatigue crack propagation. Prerequisite: Engineering Sciences 240 or equivalent.