Computational Mechanics of Materials

Multi-colored cylinder .

Direct numerical simulation of polycrystals. (Image by Raúl Radovitzky.)

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MIT Course Number

16.225

As Taught In

Fall 2003

Level

Graduate

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Course Description

Course Features

Course Description

16.225 is a graduate level course on Computational Mechanics of Materials. The primary focus of this course is on the teaching of state-of-the-art numerical methods for the analysis of the nonlinear continuum response of materials. The range of material behavior considered in this course includes: linear and finite deformation elasticity, inelasticity and dynamics. Numerical formulation and algorithms include: variational formulation and variational constitutive updates, finite element discretization, error estimation, constrained problems, time integration algorithms and convergence analysis. There is a strong emphasis on the (parallel) computer implementation of algorithms in programming assignments. The application to real engineering applications and problems in engineering science is stressed throughout the course.

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Raúl Radovitzky. 16.225 Computational Mechanics of Materials. Fall 2003. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.


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