| SES # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
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| Elasticity and Solid Mechanics | ||
| 1 | Course Outline Material Behavior under Uniaxial Loading Displacement and Strain Stress and Equilibrium Stress-strain |
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| 2 | Applications: Beam Bending, Buckling and Vibration | |
| 3 | Mechanisms of Elasticity and Viscoelasticity | Homework 1 out |
| 4 | Lab 1: Beam Bending, Buckling and Vibration | |
| 5 | 3-D Linear Thermo-elasticity: Strain-displacement, Stress-strain-temperature, and Stress-equilibrium | |
| 6 | Simple States of Elastic Stress, Strain, and Displacement | Homework 1 due Homework 2 out |
| 7 | Lab 2: Engineering Polymers: Viscoelasticity, Strength, and Ductility | |
| 8 | Limits to Elasticity: Strength and Multi-axial Yield Condition Boundary Conditions and Boundary Value Problems |
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| 9 | Elasticity of Composite Materials Applications |
Homework 2 due |
| 10 | Lab 3: Stress Concentration | |
| Plasticity and Creep | ||
| 11 | Uniaxial Elastic-plastic Behavior Elastic-plastic Beam-bending |
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| 12 | Ideal Shear Strength Dislocations |
Homework 3 out |
| 13 | Lab 4: Sheet Bending | |
| 14 | Strengthening Mechanisms Strain Hardening |
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| 15 | Limit Analysis | Homework 3 due |
| 16 | Lab 5: Heat Treatment | |
| 17 | Applications of Limit Analysis | |
| 18 | Quiz I | |
| 19 | High-temperature Deformation: Creep and Stress Relaxation | |
| 20 | High-temperature Deformation Mechanisms Resisting Creep |
Homework 4 out |
| 21 | Lab 6: Project 1 | |
| Fracture | ||
| 22 | Ideal Cleavage Strength Stress Concentration and Cracks |
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| 23 | Crack-tip Stress Intensity Factors Critical Stress Intensity |
Homework 4 due Homework 5 out |
| 24 | Lab 7: Fracture Toughness | |
| 25 | Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics (LEFM) | |
| 26 | Applications of LEFM | Homework 5 due Homework 6 out |
| 27 | Lab 8: Project 2 | |
| Fatigue | ||
| 28 | Fatigue Crack Propagation Defect-tolerant Fatigue Design and Maintenance |
Homework 6 due |
| 29 | Defect-free Fatigue Design: High-cycle Fatigue | |
| 30 | Defect-free Fatigue Design: Low-cycle Fatigue | |
| 31 | Lab 9: Project 3 | |
| 32 | Applications: Strain-amplitude/Fatigue-life Behavior Notch Effects in High-cycle Fatigue |
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| 33 | Quiz II | |
| 34 | Lab 10: Project Presentations | |
| Material Selection for Design | ||
| 35 | Principles for Material Selection: Performance, Properties, and Constraints | |
| 36 | Optimization Material Indices of Merit |
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| 37 | Lab 11: Course Review (Optional) | |
| 38 | Final Exam | |