ME 6203 Inelastic Deformation of Solids

ME 6203: Inelastic Deformation of Solids
Offered Every Spring

Credit Hours:	3-0-3
Prerequisites:	ME 6201 or equivalent; or with the consent of the instructor
Catalog Description:	Phenomenological aspects of nonlinear material behavior and deformation with emphasis on model development.
Textbook:	Akhtar S. Khan and Suijan Huang; Continuum Theory of Plasticity, John Wiley, 1995.
Instructors:	Richard Neu, David McDowell, or Min Zhou (Spring 2004)

Goals:

To obtain an understanding of the phenomenological aspects of nonlinear material behavior
To obtain the ability to develop and use mathematical models that describe inelastic deformation behavior.

Topics:

Phenomenology of Plastic Deformation
Rate Independent Plasticity
Uniqueness and Extremum Theorems
Limit Analysis Theorems and Applications
Slip-Line Theory --
Rate Dependent Plasticity
Unified Viscoplasticity Models
Numerical Methods
Evolution of Internal State (i.e., anisotropy, aging, transient behavior, thermal recovery, temperature rate effects)
Introduction to Other Damage/Deformation Mechanisms (i.e., damage mechanics & transformation plasticity)

Evaluation:

30% homework

30% midterm exam

40% final exam

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Revised June 2004