| 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. |
| Textbooks: |
Akhtar S. Khan and Suijan Huang; Continuum Theory of Plasticity, John Wiley, 1995. |
| Instructors: |
Richard Neu, David McDowell, or Min Zhou |
| 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.
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| 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)
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| Grading Scheme (%): |
Homework |
30 |
Midterm Exam |
30 |
Final Exam |
40 |
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