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Courses - Spring 2023
ENME
Engineering, Mechanical Department Site
ENME684
Modeling Material Behavior
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud, S-F
Prerequisite: ENME670; or permission of instructor.
Constitutive equations for the response of solids to loads, heat, etc. based on the balance laws, frame invariance, and the application of thermodynamics to solids. Non-linear elasticity with heat conduction and dissipation. Linear and non-linear non-isothermal viscoelasticity with the elastic-viscoelastic correspondence principle. Classical plasticity and current viscoplasticity using internal state variables. Maxwell equal areas rule, phase change, and metastability and stability of equilibrium states. Boundary value problems. Introduction to current research areas.