MAE 5100 - Continuum Mechanics

3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)

Tensor analysis, index notation, deformation mappings, Eularian/Lagrangian frames, deformation tensors, linearization, body forces, stress tensors, balance laws, variational formulation, optimization, constitutive theory and modeling, thermodynamics, FEM, applications. Prer., MATH 2350, MATH 3130, MATH 3400, MAE 3201, MAE 3130.