Graduate Courses

Special Topic Courses

E MCH 500 Advanced Mechanics of Materials (3)

Strain energy methods; thick-/thin-walled cylinders; shrink-fit assemblies; rotating disks; thermal stresses; shells and plates; beams on elastic foundations. Prerequisite: E MCH 013.

E MCH 501 Solid State Energy Conversion (3)

Principles of solid state energy conversion and their utilization in engineering devices. Emphasis on current research and development efforts. Prerequisite: EE 419 or PHYS 412

E SC 502 Semiconductor Heterojunctions and Applications (3)

Theory, fabrication techniques, and electronic applications of semiconductor heterojunctions, including metal-semiconductor and electrolyte-semiconductor structures. Prerequisite: E SC 314 or 414M

E MCH 506 Experimental Stress Analysis (3)

Experimental methods of stress determination, including photoelasticity, stress coat and electric strain gauge techniques; stress analogies, strain rosettes for combined stress determinations. Prerequisite: E MCH 408 or 507

E MCH 507 Theory of Elasticity and Applications (3)

Equations of equilibrium and compatibility; stresses and strains in beams, curved members, rotating disks, thick cylinders, torsion and structural members. Prerequisite: E MCH 013

E MCH 509 Theory of Plates and Shells (3)

Bending and buckling of plates; elastic foundations; deformation of shells, multilayer shells, stress and stability analysis, weight optimization, application problems. Prerequisite: E MCH 013

E SC 511 Engineering Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage (3)

This course treats engineering materials and systems employed in conventional and unconventional direct energy conversion and energy storage.

E MCH 514 Engineering Mechanics Seminar (1 per semester)

Current literature and special problems in engineering mechanics.

E MCH 516 Mathematical Theory of Elasticity (3)

Fundamental equations and problems of elasticity theory; uniqueness theorems and variational principles; methods of stress functions and displacement potential; applications. Prerequisite: E MCH 540

E MCH 520 Advanced Dynamics (3),

Dynamics of a particle and of rigid bodies; Newtonian equations in moving coordinate systems; Lagrange's and Hamilton's equations of motion; Special problems in vibrations and dynamics. Prerequisites: E MCH 012, MATH 251.

E MCH 521 Stress Waves In Solids (3)

Theoretical fundamentals, classic experiments; recent advances, including scabbing applications, plastic waves, pentration mechanics, impact and numerical methods. Prerequisites: E MCH 012; MATH 412 or E MCH 524A and 524B.

E MCH 524A Mathematical Methods In Engineering (3)

Application of special functions, orthogonal series, and boundary-value problems in mechanics and other engineering fields. Prerequisite: MATH 250.

E MCH 524B Mathematical Methods In Engineering (3)

Solution techniques for boundary-value problems in curvilinear coordinates, integral transforms; Green's functions, potentials, application to diffusion, vibration, wave propogation. Prerequisite E MCH 524A or E SC 504H.

E MCH 524C Mathematical Methods In Engineering (3)

Green's functions applied to problems in potentials, vibration, wave propagation and diffusion, with special emphasis on asymtotic methods. Prerequisite: E MCH 524B or E SC 404H.

E MCH 525 Structural Vibration and Radiation (3)

Vibration response, propogation, transmission and reflection in elastic structures; internal and external damping; fluid loading; impedance discontinuities; acoustic radiation.

E MCH 527 Structural Dynamics (3)

Dynamic behavior of structural systems; normal modes; input spectra; finite element representation of frameworks, plates and shells; impedance; elastic-plastic response. Prerequisite: E MCH 401 or 522.

E MCH 528 Experimental Methods in Vibrations (3)

Investigation of one or more degrees of freedom, free and forced mechanical vibrations, vibration properties of materials, nondestructive testing. Prerequisite: E MCH 401 or 522.

E MCH 530 Mechanical Behavior of Materials (3)

Engineering materials mechanical responses; stress/strain in service context of temperature, time, chemical environment; mechanical testing characterization; design applications.

E MCH 531 Theory of Plasticity and applications (3)

Yield condition; plastic stress-strain relations; theory of slip-line fields; applications to bending, torsion, axially symmetric bodies, metal processing. Prerequisite: E MCH 507.

E MCH 532 Fracture Mechanics (3)

Stress analysis of cracks; stable and unstable crack growth in structures and materials; materials fracture resistance. Prerequisite: E MCH 500.

E MCH 533 Scanned Image Microscopy (3)

Imaging principles, quantitative data acquisition techniques, and applications for scanned image microscopy are discussed.
Prerequisite: E MCH 440

E MCH 534 (METAL 534) Micromechanisms of Fracture (3)

Mechanisms of fracture and their relationship to loading conditions, environment, flow behavior, processing history, and microstructure. Prerequisite: E SC 414M or METAL 406.

E MCH 535 (METAL 535) Crystal Defects and Deformation (3)

Deformation of crystalline solids containing defects; elastic and plastic repsonses over a range of temperature and strain rates. Prerequisite: E SC 414M or METAL 406.

E SC 536 Survey of Wave Propagation and Scattering (3)

Survey of analytical and numerical methods for solving acoustic, electromagnetic and elastic wave propagation and scattering problems. Prerequisite: E MCH 524A or 524B.

E SC 537 Multiple Scattering Theories and Dynamic Properties of Composite Materials (3)

Acoustic, dielectric and elastic dynamic properties; periodic and random composites; wave propagation and scattering; attenuation, dispersion; superviscous absorption; sonar, radar optical, ultrasonic applications.

E MCH 540 Introduction to Continuum Mechanics (3)

Algebra and analysis of tensors; balance equations of classical physics; the linear theories of continuum mechanics.

E MCH 546 Theory of Viscoelasticity and Applications (3)

Linear and nonlinear viscoelastic theories; generalized isotropic and anisotropic viscoelastic stress-strain relations. Prerequisite: E MCH 507.

E MCH 550 Variational and Energy Methods in Engineering (3)

Application of variational calculus and Hamilton÷s principle to various conservative and nonconservative systems; closed form and approximate technique. Prerequisite: MATH 251.

E MCH 552 (I E/BIOE 522) Mechanics of the Musculoskeletal System (3)

Sructure and biomechanics of bone, cartilage and skeletal muscle, dynamics and control of musculoskeletal system models. Prerequisite: Consent of program. Prerequisite or concurrent: BIOL 472.

E MCH 553 (AERSP, ME) FOUNDATIONS OF STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS AND VIBRATION (3)

Modeling approaches and analysis methods of structural dynamics and vibration. Prerequisite: AERSP 304 , E MCH 454 , M E 440 , or M E 454

E MCH 560 Finite Element Analysis (3)

General theory application to statics and dynamics of solids, structure, fluids and heat flow; use of existing computer codes. Prerequisites: CMPSC 201, E MCH 013.

E MCH 562 (AG E 562) Boundary Element Analysis (3)

Numerical solution of boundary value problems by using fundamental solutions. Application to problems in potential theory, diffusion and elastostatics. Prerequisite: AG E 513 or E MCH 461 or E MCH 560.

E MCH 563 (M E 563) Nonlinear Finite Elements (3)

Advanced theory of semidiscrete formulations for continua and structures; emphasizes dynamic and nonlinear problems. Prerequisite: E MCH 461 or E MCH 560 or AG E 513.

E MCH 570 Random Vibrations in Structural Mechanics (3)

Probability theory applied to random vibrations of linear and nonlinear systems; excitation by ground motion, turbulence and noise; acoustic damping. Prerequisite: AERSP 411 or E MCH 401 or 522.

E MCH 581 Micromechanics of Composites (3)

Processing and properties of metal matrix composites with emphasis on fabrication techniques, interfaces, fatigue, fracture and micromechanics.