Mechanics of Continuous Media

  • Mechanical Engineering |

Description

Principles and applications of continuum mechanics. Kinematics of deformation. Thermomechanical conservation laws. Stress and strain measures. Constitutive equations including some examples of their microscopic basis. Solution of some basic problems for various materials as relevant in materials science, fluid dynamics, and structural analysis. Inherently nonlinear phenomena in continuum mechanics. Variational principles.

Program

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Mechanical Engineering

Objectives

  • ï‚· Engaging the student in the three-tiered framework used to interrogate problems involving bodies of continuous media.rnï‚· Derivation of the governing equations from the conservation of mass, momentum, and energy followed by the application of constitutive models and the solution of boundary value problems.rnï‚· Study of classical problems and their solutions

Textbook

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Course Content

content serial Description
1Some Preliminary Notions
2Kinematics of a Deformable Medium
3Kinematics of a Deformable Medium
4Dynamic Concepts and Dynamic Equations of Continuum Mechanics
5The Closed Systems of Mechanical Equations for the Simplest Models of Continuous Media
6Some Results from Tensor Analysis
7Basic Thermodynamic Concepts and Equations
8Thermodynamic Balance Laws and Field Equations
9Thermodynamic Balance Laws and Field Equations
10Singular Surfaces a Thermo-elastic Materials
11Mechanical Balance Laws and Field Equations
12Basic Concepts and Equations of Electrodynamics
13On the Formulation of Problems in Continuum Mechanics
14Nonlinear Tensor Functions of Several Tensor Arguments
15Models of Continuous Media with Internal Degrees of Freedom
16Final Examination

Markets and Career

  • Generation, transmission, distribution and utilization of electrical power for public and private sectors to secure both continuous and emergency demands.
  • Electrical power feeding for civil and military marine and aviation utilities.
  • Electrical works in construction engineering.

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