ENGR 522 Mechanical Properties of Materials
This course will teach students about the response of materials to loading. Mathematical foundations: linear transformations, vectors and tensors will be covered. Fundamentals of linear elasticity: stress, strain, Hook's law, solution of static problems, antiplane and plane strain elasticity will be taught. Wave propagation through elastic media, criteria for plastic yielding will be explained. Fundamentals of dislocation theory and fracture, forces on dislocations, dislocation interactions, Griffith criterion, ductile fracture, etc. will be discussed.