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Nov 15, 2024
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ME 4680 - Mechanics of Polymers
An overview of the principles of polymer physics and polymer mechanics for engineering students. Major advancements in modeling and analysis of the mechanical behavior of polymers and polymeric compounds in solid and liquid phases are covered, with emphasis on polymer flow (rheology), rubber elasticity, and viscoelasticity of solid polymers.
Requisites: ET 2220 and ME 3022
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes: - Students will be able to explain the structure-property relations of a single polymer chain.
- Students will be able to describe the mechanics of polymer networks (rubbers)
- Students will be able to explain the molecular mechanism for polymer flow (rheology).
- Students will be able to analyze viscoelastic and time-dependent behavior of solid polymers.
- Students will be able to analyze the fundamental mechanisms for nucleation of damage in solid polymers.
- Students will be able to describe the fundamentals of polymer processing, including extrusion and injection molding.
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