CE 6840 - Constitutive Equations

Stress, strain, linear and nonlinear theories of elastic media, stress path, and introduction to plasticity.

Requisites: Permission required
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:

Students will be able to use the stress and strain tensor notations.
Students will be able to use the first-order and second-order elasticity models.
Students will be able to explain the plastic model theories.
Students will be able to explain some experimental techniques in engineering mechanics.
Students will be able to explain about hypoelasticity.
Students will be able to write equations using the tensor notation.
Students will be able to discuss the difference between linear and nonlinear material behaviors.