12-769   Continuum Mechanics of Materials

The topics that shall be covered:

• An overview of Cartesian Tensors
• Kinematics and Deformation
• Conservation Principles
• Constitutive Relations for Fluids and Solids and Boundary Value Problems
• Dynamics of Continuum Systems

An undergraduate background in mechanics, including statics, dynamics, and solid mechanics is assumed, as well as a background that includes multivariable integral and differential calculus.


Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing or permission of instructor