| source University of Texas at Austin (32) |
level Graduate (X) |
department Engineering Mechanics (X) |
Physical basis of plastic deformation; mathematical theory of incremental plasticity; total theories; numerical implementation; slip and physical theories of plastic deformation; rate dependent (viscoplastic) models; applications to several engineering problems. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing, and Engineering Mechanics 388 or the equivalent.
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Dynamics of systems of particles and rigid bodies; vibration theory; analytical dynamics, including Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulations; dynamic stability; continuous systems. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
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Methods for analyzing various types of nonlinear differential equations of dynamical systems; exact methods, perturbation and averaging techniques, direct method of Liapunov. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
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Foundations of the general nonlinear theories of continuum mechanics; general treatment of motion and deformation of continua, balance laws, constitutive theory; particular application to elastic solids and simple materials. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing, and Engineering Mechanics 386K or consent of instructor.
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Same as Aerospace Engineering 384P (Topic 3: Structural Dynamics ). Free and forced vibration of single-degree-of-freedom, multiple-degree-of-freedom, and continuous systems. Lagrange’s equations and Hamilton’s principle; discretization of continuous systems; numerical methods for response and algebraic eigenvalue problems. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
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Basic topics in real and complex analysis, ordinary and partial differential equations, and other areas of applied mathematics with application to applied mechanics. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
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Continuation of Engineering Mechanics 386K. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing, and Engineering Mechanics 386K or consent of instructor.
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Same as Computational and Applied Mathematics 386M. An introduction to modern concepts in functional analysis and linear operator theory, with emphasis on their application to problems in theoretical mechanics; topological and metric spaces, norm linear spaces, theory of linear operators on Hilbert spaces, applications to boundary value problems in elasticity and dynamical systems. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing, Engineering Mechanics 386L, and Mathematics 365C.
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A study of methods for assessing the qualitative behavior of solutions to equations governing nonlinear continuum mechanics. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and Engineering Mechanics 386M.
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Governing equations in differential and integral forms; applications to both inviscid and viscous flow problems. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
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Same as Aerospace Engineering 384P (Topic 1: Solid Mechanics I ). Mathematical description of stress, deformation, and constitutive equations of solid mechanics; boundary value problems of elasticity. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
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Griffith theory of brittle crack propagation, other theories, crack toughness testing concepts. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing, and Engineering Mechanics 388 or consent of instructor.
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Same as Aerospace Engineering 384P (Topic 2: Solid Mechanics II ). Continuation of Engineering Mechanics 388. Additional topics in elasticity, plasticity, viscoelasticity, variational methods, and other areas of solid mechanics. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing, Engineering Mechanics 388, and consent of instructor.
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Constitutive characterization of materials based on their microstructure. Relationships between internal structure and mechanical properties for composites, polycrystals, and polymers on the basis of linear elasticity, plasticity, and theories that account for rate-dependence. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and a graduate course in solid mechanics.
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Introduction to linear viscoelasticity; methods of characterizing viscoelastic material behavior; analytical and approximate solution techniques for engineering problems, including contact, wave propagation, and thermoviscoelastic problems. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing, and Engineering Mechanics 388 or consent of instructor.
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Principles and techniques of measurement in mechanics; includes discussion of strain gauges, optical interference methods, photoelasticity, and dynamic measurements. Two lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
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Introduction to probability theory and its application to random excitation of linear and nonlinear systems; a probabilistic discussion of failure and fatigue in structures. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
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Approximate solution methods for flow and transport problems in engineering and applied science. Finite element, finite difference, and residual methods for linear and nonlinear problems. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
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Fundamental theory of buckling of elastic structural elements such as bars, frames, rings, plates, and shells; also special stability topics including inelastic buckling, creep buckling, and buckling under dynamic loading. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing, and Engineering Mechanics 388 or consent of instructor.
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Same as Aerospace Engineering 384P (Topic 4: Finite Element Methods ) and Computational and Applied Mathematics 394F. Derivation and implementation of the finite element method; basic coding techniques; application to problems of stress and diffusion. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
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Organization and data management in finite element codes; element models and calculations; equation solving; preprocessing and postprocessing. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and Engineering Mechanics 394F.
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Contemporary topics in the theory and application of finite element methods. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing, Engineering Mechanics 394F, and Engineering Mechanics 386L or the equivalent.
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Solutions of linear wave equations; waves in elastic media, including plates and cylinders; transient waves, transform methods, asymptotic approximation. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing, and Engineering Mechanics 388 or consent of instructor.
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For each semester hour of credit earned, one lecture hour a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
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Must be arranged by mutual agreement between student and faculty member. May be repeated for credit. Offered on the credit/no credit basis only. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
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