ME4612: Advanced Mechanics of Solids - NPS Online
Advanced Mechanics of Solids
Course #ME4612
Est.imated Completion Time: 3 months
POC: NPS Online Support
Overview
Selected topics from advanced mechanics of materials and elasticity. Stress and strain tensors. Governing equations such as equations of equilibrium, constitutive equations, kinematic equations and compatibility equations. Two-dimensional elasticity problems in rectangular and polar coordinate systems. Airy stress function and semi-inverse technique. Energy methods with approximate solution techniques including Rayleigh-Ritz method. Buckling of imperfect columns. Introduction to plate and shell bending theory.
Included in degrees & certificates
- 571
Prerequisites
- ME3611
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Academic Calendar
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29 May 2023
Memorial Day
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06 Jun 2023
Spring quarter pre-graduation awards ceremony
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09 Jun 2023
Spring quarter last day of classes