ENGR I5200 Behavior of Inelastic Bodies and Structures
Linear theory of viscoelasticity with applications to vibrations and buckling. Introduction to the theory of plasticity. Physical basis, yield conditions. Perfectly plastic and strain hardening materials. Drucker's postulates, flow rule. Upper and lower bound theorems. Applications to torsion, indentation and plate theory. Numerical solutions.
Contact Hours
3 hr./wk.