MECHANICS OF MATERIALS LAB

EMA 303

Stress and strain, torsion, bending of beams, shearing stresses in beams, compound stresses, principal stresses, deflections of beams, statically indeterminate members, columns. For civil engineers.

EMA/ME 708

Contemporary topics in composite materials, including innovations in sandwich structures, textile composites, and architected materials; fracture mechanics; durability and damage tolerance; experimental techniques; transient, micro, nonlinear, inelastic and environmental effects; advanced manufacturing methods: repair and applications. Knowledge of basic composite materials [such asCIV ENGR/​E M A/​M E  508] is strongly encouraged.

EMA/ME 570

Experimental methods for design and analysis of mechanical components, structures and materials. Electrically and optically recorded stress, strain and deformation data; computer acquisition/reduction/presentation techniques; applications to static and transient events, sensors, transducer design, NDT, fracture and residual stresses.

CIVENGR/EMA/ME 508

Physical properties and mechanical behavior of polymer, metal, ceramic, cementitious, cellulosic and biological composite systems; micro- and macro-mechanics; lamination and strength analyses; static and transient loading; fabrication; recycling; design; analytical-experimental correlation; applications.

EMA 506

Analysis and design of load-carrying members, shear center, unsymmetrical bending, curved beams, beams on elastic foundations, energy methods, theories of failure, thick-walled cylinders, stress concentrations, design to prevent failure by excessive elastic deformation, plastic deformation and fracture.