MEEM 5110 – Continuum
Mechanics/Elasticity
Department of Mechanical Engineering -
Engineering Mechanics
Michigan Technological University
Fall 2015
Instructor:
Dr.
Gregory M. Odegard, Associate Professor
Office: 810 MEEM
Building
Phone:
(906)487-2329
Email:
gmodegar@mtu.edu
Classroom: MEEM 402
Time: T,R 9:35-10:50 pm
Office hours: M: 2-3 pm, R: 11 am -12 pm
Optional
text: Gurtin, M.E., E. Fried, L. Anand "The
Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Continua", Cambridge University
Press, Cambridge, 2010
Other recommended books:
- Chadwick, P. “Continuum
Mechanics: Concise Theory and Problems”, Dover Publications,
Inc., Mineola, NY, 1999
- Malvern, L.E. “Introduction
to the Mechanics of a Continuous Medium”, Prentice-Hall,
Inc.,
Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1969
- Spencer, A.J.M. “Continuum
Mechanics”, Dover Publications, Inc., Mineola, NY, 2004
Lectures: PDF files of
the lecture notes are provided via
Canvas.
Assignments:
The assignments are due by 4:00 pm of the posted due date.
No
late assignments will be accepted, however, the score of the lowest set will
be discarded. Students are
encouraged to work with others
to complete the assignments, however, all work turned in must be
original,
not a simple copy of someone else’s work. Students are encouraged to submit assignments directly to Canvas. However, if students want to submit paper copies and want to
recieve full credit, multiple pages must be stapled together (no paper
clips or fold-overs). The assignments will not be rigorously graded.
Students are responsible for making sure that they understand all of
the solution steps for each problem.
Exams: The exams
will cover material from the
homework problems and from the lectures.
Exam dates:
- 1st exam: Thursday, September 24, 2015
- 2nd exam: Thursday, November 5, 2015
- Final exam: Thursday, December 17, 2015 (Room 402 8:00 am)
Grading:
Assignments: 10%
1st exam: 30%
2nd exam: 30%
Final exam: 30%
Final grades will be based on the the students' scores relative to the
average scores of the top members of the class. Therefore, class
performance plays a role in determining the final grade and the number
of students who can earn each grade is not limited. Letter
grades: A (90-100%), AB (85-89%), B (80-84%), BC (75-79%), C (70-74%),
CD (65-69%), D (60-64%)
Course Topics: Vector and
tensor analysis, kinematics, balance laws, stress tensors, equations of
motion, constitutive equations for fluids and solids, linear elasticity
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