MEEM 6990 – Nonlinear Solid Mechanics
Department of Mechanical Engineering - Engineering Mechanics
Michigan Technological University
  Spring 2007

Instructor: Dr. Gregory M. Odegard
Office: 930 MEEM Building
Phone: (906)487-2329
Email: gmodegar@mtu.edu
Classroom: B011 EERC Building
Time: M, W, F 11:05-11:55 pm
Office hours: Generally, my door is open all week.  However, the best time to find me is M, W, F 2:00-4:00 pm
Materials: The lecture notes, assignments, and additional material is available via WebCT

Prerequisite courses:
MEEM 5110 - Continuum Mechanics/Elasticity

Required text:
Holzapfel, G.A., “Nonlinear Solid Mechanics: A Continuum Approach for Engineering”, John Wiley & Sons, LTD., New York, NY, 2000

Lectures:
Lectures will consist of material taken from the textbook as well as from other sources.  PDF files of the lecture notes are provided via WebCT.

Homework:
No late homework will be accepted.  Credit will not be given for homework that is not stapled together.  Students are encouraged to work with others to complete homework assignments, however, all work turned in must be original, not a simple copy of someone else’s work.  Such copying with be considered as a breach of academic honesty and appropriate action will be taken.

Project:
Students will be required to prepare a brief oral pressentation on a specialized topic in advanced mechanics.  The students are expected to conduct a full literature review and report the most recent advances in the specific field.  The oral presentations will be graded on technical content and overall quality.  The project topic can be related to your graduate research or another area of significant interest in advanced mechanics.  Topics must be approved by the instructor.  Key dates:
Tentative Grading:
Homework: 50%
Project: 50%

Tentative Course Topics:
1.   Nonlinear elasticity
2.   Hyperelasticity
3.   Damage mechanics
4.   Viscoelasticity
5.   Poroelasticity
6.   Jump conditions
7.   Mechanics of biological tissue