MEAM 554 - Mechanics of Materials

Institution:

University of Pennsylvania

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Description:

Prerequisite(s): MEAM 210, MATH 240, 241. This course is cross-listed with an advanced level undergraduate course. It may be taken by M.S.E. students for credit. M.S.E. students will be required to do some extra work, they will be graded on a different scale than undergraduate students, and they will be required to demonstrate a higher level of maturity in their class assignments. MEAM doctoral students will not be permitted to count 400/500 courses as part of their degree requirements. Rods and trusses. Stress. Principal stresses. Strain. Compatibility. Elastic stress-strain relations. Strain energy. Plane strain. Plane stress. Bending of beams. Torsion. Rotating disks. Castigliano's Theorem. Dummy loads. Principle of virtual work. The Rayleigh-Ritz methods. Introduction to the finite element method. Non-linear material behavior. Yielding. Failure.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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