ME 547 Introduction to Continuum Mechanics
Instructor : Dr. Ergin TÖNÜK (Department of
Mechanical
Engineering, Graduate
Program of Biomedical Engineering)
Office : Mechanical
Engineering Department,
B-319
Phone : (312) 210 52 93
E-mail : tonuk@metu.edu.tr
Schedule : Monday 9:40-12:30, G-103
Course Contents:
This is a theoretical course where we will see how to establish the governing equations for various problems. However we will not see the solution techniques of the equations thus obtained.
Introduction and Preliminary
Topics (Scalar, vector, tensor)
Kinematics of a Continuum (Rigid body motion vs. deformation,
displacement, acceleration, strain)
Kinetics of a
Continuum (Tractions and stresses)
Balance Relations (Mass, momentum and energy)
Constitutive Relations (Material laws)
Boundary and Initial Conditions
Textbook: Y.
C. Fung, A First Course in Continuum Mechanics, Third Edition,
Prentice-Hall, 1994.
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