Mechanical Behaviour of Materials

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Department of Mechanics

Synopsis:

The course introduces principles of

phenomenological and multiscale (micromechanics-based) modeling

of mechanical behavior of materials.

Requirements:

none

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Material structure and mechanisms of its deformation and fracture

2. Basic concepts of materials modeling

3. Fundamentals of thermodynamics

4. Elasticity and thermoelasticity

5. Viscoelasticity

6. Plasticity I.

7. Plasticity II.

8. Viscoplasticity.

9. Damage mechanics.

10. Midterm exam

11. Fracture mechanics I.

12. Fracture mechanics II.

13. Homogenization techniques.

14. Multiscale models

Syllabus of tutorials:

Study Objective:

Students will be acquainted with various models for main engineering materials - metals, concrete, rock and soil.

Study materials:

1. Chen and Saleeb: Constitutive equations for engineering materials, Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier, 1994., 2. Lemaitre and Chaboche: Mechanics of solid materials, Cambridge University Press, 1990.

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Further information:

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans: