EPS SCI M224AElastodynamics
Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences · 4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)
(Same as Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering M257A.) Equations of linear elasticity, Cauchy equation of motion, constitutive relations, boundary and initial conditions, principle of energy. Sources and waves in unbounded isotropic, anisotropic, and dissipative solids. Half-space problems. Guided waves in layered media. Applications to dynamic fracture, nondestructive evaluation (NDE), and mechanics of earthquakes.
Letter grading.
When it runs
Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
Requisites
Official UCLA wording
Requisites: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering M256A, M256B.
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Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
EPS SCI M224A
- MECH&AE M256ALinear Elasticity
- MECH&AE 156AAdvanced Strength of Materials
- MECH&AE 166AAnalysis of Aerospace Structures
- MECH&AE M256BNonlinear Elasticity
2 direct requisites. Showing 9 courses over 3 levels; the branches marked with a count carry on past it. Every course here opens its own tree.
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No course in the catalog lists this as a requisite.