MECH&AE M257A

Elastodynamics

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering · 4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)

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(Same as Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences M224A.) 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.

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Requisites: courses M256A, M256B.

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MECH&AE M257A

MECH&AE M256ALinear Elasticity
- MECH&AE 156AAdvanced Strength of Materials
  - MECH&AE 82Mathematics of Engineering2 more beneath
  - MECH&AE 101Statics and Strength of Materials3 more beneath
- MECH&AE 166AAnalysis of Aerospace Structures

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