Solid mechanics

Summary

Model the behavior of elastic, viscoelastic, and inelastic solids both in the infinitesimal and finite-deformation regimes.

Content

Keywords

Large deformations, Elasticity, Viscoelasticity, Plasticity.

Learning Prerequisites

Required courses

• Mechanics of Structures II (ME-232)
• Mechanics of continuous media (ME-201)

Recommended courses

Important concepts to start the course

Theory of ordinary differential equations

Theory of partial differential equations

Vector/Tensor operations and properties

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, the student must be able to:

• Model and analytically solve simple problems of statics and stress analysis, S1
• Identify the constitutive behaviour of a material from the results of a mechanical test and choose a suitable test standard, S5
• Model with analytical or numerical tools the nonlinear response of structures and materias, S12

Transversal skills

• Plan and carry out activities in a way which makes optimal use of available time and other resources.
• Continue to work through difficulties or initial failure to find optimal solutions.
• Take feedback (critique) and respond in an appropriate manner.

Teaching methods

Ex-cathedra

Expected student activities

Homework

Assessment methods

There will be a midterm exam worth 40% and a written final exam worth 60% of the grade.

Supervision

Resources

Ressources en bibliothèque

• Applied Mechanics of Solids / Bower
• J. Botsis and M. Deville, Mechanics of Continuous Media: an Introduction, PPUR, 2018

Notes/Handbook

A. Bower, Applied Mechanics of Solids, CRC Press, 2009

J. Botsis and M. Deville, Mechanics of Continuous Media: an Introduction, PPUR, 2018

Websites

• http://moodle.epfl.ch

Moodle Link

• https://go.epfl.ch/ME-331

Prerequisite for

Computational Solid and Structural Dynamics (ME-473)

Fracture mechanics (ME-432)

Mechanics of composites (ME 430)