Elasticity in Aerospace Engineering
AAE 553 is a fundamental course in the theory of elasticity with emphasis on understanding the governing principles and solution techniques used in the stress analysis of elastic solids and structures. Cartesian tensors are introduced for formulations of general deformations and states of stress. Constitutive relations and field equations are derived for large deformation and then reduced to small deformation. Simple problems with practical applications are solved.
Fall 2021 Syllabus
AAE55300
Credit Hours:
3Learning Objective:
The objective of this course is to give the student an in-depth background in mechanics of solids including tensor analysis, large deformations, fundamentals of stress and strain, constitutive relations, and the ability to perform stress analyses in elastic bodies.Description:
AAE 553 is a fundamental course in the theory of elasticity with emphasis on understanding the governing principles and solution techniques used in the stress analysis of elastic solids and structures. Cartesian tensors are introduced for formulations of general deformations and states of stress. Constitutive relations and field equations are derived for large deformation and then reduced to small deformation. Simple problems with practical applications are solved.
Fall 2021 Syllabus
Topics Covered:
- Vectors & tensors (2 weeks)
- Deformation and strain (3 weeks)
- Stress (2 weeks)
- Constitutive relations (2 weeks)
- Linear elasticity problems (1 week)
- Sample elasticity problems (5 weeks)