Mechanics of Continua 1 (417-1-1)
Instructors
John W Rudnicki
847/491-3411
Technological Institute, Rm A128, 2145 Sheridan Rd, EV CAMPUS
Office Hours: jwrudn@northwestern.edu
Meeting Info
Technological Institute MG28: Mon, Wed, Fri 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Overview of class
Introduction to mechanics of continuous media. Cartesian tensors; kinematics of deformable media; stress; balance laws; constitutive relations for selected solids and fluids.
Class Materials (Required)
Reddy, J.N. An Introduction to Continuum Mechanics. 2nd ed. Cambridge University Press, 2013. ISBN: 978-1107025431