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ESM-3054: Mechanical Behavior of Materials

Description: Mechanical properties and behavior of solid materials subjected to static, cyclic, and sustained loads resulting from stress states, environments, and stress histories typical of service conditions; multiaxial failure criteria; behavior of cracked bodies; fatigue of materials; creep of materials; microstructure-property relationships; design methodologies.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: MSE-3054

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 12

Average GPA: 3.18 (rounds to B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 31.96%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.93%

Bilel Aidi202439.6%41.8%8.5%5.2%3.7%1.2%3.056
Meng Yu202447.8%34.8%14.3%2.1%0.0%1.0%3.274
Norman E Dowling202354.4%34.1%8.6%3.0%0.0%0.0%3.422

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Spring 2019Fall 2019Spring 2020Fall 2020Spring 2021Fall 2021Spring 2022Fall 2022Spring 2023Fall 2023Spring 2024Fall 2024Term050% W