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ESM-3154: Solid Mechanics

Description: Introduction to tensors, mathematical description of deformations and internal forces in solids, equations of equilibrium, principle of virtual work, linear elastic material behavior, solution for linear elastic problems including axially and spherically symmetric solutions, stress function solutions to plane stress and strain problems, solutions to 3-D problems, energy methods.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: (MATH-2214 or MATH-2214H) and ESM-2204

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: MATH-4574

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 17

Average GPA: 2.73 (B)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 29.36%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 3.90%

Vita Raffaella De202227.5%23.7%19.3%15.4%8.3%5.8%2.456
Davresh J Hasanyan200656.3%37.5%6.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.441
Staff Librescu200789.5%10.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.891
John C Duke201641.3%33.5%14.6%6.4%3.1%1.1%3.005
Surot Thangjitham201424.3%23.4%16.4%20.5%8.8%6.5%2.344

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