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ESM-4024: Advanced Mechanical Behavior of Materials

Description: Mechanical behavior of materials, emphasizing solid mechanics aspects and methods for predicting strength and life of engineering components. Plasticity, failure criteria, fracture mechanics, crack growth, strain-based fatigue, and creep. Microstructure-property relationships, and laboratory demonstrations.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: ESM-3054 or MSE-3054

Required By: ECE-5210, MSE-5504

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 4

Average GPA: 3.02 (rounds to B)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 14.43%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%

Norman E Dowling201940.0%30.0%20.0%10.0%0.0%0.0%3.001
Bilel Aidi202423.6%57.3%14.6%4.5%0.0%0.0%3.002
Robert L West202242.9%42.9%0.0%14.3%0.0%0.0%3.061

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Spring 2019Spring 2021Spring 2022Spring 2024Term050% W