Fall 2006, MWF 10-11 am, Pierce Hall 307

• Instructor: Zhigang Suo, 617-495-3789, suo@deas.harvard.edu, Pierce Hall 309. Skype: zhigangsuo
• Teaching fellow: Nanshu Lu, (617) 496-7107, nanshulu@fas.harvard.edu, Pierce Hall 403
• Office hours: Zhigang Suo, Wednesday 3 pm. Nanshu Lu, Thursday 4 - 6 pm.
• Students and why they take this course.
• No textbook is required. The McKay Library keeps some books reserved, including Timoshenko and Goodier, Malvern, Fung, Asaro and Lubarda. Also see textbooks recommended by students.
• Here are descriptions of similar courses offered at other universities.
• Final exam.

Lecture notes

• Elements of linear elasticity
• Plane elasticity problems
• Trusses (reading material, not covered in class)
• Finite element method
• Vibration
• Waves
• Viscoelasticity
• Finite deformation
• String and elastica

• Topics in a followup course:  Advanced Elasticity

Assignments

• Homework
• Computer work using ABAQUS
• Project

Remarks

• This is a first graduate course on solid mechanics. Prerequisites include an undergraduate course on strength of materials, and working knowledge in linear algebra, multivariable calculus, and differential equations.
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