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Mechanics of Material Systems: An Energy Approach

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States1.033
Free, no sign-up neededFall 2003English
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1.033 provides an introduction to continuum mechanics and material modeling of engineering materials based on first energy principles: deformation and strain; momentum balance, stress and stress states; elasticity and elasticity bounds; plasticity and yield design. The overarching theme is a unified mechanistic language using thermodynamics, which allows understanding, modeling and design of a large range of engineering materials.

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