MUH 312E - Continuum Mechanics II

Course Objectives

1. To obtain fundamental equation of thermodynamics of continuous media
2. To provide constitutive equations of elastic, thermo elastic, viscoelastic solids and viscous fluid.
3. To obtain the linear isotropic constitutive equations and apply to various problems

Course Description

Objective vectors and tensors, stress flux. Constitutive theory, constitutive axioms, thermodynamical constraints, anisotropy, isotropy, invariant tensor functions. Special constitutive equations, elastic and thermoelastic solids. thermoviscous fluids, viscoelasticity. Examples from various linearized theories.