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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Course Info
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MECH 5123
Introduction to Continuum Mechanics
Cartesian tensor notation. Deformation, strain, strain rate and compatibility. Definition of stress vector and tensor. Fundamental balance laws of mass, momentum and energy; entropy production inequality. Constitutive equations for elastic, viscoelastic and plastic materials; ideal, compressible, and viscous fluids. Beltrami-Mitchell and Navier-Stokes equations. Graduate standing or permission of instructor required.
Units: 3.0
Hours: 3 to 3