ME586 VARIATIONAL PRINCIPLES IN ELASTICITY
| Course Code: |
5690586 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
8.0 |
| Department: |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
Prof.Dr. HALUK DARENDELÝLER |
| Offered Semester: |
Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
Cartesian tensors. Review of fundamental equations of elasticity. Basics of calculus of variations. First variation and Euler-Lagrange equations. Virtual work and complementary virtual work principles. Minimum potential energy, complementary energy, modified complementary energy and Hellinger-Reissner principles. Other derived principles. Application to bar, beam and plane stress problems. Introduction to finite element concepts. (S)
