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  CESM 503 Materials CESM 503 Materials
MW 8:00 - 9:20 AM, More Hall 234
  Instructor
Pedro Arduino
Office: 263 Wilcox Hall
Phone: 543-6777
email: parduino@u.washington.edu 		Office Hours
MW After class or PM
  Course Description
Behavior of materials used in civil engineering structures. Yield and failure surfaces. Physical and phenomenological models of plastic and viscoelastic behavior.
  Prerequisites
  • CESM 501 - Structural Analysis
  Textbook
  • Mendelson, A. (1968), "Plasticity, Theory and Application", Krieger.
 
  Additional References
  • Spencer, J. M (1980), "Continuum Mechanics",Longman.
  • Malvern, L. E. (1969), "Introduction to the Mechanics of Continuous Medium",Prentice Hall.
  • Young, J. F. et al. (1998), "The Science and Technology of Civil Engineering Materials", Prentice Hall.
  • Lubliner, J. (1990), "Plasticity Theory", MacMillan.
  • Lemaitre, J. and Chaboche, J.-L. (1994), "Mechanics of Solid Materials", Cambridge University Press.
  Syllabus
 
  • Course Syllabus

    unit Description Approx. time
    1 Introduction & Overview 2 classes
    2 The Stress Tensor 2 classes
    3 The Strain Tensor 2 classes
    4 Elastic Stress-Strain Relations 2 classes
    5 Criteria for Yielding 4 classes
    6 Plastic Stress-Strain Relations 4 classes
    7 Slip Lines 2 classes
    8 Limit Analysis 2 classes
    9 Time Dependent Problems 2 classes
    •   Grading
    Homeworks/Quizzes 30%
    Midterm Exam 30%
    Final Exam/Project 40%
    * Homework will be due at the beginning of the class period one week from the date it was assigned. Any later (i.e. after class) will result in a penalty of 50% up to one lecture (2 days) late, after which the homework will be given a grade of zero.
      Assignments

    Homeworks & Exams Homework Due Date Problem Sets
    First Day of Classes January 3th  
    Homework #1 January 15 (.doc)
    Homework #2 January 26 (.doc)
    Homework #3 February 7 (.doc)
    Homework #4 February 21 (.doc)
    Midterm Exam February 9 (.doc)
    Homework #5 March 2 (.doc)
    Homework #6 --------- (.doc)
    Homework #7 --------- (.doc)

      Tutorials and Handouts