ESM/MSE 4984, 3 Credit hours

TITLE: Computer Simulation of Mechanical Behavior of Materials

INSTRUCTORS: Dr. Farkas, Dr. Batra, & Dr. Kriz

FALL 1998 INDEX #: ESM Students - 9205; MSE Students - 9206

TIME: M,W,F 5-6pm

LOCATION: Holden 212

OUTLINE:

I.

Inter-atomic potentials, Newton's laws, simulations

10%

II.

Elastic constants of single crystals

20%

     a.

Symmetry

 

     b.

Local atomic deformations

 

III.

Elastic behavior of polycrystals

25%

     a.

Continuum concepts

 

     b.

Elasticity and finite-element implementation

 

     c.

Local and average responses

 

     d.

Analytic concepts at the macro scale

 

IV.

Dislocations and yielding

20%

     a.

Dislocation structure, Peierls stress

 

     b.

Yielding in polycrystals

 

V.

Cracks and Fracture 

25%

     a.

Atomic-scale stress concentrations

 

     b.

Crack-size dependence, crack-tip instabilities

 

     c.

Potential energy release rate, surface energy, Griffith's concept at atomic scale

 

     d.

Continuum models of cracks and crack growth

 

     e.

Crack growth in polycrystals