MAE 273A. Dynamic Behavior of Materials (4 units)
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Description
(Cross-listed with MATS 213A.) Elastic waves in continuum; longitudinal and shear waves. Surface waves. Plastic waves; shock waves, Rankine-Hugoniot relations. Method of characteristics, differential and difference form of conservation equations; dynamic plasticity and dynamic fracture. Shock wave reflection and interaction. Prerequisites: consent of instructor.
Prerequisite courses
MAE 273A has no prerequisite courses.
Successor courses
No courses have MAE 273A as a prerequisite.