MATS 231. Mechanics of Soft Materials (4 units)
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Description
Main focus is the large deformations and instabilities in soft materials, such as elastomers, gels, and biomaterials. Some contents in thermodynamics and finite deformation theory are reviewed and summarized. Fundamental theories are applied to study the mechanics of gels, electroactive polymers, and biomaterials. This course intends to use soft material as an example to illustrate how to study the interaction between mechanics and other fields in materials (e.g., electric field, chemical field). Prerequisites: graduate standing. (Cross-listed with MAE 276.)
Prerequisite courses
MATS 231 has no prerequisite courses.
Successor courses
No courses have MATS 231 as a prerequisite.