Prerequisite: ME 820, ME 821 (or concurrent).
Instructor: T. J. Pence, 2452EB, 353-3889, pence@egr.msu.edu.
Time and Place: TTh 12:40-2:00 in 1300 EB
Class Text: A. Mendelson, Plasticity: Theory and Application, Kreiger. This text is currently out of print but is on two hour reserve in the engineering library.
Other Texts: Additional texts, including the following, are also on reserve in the engineering library.
Course Rationale: This course will provide an introduction to the theory of plasticity with an emphasis on the constitutive theory. This is especially important in the context of well-developed FEA procedures wherein selection of an appropriate constitutive theory is critical.
Course Description: Among the topics to be covered are: stress-strain behaviors, yield surfaces, hardening criteria, and flow rules. Applications to pressurized cyllinders and shells. Introduction to slip-line theory. Here is a provisional syllabus.
Grading: Grades will be assigned on the basis of homework (50%), an exam (25%) and a project (25%). You may expect perhaps half a dozen homework assignments. The exam will be given when the course is substantially complete. The projects will involve independent examination of a topic of interest and reporting of that topic to the class. Possible topics include: anisotropic flow rules, plastic wave propagation, limit load analysis, thermal and creep effects, non-slip plasticity (e.g. shape memory materials).
Policy: Students may consult with each other on homework but need to submit indivualized assignments.