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MSE 121: Mechanical Behavior of Materials


[4.0 units]

Matrix, tensor, and representation surface descriptions of stress, strain, and material properties (elastic, plastic, photoelastic and piezoelectric). Isotropic and anisotropic properties. Microscopic and macroscopic response of materials to stress, including plasticity due to dislocation motion, twinning and martensitic transformations. Kinetics of plastic deformation. Applications to materials processing, strengthening, and failure.

Prerequisite: Junior standing and ENGR 045 . Engineering and Applied Mathematics Majors only.
Normal Letter Grade only. Discussion included.


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