Two New Spring Courses
11/01/2008
The department will be offering two new courses in the Spring semester:
-Automotive Dynamics with Professor Reza N. Jazar
In this course the students will learn the dynamics and design of vehicle subsystems, the dynamics of vehicle maneuvering, and the optimization of vehicle suspensions.
-Small-Scale Mechanical Behavior with Professor Jeffrey W. Kysar
This course is an introduction to the mechanical behavior of small scale components, structures and devices. Review of variational calculus as used to derive governing equations of beam and plate theory. Deformation and vibration of beams and plates. Stress, deformation, and substrate curvature in thin films. Fracture, delamination, bulging, buckling and of thin films. Equilibrium and stability of surfaces. Small scale mechanical characterization including: nanoindentation, thin film bulge test, and electron microscopy methods.
For more information on the courses please, click on the course name above.