Course Details

Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
1MSME663CONTINUUM MECHANICS3+0+037,513.05.2025

 
Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Doctorate's Degree
Department / Program MATERIALS SCIENCE AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Elective
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course This course aims to introduce the fundamental principles and applications of continuum mechanics.
Course Content Kinematics: deformation measures; stress tensors; equilibrium equations; differential formulations; linear elasticity; plasticity models.
Course Methods and Techniques Face-to-face lectures, hands-on problem-solving sessions, homework assignments.
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Asist Prof.Dr. Farzin Mozafari farzin.mozafari@agu.edu.tr
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Continuum Mechanics of Solids
Course Notes Lecture notes, with worked examples and problem-solving sessions for each topic.
Documents NA
Assignments NA
Exams NA

Course Category
Mathematics and Basic Sciences %0
Engineering %0
Engineering Design %100
Social Sciences %0
Education %0
Science %0
Health %0
Field %0

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Yarıl yılSonu Sınavı/Dönem Projesinin Başarı Notuna Katkısı 1 % 40
Ödev 5 % 10
Total
6
% 50

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Ara Teslim ve Jüri 1 25 25
Ev Ödevi 1 20 20
Araştırma 1 10 10
Kişisel Çalışma 1 100 100
Yüz Yüze Ders 14 3 42
Final Sınavı 1 25 25
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 7,5 222

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Identify the tensor analysis in the context of continuum mechanics.
2 Apply the kinematical and stress concepts in deformable bodies.
3 Apply essential balance principles to deformable continua.
4 Develop constitutive models for deformable continua under various loading conditions.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
2 Kinematics and deformation measures; strain tensors.
4 Stress tensors and equilibrium equations (differential and integral forms).
6 Constitutive models: linear elasticity and plasticity basics.
8 Weak formulation and variational principles.
10 Finite element discretization in 1D and 2D.
12 Finite element discretization in 1D and 2D.
13 Numerical examples in structural mechanics and heat transfer.
14 Review, project presentations, and exam preparation.

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10
All 4 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 4 4
C1 4 2 5 5 4 4 1 3 4 4
C2 4 2 5 5 4 4 1 3 4 4
C3 4 2 5 5 4 4 1 3 4 4
C4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant

  
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