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Derivatives of the invariants of a tensor

Submitted by Biswajit Banerjee on

When you first start learning finite deformation plasticity, you will run into a plastic flow rate that can be derived from a flow potential such that 

(1)

whereis the Cauchy stress.  For an isotropic material with scalar internal variables, the plastic
flow potential can be assumed to have the form 

A general discussion on the undergraduate course on Strength of Materials

Submitted by Managers on
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Most departments of Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Aerospace Engineering have a required course called variably "Strength of Materials", "Introduction to Solid Mechanics", etc.  In most departments, the content of the coure is mainly about static, elastic deformation of rods, shafts, beams and columns.  It might be a good idea to share your thoughts on this course. 

We must not forget to teach the fundamentals

Submitted by MichelleLOyen on

An interesting blog discussion on the disappearance of fundamentals from teaching in Universities was brought to my attention.  It serves as an interesting reminder that we who are educators in the University system must be ever vigilent in planning mechanics curricula and changes to curriculum.  Should we be offering courses in the area of this month's jClub, "Nanomechanics"?  Should we drop classical courses that have stopped being interesting to the majority of students (and thus attract low numbers)?  Should we educate students explicitly in biomechanics without providing them a classical mechanics background?  These are the questions we are likely to face in the next few years as change continues to sweep across the university system, especialy in the US but elsewhere as well.  I believe that we as a community have a responsibility here to ensure that the high standards of the discipline are maintained through teaching of fundamentals and the passing along of these values to future generations!

weight function for finding out the stress Intensity factors

Submitted by Ratnesh Khandelwal on

Good evening Everyone,



I have some confusion regarding reference frame and origin point while dealing with concept of weight function in fracture mechanics.

Please check the attached file for complete details.

 

Regards,

Ratnesh khandelwal