Advanced Mechanics of Solids

Course ID	Course Name	Instructor	Room Numbessr	Time
ME5203	Advanced Mechanics of Solids

Description:

The objective is to present the mathematical and physical principles in understanding the linear continuum behavior of solids.

Course Content:

Theory of stresses and strains. Conservative laws. Constitutive modeling. Linear elasticity. Solutions of plane problems. Solutions using potentials. Energy methods. Introduction to finite deformation, plasticity, stability, vibration, and wave propagation. Application to thick cylinders, rotating discs, curved beams, beams on elastic foundations, torsion of non-circular cross-sections, stress concentration problems, Hertzian contact stresses. Introduction to modeling of mechanical components such as hooks, gears, pulleys, bearings, cylinders. Design for strength and deformation.

Text Books:

[1] G. T. Mase, R. E. Smelser and G. E. Mase, Continuum Mechanics for Engineers, Third Edition, CRC Press, 2004.

Reference Books:

[1] Y. C. Fung, Foundations of Solid Mechanics, Prentice Hall International, 1965.
[2] Lawrence. E. Malvern, Introduction to Mechanics of a Continuous Medium, Prentice Hall international, 1969.

Mr. Arnab Chakraborty received INAE's Innovative Student Project Award at Master's Level for the year 2022. He is one of the 8 awardees in 2022 and the only recipient from IIT Madras. The department is proud of this achievement and congratulations to Arnab and his research advisor Dr. Srikrishna Sahu

Congrajulation to Dr. Vimal Edachery, Department of Mechanical Engineering on receiving the "Young Tribologist Award" for excellence in research in the area of Tribology for young researcher, sponsored by Taiho Kogyo Tribology Research Foundation (TTRF Japan) at the IndiaTrib-2022.

Congratulation to Prof. Chakravarthy Balaji, Department of Mechanical Engineering on being invited to serve as Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Thermal Sciences, Elsevier for the period 2023-2025.

A book entitled "ஆராய்ச்சி என்றும் ஆனந்தம்” (The Joy of Research, Tamil edition)" by Prof. Chakravarthy Balaji, Department of Mechanical Engineering has been published by Ane Books Private Limited, New Delhi.

Prof. Arvind Pattamatta and Dr. Kameswararao Anupindi, Department of Mechanical Engineering of the 'International Journal of Fluid Mechanics Research

Prof. K. Arul Prakash, Department of Applied Mechanics and Dr. Pallab Sinha Mahapatra, Department of Mechanical Engineering of the 'Computational Thermal Sciences: An International Journal'.

Prof. Dhiman Chatterjee and Dr. Shyama Prasad Das, Department of Mechanical Engineering of the 'International Journal of Energy for a Clean Environment'.

A book 'Vapour-liquid Two Phase Flow and Phase Change' by Profs. Sarit Kumar Das and Dhiman Chatterjee, Department of Mechanical Engineering has been published by Ane Books.

Congratulations to Prof. Sujatha Srinivasan on being bestowed the 'National Tech Excellence Award 2022' under the category Woman Scientist in Translational Research (Senior) by the Technology Development Board, a Statutory Body under Department of Science & Technology.

Advanced Mechanics of Solids

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