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MAE 273ADynamic Behavior of Materials

4 units · MAE · UC San Diego

(Cross-listed with MATS 213A.) Elastic waves in continuum; longitudinal and shear waves. Surface waves. Plastic waves; shock waves, Rankine-Hugoniot relations. Method of characteristics, differential and difference form of conservation equations; dynamic plasticity and dynamic fracture. Shock wave reflection and interaction.

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Prerequisites

From the catalog: “consent of instructor.”

What it opens up

Courses that list MAE 273A as a prerequisite (1)