MATS 213ADynamic Behavior of Materials I
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.
Prerequisites
From the catalog: “consent of instructor. (Cross-listed with MAE 273A.)”