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COE-C2002 - Foundations of Continuum Mechanics, Lecture, 22.10.2024-4.12.2024

Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

  • Become familiar with the main concepts of continuum mechanics: material (Lagrange) and spatial (Euler) representations, transition and velocity fields
  • Identify the deformation and stress state concepts and their mathematical representations: deformation and deformation tensor, traction and stress tensor
  • Express the concepts and mathematical representations of the continuum equilibrium and balance equations: mass conservation, momentum and momentum balances, energy balance
  • Apply the basic concepts of constitutive modeling of the continuum and the basic solid-liquid thermomechanical models
  • Analyze mathematically the behavior of materials in engineering using the principles of continuum mechanics

Credits: 5

Schedule: 22.10.2024 - 04.12.2024

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Athanasios Markou

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    • what is a continuum
    • kinematics of a Continuum: displacement, deformation and configuration, material and spatial descriptions, strain, rate of deformation
    • stress state: stress tensor and traction vector
    • balance, conservation laws and thermodynamics principles: conservation of Mass, Momentum and Energy
    • constitutive equations: Solid, Fluid mechanics and Heat Transfer
    • engineering applications

Assessment Methods and Criteria

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Lecture, solving of exercises, preparing for the exam, exam.
    Assessment Criteria: points counted together homework and written exam.

Workload

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    1. 2 lectures of 2 hours per week (24 hours in total) NB!
    2. 2 exercise sessions per week (24 hours in total)
    3. exam 3 hours and preparation for exam 10 hours
    4. 74 hours independent work
    5. 135 hours in total

DETAILS

Study Material

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Will be announced later

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites
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FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Teaching Language: English

    Teaching Period: 2024-2025 Autumn II
    2025-2026 Autumn II

    Registration:

    Registration for the course via Sisu (sisu.aalto.fi).

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