Application of mechanics concepts to nano-scale behavior of materials; review of continuum mechanics; extensions to generalized continua; nonlocal elasticity; nano-scale plasticity; focus on multi-scale modeling - dislocation dynamics; quasi-continuum method; molecular dynamics with introductions to quantum mechanics and statistical mechanics. Cross Listing: AERO 608 and MSEN 608 Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours.
Application of mechanics concepts to nano-scale behavior of materials; review of continuum mechanics; extensions to generalized continua; nonlocal elasticity; nano-scale plasticity; focus on multi-scale modeling - dislocation dynamics; quasi-continuum method; molecular dynamics with introductions to quantum mechanics and statistical mechanics. Cross Listing: AERO 608 and MSEN 608 Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours.
