EM 5670: Nanomechanics of Materials
(Cross-listed with AERE 5670).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor
Continuum theoretical and computational approaches to material deformation and nanostructure evolution. Thermodynamics and kinetics. Nucleation and growth. Surface and interface tension and phenomena. Chemical reactions, phase transformations, and dislocation evolution.
(Typically Offered: Spring)