Fundamentals of Materials Mechanics

This module provides the basic concepts needed to understand the various mechanical behaviors of materials and to see how they can be studied through experiments or models. The module will begin with a basic review of continuum mechanics under the Small Disturbance Assumption (SDA). The different classes of mechanical behavior in materials will be studied (elasticity, viscoelasticity, plasticity, etc.), as well as the various mechanical moduli (Young’s modulus, compressibility, shear modulus, Poisson’s ratio, etc.), for all types of materials (metals, composites, polymers, etc.). After examining the relationships between different microstructures and mechanical properties, the main tests used to characterize the mechanical behavior of materials will be presented. Basic concepts in anisotropic elasticity will also be presented (anisotropic elasticity tensors, orthotropy, transverse isotropy). Basic rheological models, commonly used to simply model these behaviors, will then be presented, and we will show how their parameters can be identified. The module will conclude with a presentation of dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) methods.

Learn and understand the fundamentals of materials mechanics in HPP

Understanding the Relationship Between Microstructure and (Mechanical) Properties

Understand the methods used to characterize the mechanical behavior of materials

Understanding Basic Rheological Models

Be able to use a behavioral law

Be able to identify the mechanical parameters of a behavioral law

Understanding Dynamic Analysis Methods (DMA)

Strength of Materials

Final Exam