ES536 ENERGY METHODS
| Course Code: | 5610536 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Engineering Sciences |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. MEHMET ZÜLFÜ AŞIK |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
Course Content
Force Fields. Work. Principles of dynamics. Elements of calculus of variations, variational principles for discrete systems. Elements of the mechanics of continua. Hellinger, Reissner and Hamilton principles, Castigliano's theorem, theorems of work and reciprocity.Application to elastic rods, structural systems, elastic plates and shells. Stability.