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CIVL 6780 - Numerical Modeling of Failure Processes in Materials


State-of-the-art in computational modeling of failure processes in materials. Topics include numerical modeling of discrete defects, distributed damage, and multiscale computational techniques including multiple scale perturbation techniques, boundary layer techniques, and various global-local approaches.

Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: CIVL 6660  or MANE 6660 .

When Offered: Spring term even-numbered years.



Cross Listed: MANE 6780 . Students cannot receive credit for both this course and MANE 6780 .

Credit Hours: 3