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Rensselaer Catalog 2025-2026

MANE 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.

Prerequisite: MANE 6660  or CIVL 6660 ; or equivalent.

When Offered: AVAILABILITY OF INSTRUCTOR

Cross Listed: CIVL 6780 . Students cannot obtain credit for both this course and CIVL 6780 .

Graded: GRADED

Credit Hours: 3