Graduate Catalog 1993-1994
College of Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Course Descriptions

MEEG 600  Seminar  1

MEEG 614  Fracture of Materials  3
   See MASC614 for course description.

MEEG 615  Mechanical Properties of Materials  3
   See MASC615 for course description.

MEEG 616  Composite Materials Structures  3
   Introduction to composite materials; anisotropic elasticity and
   laminate theory; plates and panels of composite materials; beams,
   columns and rods; composite material shell structures; energy
   methods; strength and failure theories; adhesive bonding and
   mechanical fastening; hygrothermal effects; stress analysis,
   buckling, vibrations and impact.

MEEG 617  Composite Materials  3
   Elements of elasticity theory; tensorial transformation equations;
   elastic symmetries and engineering constants; two-dimensional
   composites; laminated composites; analysis of composite
   structures; micromechanics theories of composites; and material
   aspects of composite materials.

MEEG 625  Vehicle Dynamics  3
   Mechanics of road and off-road vehicles. Mechanics of pneumatic
   tires, performance of road vehicles, vehicle handling,
   introduction to random vibrations, ride and passenger comfort, and
   performance of off-road vehicles.

MEEG 626  Random Vibration  3
   See CIEG616 for course description.

MEEG 663  Computer-Aided Design  3
   Essentials of computer-aided design for engineers: specific topics
   include theory and application of computer graphics, introduction
   to data structures, numerical methods for curve and surface
   fitting and generation, and solid modeling.
   PREREQ: MEEG361.

MEEG 801  Advanced Thermodynamics  3
   Critical examination of thermodynamic principles, equations of
   state for liquids, gases and mixtures. Interpretation of
   thermodynamic functions and applications to processes, reactions
   and equilibrium states.

MEEG 802  Conduction Heat Transfer  3
   The solution of problems in conduction in rectangular, cylindrical
   and spherical coordinates involving heat sources, constant and
   varying boundary conditions. Use of Fourier series, Fourier
   integral, Laplace equations, method of images. Nonlinear problems.
   PREREQ: MEEG361 or MATH514.

MEEG 803  Convection Heat Transfer  3
   Forced convection heat transfer in laminar and turbulent boundary
   layers including viscous dissipation effects. Forced convection to
   fluids flowing through channels. Free convection, condensation and
   evaporation in boundary layers.
   PREREQ: MEEG361 or MATH514.

MEEG 805  Special Topics in Thermodynamics  3
   Selection of topics that may include thermodynamics of
   irreversible processes, statistical mechanics, nonequilibrium
   statistical mechanics, thermodynamics of materials with memory,
   etc.

MEEG 813  Theory of Elasticity  3
   Index notation. Concepts of stress and strain. Equations of
   equilibrium and compatibility and elastic constitutive response.
   Applications to problems in applied mechanics.

MEEG 814  Theory of Plasticity  3
   Experimental foundations. Additional stress and strain relations.
   Geometric representation of yield criteria. Elasto-plastic flow
   laws and energy theorems. Incremental solutions, slip line theory
   and creep.
   PREREQ: MEEG813.

MEEG 815  Finite Element Analysis  3
   Develops the theory of the finite element method and illustrates
   its application to problems in solid mechanics, fluid mechanics
   and heat transfer.

MEEG 816  Advanced Continuum Mechanics  3
   A rigorous study of kinematics of finite deformation and the field
   equations of mechanics and thermodynamics of continua. Tensor
   analysis employed throughout.
   PREREQ: MEEG813.

MEEG 817  Composite Materials  3
   Heterogeneous material systems; continuous and discontinuous
   filament reinforcement; interface and surface consideration; modes
   of failure; macroscopic elastic properties from properties of
   constituents; mechanics of structures composed of composite
   materials; and thermal and dynamic effects.
   PREREQ: MEEG813.

MEEG 818  Plates and Shells in Aerospace Structures I  3
   Theory of plates from three-dimensional equations of elasticity.
   Small deflection analysis of rectangular and circular plates.
   Thermoelastic effects. Analysis of orthotropic plates,
   multilayered plates and sandwich panels. Green's functions. Energy
   methods. Reissner variational theorem for plates of moderate
   thickness. Large deflections of plates.
   PREREQ: MEEG813.

MEEG 819  Plates and Shells in Aerospace Structures II  3
   General theory of thin shells from three-dimensional equations of
   elasticity; shells of revolution under axially symmetric loads;
   asymmetric loads; thermoelastic effects; general bending theory,
   membrane theory, inextensional theory; Donnell equations; edge
   load solutions; orthotropic shells; laminated shells.
   PREREQ: MEEG813.

MEEG 821  Advanced Dynamics  3
   General principles of spatial dynamics. Lagrangian and Hamiltonian
   methods. Application to engineering problems.

MEEG 822  Servomechanisms and Controls  3
   Linear and nonlinear analysis and synthesis of mechanical,
   electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic systems. Use of Laplace
   transform and other techniques. Stability and performance
   criteria.

MEEG 823  Vibration Analysis  3
   Engineering analysis of the vibrations of machines and structures.
   Free, forced and random vibrations with emphasis on linear,
   multidegree-of-freedom systems by matrix and energy methods.
   Introduction to the Lagrangian method and normal coordinate
   analysis of complex systems.

MEEG 830  Special Topics in Fluid Mechanics  3
   Offered occasionally and with varying subject matter. Topics may
   include turbulence, plasma kinetic theory, stability, etc.

MEEG 831  Fluid Dynamics I  3
   Physical properties of fluids, description of motion, vector and
   tensor algebra, Navier-Stokes equations, kinetic theory of gases,
   incompressible viscous flows, boundary-layer theory and
   turbulence.
   PREREQ: MEEG361 or MATH514.

MEEG 832  Fluid Dynamics II  3
   Rotational and irrotational flows, potential theory, airfoils,
   creeping motion, lubrication theory, wave motion, compressibility,
   supersonic flow and shock waves, and hydrodynamic stability.

MEEG 840  Special Topics in Continuum Mechanics  3
   Study of advanced principles of continuum mechanics in one or more
   special fields. Topics selected by instructor. Special subjects
   may include the general theory of constitutive equations,
   hyperelasticity, electroelasticity, hypoelasticity, simple and
   nonsimple fluids, and solutions of special problems in these
   areas.

MEEG 862  Advanced Engineering Analysis  3
   Emphasis on asymptotic and perturbation methods. Topics from among
   the following: steepest descent and stationary phase; phase plane;
   asymptotic analysis of ODEs and PDEs using such methods as WKB,
   matched asymptotic expansions, Pade approximants, straining, and
   multiple scales; similarity methods; catastrophe theory; and
   chaos. Engineering applications.

MEEG 863  Engineering Analysis I  3
   N-space, eigenvalue problem, diagonalization and quadratic forms;
   field theory; Sturm-Liouville theory; integral transforms; Bessel
   and Legendre functions; and partial differential equations.
   Engineering applications.

MEEG 864  Engineering Analysis II  3
   Continuation of partial differential equations; complex variables;
   variational calculus. Engineering applications.
   PREREQ: MEEG863.

MEEG 868  Research  1-9

MEEG 869  Master's Thesis  1-6
   Experimental investigation conducted for the purpose of
   contributing new useful data and theory in some field of
   mechanical engineering. Although supervised, investigation will be
   independent in character to encourage development of initiative.

MEEG 969  Doctoral Dissertation  1-12  PF

UNIV 899  Master's Sustaining  0  PF

UNIV 999  Ph.D. Sustaining  0  PF