BME 312 Mechanics of Materials
BME 312 Mechanics of Materials (3) This course provides an introduction to the mechanics of solids with applications to medicine and engineering. This course provides students with an awareness of various responses exhibited by solid engineering materials when subjected to mechanical and thermal loadings; an introduction to the physical mechanisms associated with design-limiting behavior of engineering materials, especially stiffness, strength, toughness, and durability; an understanding of basic mechanical properties of engineering materials, testing procedures used to quantify these properties, and ways in which these properties characterize material response; quantitative skills to deal with materials-limiting problems in engineering design; and a basis for materials selection in mechanical design. Prerequisites: BME 290 or consent of instructor.