TAM 524 — MICROMECHANICS OF MATERIALS

COURSE REFERENCE NUMBER (CRN): 47619

Course Description: Mechanical behavior of structures and devices at small length scale has characteristic features that are distinct from that of large structures. These features are intrinsically related to the microstructures of materials and the micromechanisms involved during deformation and failure. TAM 524 presents advanced treatments of mechanics analysis of materials at small length scales. Topics covered in TAM 524 include atomistic basis of material behavior, mechanics of thin film materials, mechanics of heterogeneous materials, effects of dislocations on material behavior, etc. Contemporary research topics will also be discussed.

Course Topics:

• Introduction and review
• Atomistic basis of mechanical behavior
• Thin film stress and substrate curvature
• Thin film delamination and fracture
• Dislocations in thin film structures
• Effects of dislocation on fracture - brittle to ductile transition
• Evolution of surface morphology
• Mechanics of defects in solids
• Properties of heterogeneous media

Home Page: http://online.engineering.illinois.edu/webcourses/tam524/

Prerequisites: Undergraduate level mechanics of materials and/or materials science course; knowledge of indicial notation would be helpful.

Credit: 4 hours

Instructor: Jimmy Hsia