Engineering Mechanics

is the study of applied mechanics. It furnishes the theory necessary for other engineering fields such as Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering. It is based on the assumtions and theory of Continuum Mechanics and, for the most part, Classical Physics.

Topics include:

• Continuum Mechanics
• Computational Mechanics
• Control Systems and System Identification
• Stochastic Analysis
• Dynamics and Vibration

Applications include

• Vibration Control
  • bridges during earthquake
  • tall buldings subjected to wind load
  • acoustical panels
• Fracture and Fatigue
  • new materials research
  • testing of bridge wires
• Damage and forensic mechanics
  • determining failure modes after collapse
  • non-destructive testing to find damage
• Finite element and boundary element modeling
  • strength and deformation of plates and shells
  • growth analysis of bones
  • analysis of heart performance
• Stochastic modeling of homogenous media
  • determining likelyhood of arsenic free wells
  • comparison of objects