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ME-861 Theory of Plasticity
Campus PNEC
Programs PG
Session Fall Semester 2016
Course Title Theory of Plasticity
Course Code ME-861
Credit Hours 3-0
Pre-Requisutes Fundamentals of Mechanics of Solids, Vector Algebra and Calculus
Course Objectives
  • To understand the macroscopic theory of plasticity
  • To determine and implement the plasticity theory on engineering problems associated with structural designs and technological forming of metals.
  • Solution of engineering problems with numerical simulation software.
Detail Content
  • Stresses and Strains
  • Foundations of Plasticity
  • Elastoplastic Bending and Torsion
  • Plastic Analysis of Beams and Frames
  • Theory of Slipline Field
  • Steady Problems in Plane Strain
  • Non Steady Problems in Plane Strain
  • Computational Methods
Text/Ref Books J Chakrabarty, Theory Of Plasticity, Third Edition, 2006, BH.
Time Schedule Fall Semester 2014
Faculty/Resource Person Dr Muhammad Ali Khan
PhD (The University of Manchester) UK
Discipline: Mechanical Engineering
Specialization: Failure Analysis and Condition monitoring