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Terminated in academic year 2015/2016

Continuum Mechanics

Type of study Doctoral
Language of instruction Czech
Code 516-0932/02
Abbreviation MK
Course title Continuum Mechanics
Credits 10
Coordinating department Institute of Physics
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Irena Hlaváčová, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Definition and description of continuum

2. Kinematical equations

3. Mechanical equilibrium equation, conservation laws

4. Continuum thermodynamics

5. Constitutive relations for continuum

6. Plasticity issues

7. Elasticity issues

8. Issues of fluids

9. Similarity in continuum mechanics

10. Flow visualization

11. Applications

Literature

Kundu, P.K., Cohen, I.M. Fluid mechanics. San Diego, Elsevier Academic Press, 2004. ISBN 978-0-12-178253-5 

Advised literature

Hughes, W. F.; Brighton, J. A. Theory and problems of fluid dynamics. Schaum’s outline series in engineering, New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1967.
Bowen, R. M. Introduction to continuum mechanics for engineers. 2007. ISBN 0-306-43050-9 
Bobbio, S. Electrodynamics of materials. Academic Press, London 2000.
ISBN 0-12-108260-1
Truesdell C. Rational thermodynamics. Springer-Verlag, 2nd ed., New York 1984