Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
5 credits
30.0 h + 30.0 h
Q1 or Q2
Teacher(s)
Chatelain Philippe; Doghri Issam; Lamberts Olivier (compensates Doghri Issam);
Language
French
Main themes
a. General theory of continuous media.
- Basic principles and physical justification of the continuity assumption. Tensor field representation. Invariance. Cylindrical and spherical coordinates.
- Principal concepts and tools to analyze the kinematics of deformable media (velocity, acceleration, strain, rotation, strain and rotation rates, Eulerian and Lagrangian representations).
- Principal concepts and laws governing the dynamics of continuous media. Stresses, Mohr circles. Conservation laws.
- Elementary Thermodynamics of continuous media. Constitutive equations.
b. Applications.
- Solid Mechanics: Basic infinitesimal Thermo-Elasticity (elastic moduli, thermal effects). Classical analytical examples.
- Fluid Mechanics: Pressure, viscosity, and compressibility concepts. Newtonian viscous fluid model. Classical examples (e.g. flow in a pipe). Perfect fluid approximation and elementary applications.
- Basic principles and physical justification of the continuity assumption. Tensor field representation. Invariance. Cylindrical and spherical coordinates.
- Principal concepts and tools to analyze the kinematics of deformable media (velocity, acceleration, strain, rotation, strain and rotation rates, Eulerian and Lagrangian representations).
- Principal concepts and laws governing the dynamics of continuous media. Stresses, Mohr circles. Conservation laws.
- Elementary Thermodynamics of continuous media. Constitutive equations.
b. Applications.
- Solid Mechanics: Basic infinitesimal Thermo-Elasticity (elastic moduli, thermal effects). Classical analytical examples.
- Fluid Mechanics: Pressure, viscosity, and compressibility concepts. Newtonian viscous fluid model. Classical examples (e.g. flow in a pipe). Perfect fluid approximation and elementary applications.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
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In consideration of the reference table AA of the program "Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering", this course contributes to the development, to the acquisition and to the evaluation of the following experiences of learning:
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The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
Introduction: Continuity assumption, tensorial field representation, invariance. Elements of kinematics: Velocity, acceleration, pathlines, strain and rotation rates, Eulerian and Lagrangian motion representations, material derivative, small displacements, strain, rotation, compatibility equations, transport theorem (Reynolds). Dynamics: Stresses, Mohr circles, conservation laws (mass, momentum, moment of momentum, energy). Thermodynamics: Clausius-Duhem inequality. Constitutive equations. Application to Solid Mechanics: Infinitesimal Thermo-Elasticity, isotropic media, elastic moduli. Isothermal or adiabatic problems: solution existence and uniqueness, examples, beam theory (St-Venant), elastic waves. Non-isothermal problems. Application to Fluid Mechanics: Viscous Newtonian fluid, Navier-Stokes equations, Poiseuille and Couette flows, flow in a pipe, Reynolds number, non-isothermal problems. Perfect isentropic or incompressible fluid flow approximation, irrotational flows, lift of an airfoil. Acoustic waves. Appendices: Introduction to tensor calculus. Cartesian and curvilinear coordinates.
Other information
Prerequisite: Basic knowledge in Mathematics and Physics as obtained from previous basic formation. Evaluation procedure: Normal written exam, half on the theory and half on original exercises. Support: Lecture notes available on web page (www.mema.ucl.ac.be/teaching/meca2901). Some document photocopies are supplied if necessary. Teaching framework: exercises (in classes), and one or two interrogations (taken into account in the final evaluation in case of success). Associated stream: Basic module in Mechanics 50.10. Reduced part: Part A of the course (which does not include the application of the theory to Fluid Mechanics), includes 22,5h of theory and 22,5h of exercises, for 3,5 credits.
Online resources
Bibliography
- Support de cours accessible sur page Web (http://www.mema.ucl.ac.be/teaching/meca2901).
- Photocopies de documents si nécessaire.
Faculty or entity
MECA
Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)
Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Additionnal module in Physics
Minor in Engineering Sciences: Mechanics (only available for reenrolment)
Minor in Engineering Sciences : Applied Chemistry and Physics (only available for reenrolment)
Specialization track in applied Chemestry and Physics
Minor in Applied Chemistry and Physics
Minor in Mechanics
Specialization track in Mechanics