Linear Elasticity

MECH&AE XLC 256A

This course is part of the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science (HSSEAS) Master of Science in Engineering Online (MSOL) program. It is available only to students pre-approved by HSSEAS. For more information visit msol.ucla.edu.

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MAE 256A Linear Elasticity (Instructor: Prof. Mal. A.) (Same as Civil Engineering M230A.) Lecture, four hours; outside study, eight hours. Requisite: course 156A or 166A. Linear elastostatics. Cartesian tensors; infinitesimal strain tensor; Cauchy stress tensor; strain energy; equilibrium equations; linear constitutive relations; plane elastostatic problems, holes, corners, inclusions, cracks; three-dimensional problems of Kelvin, Boussinesq, and Cerruti. Introduction to boundary integral equation method.

Fall 2025 Schedule

September 25 - December 5

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405414

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$4,700.00

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Restricted course.
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Refunds only available from June 03, 2025 to October 20, 2025