An understanding of mechanical behavior is important to both the development of new materials and the selection of appropriate materials for many applications. The mechanical behavior of materials is best investigated and understood by integrating solid mechanics with the microstructural basis of deformation and fracture. The purpose of this minor is to allow a formal basis for students to pursue an integrated approach to the mechanical behavior of material.

Although this minor is open to all CIT students, only students in the department of Civil Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering and Mechanical Engineering can take advantage of the double-counting permitted for some courses in their department majors. Students in other departments may have difficulty in fulfilling the requirements for the minor in four years.

Director

Paul Steif

Course Requirements

The minor requires six courses: three core courses, two solid mechanics courses and one materials science course. In satisfying these course requirements, each student must take three out-of-department courses. Each student is required to complete three core courses:

• 27-201 Perfect Crystals
• 27-591 (or 27-791) Mechanical Behavior of Materials
• 12-235 (or 24-261) Statics

Each student must take one course from this list of Materials Science courses:

• 27-202 Defects in Materials 1
• 27-357 Selection and Performance of Materials 2
• 27-551 Properties of Ceramics of Glasses
• 27-511 Biomaterials II
• 27-530 Advanced Physical Metallurgy

Each student must take two of the following solid mechanics courses:

• 12-331 Solid Mechanics or 24-262 Stress Analysis
• 12-635 Structural Analysis or 24-351 Dynamics
• 24-751 Introduction to Solid Mechanics

Students should check with the director of the program or their faculty advisor for an up-to-date list of relevant courses that will count towards this minor. For more information, please consult the Undergraduate Course Catalog and the current Schedule of Classes.