ME 5650 — Advanced Mechanics of Materials
4 semester hoursGraduateLectureusually offered: springBostonOnlineTraditionalVideo Streaming
Covers stress, strain, and deformation analysis of simple structures including beams, plates, and shells. Topics include classical theory of circular and rectangular plates; combined effects of bending and in-plane forces; buckling of plates; effects of shear deformation and of large deflections; membrane theory of shells; analysis of cylindrical shells; introduction to energy methods with applications to beams, frames, and rings; Ritz method; and the concept of stability as applied to one and two degree-of-freedom systems buckling of bars, frames, and rings. Permission of instructor required for undergraduate students.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer B 2023 | 1 | 6 | 49 | 12% | 43.0 |
| Spring 2024 | 2 | 18 | 67 | 27% | 24.5 |
| Summer B 2024 | 1 | 8 | 49 | 16% | 41.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 2 | 14 | 67 | 21% | 26.5 |
| Summer B 2025 | 1 | 15 | 49 | 31% | 34.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 2 | 24 | 60 | 40% | 18.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 33% · T 0% · W 0% · Th 44% · F 0%
Common patterns: async (39% of sections), R (28% of sections), M (18% of sections), MR (15% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Spring
- Hamid Nayeb Hashemi (100% of students) · reviews
Summer B
- Hamid Nayeb Hashemi (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Unlocks
Courses that list ME 5650 in their prerequisites.
Links
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