Focus Area Mechanics
Bachelor students of Mechanical Engineering chose a Focus for their 5th/6th semester. One such option is Design, Mechanics and Materials in with lives at the cross-section of design and mechanics of materials and structures. The mechanics focus area specifically offers courses that aim at a deeper understanding and an extension of the concepts introduced in the first- and second-year mechanics courses (specifically, Mechanics 1+2, Dynamics, and Dimensionieren) towards continuum mechanics, computational methods, and more. Master's and Doctoral students also find a variety of courses in this focus area.
The following list gives a non-exhaustive overview of courses offered as electives in the different areas of mechanics. For more information and a complete overview (also including the areas of design and materials), visit the focus website.
Continuum Mechanics:
Continuum Mechanics 1 (Prof. E. Mazza, fall semester)
Continuum Mechanics 2 (Prof. E. Mazza, spring semester)
Computational Mechanics:
Computational Mechanics 1: Intro to FEA (Prof. D.M. Kochmann, spring semester)
Computational Mechanics 2: Nonlinear FEA (Prof. L. De Lorenzis, fall semester)
Applied FEA (Drs. Berisha/Manopulo, Prof. D. Mohr, fall semester)
Case Studies in Computer Aided Engineering - Applied FEM (Dr. D. Valtorta, fall semester)
Multiscale Modeling (Prof. D.M. Kochmann, spring semester)
Optimization & Machine Learning (Prof. D. Mohr/Dr. Berisha, spring semester)
Dynamics:
Advanced Dynamics (Dr. P. Tiso, spring semester)
Nonlinear Dynamics I (Prof. G. Haller, fall semester)
Nonlinear Dynamics II (Prof. G. Haller, spring semester)
Non-Smooth Dynamics (Prof. C. Glocker, fall semester)
Experimental Mechanics:
Experimental Mechanics (Prof. J. Dual, spring semester)
Optical Methods in Experimental Mechanics (Drs. Hack/Brönnimann, fall semester)
Mechanics of Materials:
Dynamical Behavior of Materials (Prof. D. Mohr, fall semester)
Fracture Mechanics (Prof. L. De Lorenzis, spring semester)
Composite Materials (Prof. P. Ermanni, fall semester)
Mechanics of Soft Materials and Tissues (Dr. A. Ehret, spring semester)
Phase Transitions (Dr. L. Guin, spring semester)
Microscale Acoustofluidics (Prof. J. Dual, fall semester)
Metal Additive Manufacturing - Mechanical Integrity and Numerical Analysis
(Dr. E. Hosseini, spring semester)
Structures:
Lightweight Structures (Prof. P. Ermanni, fall semester)
Aircraft Structures (Prof. P. Ermanni, spring semester)
Structural Optimization (Dr. T. Stankovic, spring semester)